AI in 2 – Details, episodes & analysis

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

OpenAI and Microsoft Discuss New Funding and IPO
https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-negotiates-with-microsoft-unlock-new-funding-future-ipo-ft-reports-2025-05-11/

Salesforce Bets Big on Agentic AI with “Agentforce”
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/growth-agenda/salesforce-predicts-ai-will-double-its-market-share/news-story/775f8baa29ea408378951a9b27d77459

Candy Crush Developer Uses AI to Scale Puzzle Creation
https://apnews.com/article/547254aaa06bf026df5b41458ac62dcc

BBC Signs $50M Deal to Use AI for Viewer Complaints
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-to-use-ai-to-handle-viewers-complaints-in-40m-serco-contract-32bn2nrd5

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Google preps a dev-focused AI agent
https://www.reuters.com/business/google-is-developing-software-ai-agent-ahead-annual-conference-information-2025-05-12

OpenAI and SoftBank’s $100B Stargate project delayed
https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/business/softbank-openais-100b-data-center-project-delayed-due-to-tariffs-report

UK pushes for AI copyright transparency
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/12/house-of-lords-pushes-back-ai-plans-data-bill

Perplexity AI targets $14B valuation
https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-firm-perplexity-eyes-14-billion-valuation-fresh-funding-round-wsj-reports-2025-05-12

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Nvidia’s $3 Trillion Rally Fueled by Saudi A.I. Deal
https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-stock-price-3-trillion-valuation-ai-saudi-arabia-trump-2025-5

Nvidia to Ship 18,000 A.I. Chips to Saudi Arabia in Humain Deal
https://apnews.com/article/1c9de67f0bf962782af090b0bc862a3b

Microsoft Lays Off 7,000 Employees to Boost A.I. Investment
https://nypost.com/2025/05/13/business/microsoft-layoffs-hit-3-of-global-workforce-roughly-7k-employees

Audible to Use A.I. Voices for Audiobook Narration
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/13/audible-unveils-plans-to-use-ai-voices-to-narrate-audiobooks

UK Government Uses A.I. to Speed Up Public Consultations
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/uk-government-ai-consult-consultation

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Databricks to Buy Startup Neon for $1 Billion
https://www.wsj.com/articles/databricks-to-buy-startup-neon-for-1-billion-fdded971

Republicans propose prohibiting US states from regulating AI for 10 years
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/republican-budget-bill-ai-laws

AMD Stock Jumps as Chip Designer Announces New $6B Buyback Plan
https://www.investopedia.com/amd-stock-jumps-as-chip-designer-announces-new-usd6b-buyback-plan-11734508

The “TAKE IT DOWN Act” Goes Up to President Trump’s Desk for Signature
https://www.wsgr.com/en/insights/the-take-it-down-act-goes-up-to-president-trumps-desk-for-signature.html

TAKE IT DOWN Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAKE_IT_DOWN_Act

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 Mini
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-rolls-out-gpt-4-1-and-gpt-4-1-mini/articleshow/121178770.cms

Meta Delays Launch of “Behemoth” A.I. Model
https://www.investopedia.com/meta-is-delaying-launch-of-behemoth-ai-model-report-says-11735927

Walmart Prepares for A.I. Shopping Agents
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walmart-is-preparing-to-welcome-its-next-customer-the-ai-shopping-agent-6659ef18

DeepMind Unveils AlphaCode 3 for Smarter Programming Help
https://venturebeat.com/ai/google-deepmind-releases-alphacode-3-to-assist-software-engineers/

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Apple is trying to get 'LLM Siri' back on track
https://www.theverge.com/news/669238/apple-siri-llm-ai-revamp

Nvidia introduces NVLink Fusion to connect A.I. chips
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nvidias-huang-set-showcase-latest-ai-tech-taiwans-computex-2025-05-18/

Elton John calls UK government 'absolute losers' over A.I. copyright plans
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/18/elton-john-says-uk-government-being-absolute-losers-over-ai-copyright-plans

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns of job risk without A.I. adoption
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-warns-of-job-risk-without-ai-adoption/articleshow/121246661.cms

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Anthropic launches new Claude service for military and intelligence use
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/680465/anthropic-claude-gov-us-government-military-ai-model-launch

From AI agents to enterprise budgets, 20 VCs share their predictions on enterprise tech in 2025
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/from-ai-agents-to-enterprise-budgets-20-vcs-share-their-predictions-on-enterprise-tech-in-2025/

Amazon is reportedly training humanoid robots to deliver packages
https://www.theverge.com/news/680258/amazon-training-package-delivery-humanoid-robots

The cursed world of AI kiss and hug apps
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/679295/ai-hug-kiss-video-apps-deepfakes

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

US removes 'safety' from AI Safety Institute in name and mission change
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/679852/trump-ai-safety-institute-name-mission-change

A lot more AI characters are coming to Fortnite
https://www.theverge.com/fortnite/679077/epic-games-fortnite-creators-ai-npcs-darth-vader

Samsung phones are getting a weird AI shopping platform nobody asked for
https://www.theverge.com/news/679541/samsung-galaxy-glance-ai-lock-screen-app

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
🔔 Don’t forget to follow or subscribe to stay up to date.

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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

OpenAI’s next big bet won’t be a wearable
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/openais-next-big-bet-wont-be-a-wearable-report/

OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s AI hardware startup in $6.5B deal
https://www.theverge.com/2025/05/20/openai-jony-ive-io-acquisition-ai-hardware

Google’s Veo 3 can generate videos — and soundtracks to go along with them
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/googles-veo-3-can-generate-videos-and-soundtracks-to-go-along-with-them

Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/21/most-ai-chatbots-easily-tricked-into-giving-dangerous-responses-study-finds

Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/klarna-used-an-ai-avatar-of-its-ceo-to-deliver-earnings-it-said/

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Google Unveils 'AI Mode' and Gemini Upgrades at I/O 2025
https://www.theverge.com/google-io/670386/google-astra-universal-ai-assistant-prototype-io-2025

Apple to Open Its AI Models to Developers
https://www.reuters.com/business/apple-open-its-ai-models-developers-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-05-20

JPMorgan Uses AI to Streamline Workforce, Cut 10% of Operations Staff
https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-using-ai-help-hiring-jamie-dimon-stagflation-2025-5

AI-Voiced Darth Vader Joins Fortnite — and Gets Trolled
https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/599517/an-ai-james-earl-jones-returns-as-darth-vader-in-fortnite-with-permission

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.