# TechCrunch Industry News A podcast by TechCrunch. Listen to articles handpicked by our editors, and stay updated on top technology news from TechCrunch. Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/techcrunch-industry-news ## Latest episodes - [How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/81ec96258bed) (2026-10-27, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2996858726.mp3 - [‘Cyberselfish’ author takes aim at techno-libertarianism as her book returns from the dead; plus, Grok released the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/d7d8e976279a) (2026-10-26, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV7515897018.mp3 - [Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing; plus, Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/6b2a57a820e2) (2026-10-23, 10 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV9946634831.mp3 - [Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work; plus, Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/df54593e4807) (2026-10-22, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4664484517.mp3 - [Anthropic pitches AI safety bill; plus, Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/2448bc26b8f9) (2026-10-21, 10 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV9577257186.mp3 - [People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/bac5f510159e) (2026-10-20, 7 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2193235217.mp3 - [Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’; plus Anthropic is committing to a ‘public benefit fund’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/22ca06881b6b) (2026-10-19, 6 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4629562861.mp3 - [Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access; plus, AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/36efdb44bf90) (2026-10-16, 7 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV1809012711.mp3 - [Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different; plus, Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/62c3c593a999) (2026-10-15, 11 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4423206802.mp3 - [Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home; plus, Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/f7a350304efc) (2026-10-14, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV3637929015.mp3 - [Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/6b3a588dcd85) (2026-10-12, 7 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2583147069.mp3 - [Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/0862d25f7892) (2026-10-09, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV5886742935.mp3 - [India rejects Elon Musk’s claim of discrimination over Starlink launch; plus, ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/716cd3317d39) (2026-10-08, 12 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV6783221405.mp3 - [How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’; plus, how AI decision models could change content moderation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/a005eea41153) (2026-10-07, 6 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV1479993024.mp3 - [OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU; plus, Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost 2 years](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/71b8e705ebd6) (2026-10-06, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2521420987.mp3 - [Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’; plus, Amazon responds to data center backlash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/3eb88705aa52) (2026-10-05, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV7206410370.mp3 - [Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president; plus, Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/46e8b1d9c36b) (2026-10-02, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV9291371870.mp3 - [Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach; BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is cheaper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/58443f200419) (2026-10-01, 7 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2143385073.mp3 - [OpenAI takes on Microsoft with the launch of what feels a whole lot like ChatGPT’s own office suite](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/3fe78e68aff7) (2026-09-30, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2025491494.mp3 - [Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents; plus, the AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/743aac7e1775) (2026-09-29, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV3801528701.mp3 - [Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge; plus, Meta opens early access, and Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/6c7a57853d11) (2026-09-28, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4366684669.mp3 - [Muse Charm is tapping into a trend; Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/62ca39a58173) (2026-09-25, 12 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV7123371963.mp3 - [Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/34322b0cdbd8) (2026-09-24, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2300637012.mp3 - [Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence; plus, Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/745ca053fe65) (2026-09-23, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV5737484523.mp3 - [Apple Store architect Ron Johnson doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping; plus, Meta deal will help plastics recycling startup MacroCycle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/f0082727467c) (2026-09-22, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV7688392574.mp3 - [OpenAI forms math advisory group; Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch; plus, the Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/5e0ec0dc8f3c) (2026-09-21, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV5122388693.mp3 - [Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history'; plus, Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/d08c018a250c) (2026-09-18, 12 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4417694336.mp3 - [AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/4685602b4896) (2026-09-17, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4746089031.mp3 - [AI agents now have a place to snitch; also, US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/a6c6aafbe311) (2026-09-16, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV9988324576.mp3 - [Microsoft’s new AI ‘code of conduct’ tells models not to hack systems or trick humans ... plus a Volkswagen Electric Prototype and the new ClickFix attacks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/9989f2c1442d) (2026-09-15, 12 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV3966347835.mp3 - [Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards; plus, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/8e03914983dd) (2026-09-14, 6 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV3829972071.mp3 - [Anthropic revealed rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you; plus, AI agents are flooding public services with new requests](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/4491f90a0bc7) (2026-09-11, 12 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV9226198847.mp3 - [Shiny new iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models; plus, DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku deal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/681c08498f47) (2026-09-10, 7 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV1436486747.mp3 - [‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/224aff6cf224) (2026-09-09, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV5019034566.mp3 - [Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US government; plus, a hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/a52a91523426) (2026-09-09, 6 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV9799834170.mp3 - [A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/f529605aec44) (2026-09-08, 6 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4196209720.mp3 - [Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge; plus, the sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/559997ca89a7) (2026-09-07, 13 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2234397472.mp3 - [Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/e865deceee24) (2026-09-06, 3 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV8411029719.mp3 - [Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/f8e94d7064a0) (2026-09-05, 3 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV5667539271.mp3 - [MapQuest is now the No. 1 US app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/3bc056e52d80) (2026-09-04, 11 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV9176519470.mp3 - [Open AI’s Astra model is very good at breaking into computer systems; Uber is laying off 3300; plus Norway considering ban on ‘pervert glasses’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/34d2c8dc5424) (2026-09-03, 7 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV7821549511.mp3 - [If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?;plus, Florida and Texas move to block Flock cameras over privacy concerns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/84828a930ea1) (2026-09-02, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV7103183260.mp3 - [The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok; FTC accused Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme,' plus, Kalshi banned George Santos for life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/07457915b73c) (2026-09-01, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV8540509971.mp3 - [Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem; plus, Caterpillar is bringing what it learned from automating mining to AI implementation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/907eab311d36) (2026-08-31, 11 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV5560942894.mp3 - [OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/70e9d5a7eeed) (2026-08-28, 10 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV1476118758.mp3 - [Bill Gates wants to see a robot tax and ‘Human Reserved’ jobs, Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha, and US seizes domains of Chinese botnet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/6ac95d8d5122) (2026-08-27, 8 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4634023337.mp3 - [OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale; plus, Apple debuts its ‘most powerful chip ever’ in M5 Ultra and M6](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/b7d49c3dc2fd) (2026-08-26, 7 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV8045499494.mp3 - [Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns; plus, Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/660caae6bfbf) (2026-08-25, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV5034964518.mp3 - [Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha? Plus, is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/c7f61d287018) (2026-08-24, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV9010953354.mp3 - [A third of web pages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of AI authorship, study finds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974781/80287d4067fb) (2026-08-21, 7 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV4834799941.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.