Episode 573: How many quadrillions in a Googol?

This week, we discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track.

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Runner-up Titles

• Stupid Macs
• I like my idea
• What was I thinking?
• Opt-in AI
• Kentucky Derby’s this Weekend
• It’s a low plateau
• There’s no vibe in X-Code
• Matt’s trading with AI
• Everyone’s watching

Rundown

• Google I/O

  • A new era for AI Search
  • All the news from the Google I/O 2026 Developer keynote
  • I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era

• AI Stuff

  • Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman
  • Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up
  • OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts
  • Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI leader

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