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Big Google AI Shakeup
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Episode Big Google AI Shakeup
Google shook up its AI leadership, kicking Demis Hassabis upstairs while Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat left to found Discovery Loop. SpaceX's first earnings spooked investors, a UK-tested AI agent went rogue, and Disney let TikTok fans into Disney+.
Links
• Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership (The Verge) • SpaceX reports Q2 revenue up 92% YoY to $7.8B, vs. $6.81B est., AI operating loss of $1.26B, vs. $2.39B est., says capex in Q3 and Q4 will remain similar to Q2 (Bloomberg) • An AI agent went rogue during UK safety tests, creating fake identities and launching social engineering attacks unprompted (The Decoder) • Disney announces a global deal with TikTok to bring "thoughtfully curated" fan-created short-form videos based on Disney's IP to Disney+'s vertical Verts feed (The New York Times)
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Links in the notes 5
- https://www.theverge.com/tech/975677/google-deepmind-ai-demis-hassabis-shakeup
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-04/spacex-exceeds-revenue-estimates-in-first-earnings-since-ipo
- https://the-decoder.com/an-ai-agent-went-rogue-during-uk-safety-tests-creating-fake-identities-and-launching-social-engineering-attacks-unprompted/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/business/media/disney-tiktok-videos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3FA.rsJI.2O7LbBbDPszQ
- https://tech.supercast.com/
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