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Podcast episode · October 20, 2026

Ex-OpenAI Engineer Arrested Over Saudi-Linked Recording Device

A former OpenAI engineer has been arrested for using a hidden recording device in San Francisco, allegedly backed by the Saudi government. The US Department of Homeland Security has banned DeepSeek AI from federal systems due to security risks. Elon Musk plans to distribute SpaceX shares to every US child next year, while Anthropic allocates 5% of its stock for public good. This episode covers these developments and more, including Tenstorrent's significant funding round and AWS's new TorchNeuron tool.

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