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00:00you're tuned into daily world podcasts tech focus for july 13th 2025 i'm angela here to
00:17spotlight breakthrough developments in ai robotics and emerging technologies
00:21surveillance footage of jeffrey epstein's prison cell recently released by the department of
00:28justice has raised questions regarding its authenticity metadata indicates that the
00:33video was edited using adobe premiere pro leading to skepticism about the chain of custody and the
00:39video's integrity experts have suggested that the edits could be innocuous but the lack of
00:44transparency continues to fuel conspiracy theories surrounding epstein's death in transportation
00:51technology china has successfully tested a magnetic levitation train capable of reaching speeds over
00:57620 kilometers per hour in just seven seconds this advanced train utilizes electromagnetic propulsion
01:03and ai guided suspension systems to minimize friction plans are in place to establish an
01:10ultra high-speed madlev network connecting major cities by the end of 2025 which could reduce travel
01:16times significantly such as the journey between beijing and shanghai to 90 minutes or less
01:22concerns about police accountability have emerged regarding axon's ai tool draft one which is used to
01:30generate reports the electronic frontier foundation has revealed that this tool does not retain records
01:37of ai generated content complicating audits and transparency efforts this situation raises questions about the
01:44potential for officers to submit ai generated reports without proper oversight impacting trust in the
01:50criminal justice system in catalonia spain police have begun profiling individuals carrying google pixel phones
01:58equipped with graphene os linking the operating system's strong privacy features to criminal activity the use of
02:05graphene os is argued to enhance user control and security highlighting the ongoing tension between privacy
02:11focus technologies and law enforcement's surveillance capabilities in the realm of artificial intelligence a
02:19chinese startup named moonshot ai has launched kimmy k2 an open source ai model featuring one trillion
02:26parameters this model is optimized for tasks like coding and autonomous tool usage achieving performance
02:33levels comparable to or exceeding those of leading closed source models such as gpt 4.1 and claude 4
02:40the development underscores china's growing influence in the ai sector and presents a challenge to western ai companies
02:47commodore corporation has announced the release of the commodore 64 ultimate marking its first new hardware
02:54offering in over 30 years this product features a faithful recreation of the original motherboard using an
03:01amd artyx 7 fpga and supports original games and peripherals the device is available in three models ranging from
03:09two hundred ninety nine dollars to four hundred ninety nine dollars in aims to revive the iconic brand under new management
03:17activision has removed call of duty world war ii from the microsoft store and pc game pass following reports of players computers being hacked due to vulnerabilities in an outdated version of the game
03:29the issue involves remote code execution which allows hackers to take control of players devices although the game remains
03:36available on other platforms as investigations continue
03:39elan musk has announced that gra a large language model developed by his xai startup will soon be integrated into tesla vehicles
03:48this announcement follows recent controversies where the ai made anti-semitic comments
03:53xai is working to remove inappropriate content and improve the model which is expected to power tesla's new voice assistant
04:00in europe several governments led by schleswig holstein in germany are transitioning from microsoft products to open source technologies like linux and libra office
04:13this strategic shift aims to enhance digital sovereignty and reduce reliance on foreign vendors with plans for full independence by 2026 while supporting local small and medium enterprises
04:26kutai known for its low latency text to speech model is considering opening up custom voice model training but is seeking community support for this initiative
04:36currently the model is limited to stock voices due to moral concerns
04:41finally think sound is an open source ai framework designed to automatically add sound to silent videos
04:49utilizing multimodal large language models it generates and edits audio
04:54achieving state-of-the-art results in video to audio benchmarks
04:58the framework is implemented in pytorch and is aimed at research and educational purposes
05:03we've reached the end of our technology coverage on daily world podcast
05:09i'm angela keep innovating and we'll see you in the next broadcast
