Magnets Without Rare Earths: How Physics Informed AI Is Racing to Break China's Critical Minerals Grip - July 6, 2026

OpenAI's $42.6 Billion Offer: Inside the Plan to Give Washington a Stake in Every Frontier AI Lab - July 14, 2026

OpenAI's $42.6 Billion Offer: Inside the Plan to Give Washington a Stake in Every Frontier AI Lab Chris and Laura dig into OpenAI's proposal to hand the US government a five percent equity stake worth roughly $42.6 billion, part of a sweeping plan to route slices of every leading AI lab into an Alaska style public wealth fund. They unpack the Intel precedent, the regulatory capture risks, the congressional hurdles, and what it means when the referee starts owning shares in the teams. Hosted by Chris and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. #AI #OpenAI #SamAltman #AIPolicy #TechNews

DX Today AI Daily Brief - Tuesday, July 14, 2026

DX Today AI Daily Brief - Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Today's briefing covers twelve stories from across the AI ecosystem: Munich defense startup Helsing closes a record 1.8 billion dollar Series E at an 18 billion dollar valuation

DX Today AI Daily Brief - Monday, July 13, 2026

DX Today AI Daily Brief - Monday, July 13, 2026 Taiwan Semiconductor posts a blowout quarter as A.I. chip demand keeps surging and its most advanced node sells out. Chinese President Xi Jinping confirms he will headline Shanghai's World A.I. Conference and is expected to unveil a new global A.I. cooperation body. A new Verasight survey finds most Americans want A.I. companies to share their wealth through a public fund, even as executives insist demand for A.I. infrastructure remains almost unlimited. SK Hynix shares whipsaw after a record Nasdaq debut, big investment funds rethink their grip on A.I. heavy emerging markets, and Chinese firm BrainCo bets wearable brain computer interfaces can rival Neuralink. Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets, Meta moves to double its computing power, xAI ships Grok four point five, SambaNova closes a new billion dollar round, and Illinois signs one of the country's toughest A.I. safety laws. DX Today - Your daily AI news briefing, delivered every morning. Send us fan mail #AINews #ArtificialIntelligence #TSMC #AIRegulation #DXToday

GPT 5.6 Arrives: OpenAI's Sol, Terra, and Luna Models Bet Big on Token Efficiency and Agentic Work - July 13, 2026

GPT 5.6 Arrives: OpenAI's Sol, Terra, and Luna Models Bet Big on Token Efficiency and Agentic Work - July 13, 2026 OpenAI's new GPT 5.6 model family launched this week in three tiers, Sol, Terra, and Luna, alongside a new ChatGPT Work agent built to complete entire tasks rather than just answer questions. Chris and Laura dig into the token efficiency claims, the pricing tiers, and why this launch landed in the middle of one of the busiest weeks yet for frontier AI competition. Hosted by Chris and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. #AI #OpenAI #GPT5 #AgenticAI #TechNews

Apple Sues OpenAI: Trade Secrets, the Siri Switch to Gemini, and the End of Big Tech's AI Partnership Era - July 12, 2026

Apple Sues OpenAI: Trade Secrets, the Siri Switch to Gemini, and the End of Big Tech's AI Partnership Era Apple has filed a federal lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing hardware trade secrets at every level of the company, citing more than 400 former employees, its onetime hardware chief, and the $6.4 billion Jony Ive io Products deal. In the same window, Apple confirmed the new Siri arriving this autumn will run on Google Gemini instead of ChatGPT. Rick and Laura break down the allegations, the legal standard Apple must meet, the IPO stakes for OpenAI, and why the cooperation era of Big Tech AI is over. Hosted by Rick Spair and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. #AI #Apple #OpenAI #Siri #Gemini