Charlie Kirk and Online Rage + Inside Trump’s Chip Flip + This Week in A.I.
This week, we discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, freedom of speech and the terrifying new reality of extremely online violence. Then The Times’s David Yaffe-Bellany brings us inside the blockbuster New York Times investigation into a $2 billion investment in Trump’s crypto company World Liberty Financial and a controversial deal to send the most powerful A.I. chips to the United Arab Emirates. And finally, it’s time to round up This Week in A.I.
Guests:
- David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times technology reporter covering the crypto industry
Additional Reading:
- Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel
- Social Platforms Duck Blame for Inflaming Divisions Before Charlie Kirk’s Death
- In Giant Deals, U.A.E. Got Chips, and Trump Team Got Crypto Riches
- A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
- OpenAI’s Risky Step to Protect Teens
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