AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-22 : hark raises $700M for mystery assistant

AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-30 : developers refuse to work without ai

This week: METR researchers can't repeat their AI coding study because developers refuse to work without AI tools. Amazon kills an internal AI token leaderboard after employees game it. Uber blows its entire 2026 AI budget in four months with no results. Plus, Box CEO coins 'AI psychosis' as ClickUp cuts 22% of staff, and Groq raises $650M for AI inference chips. AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-30 : developers refuse to work without ai [https://aitoolz.tor1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/podcast/covers/2026-05-30_cover.jpg]

AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-29 : anthropic nears trillion dollar valuation

This episode covers Anthropic's massive $65 billion Series H funding round pushing their valuation to $965 billion, their new Claude Opus 4.8 model with Dynamic Workflow for coordinating hundreds of parallel agents, and Visa's investment in Replit to build agentic payment systems. The AI industry is moving faster than ever. AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-29 : anthropic nears trillion dollar valuation [https://aitoolz.tor1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/podcast/covers/2026-05-29_cover.jpg]

AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-28 : cognition raises $1B at $25B valuation

Big week in AI: Cognition raises $1B at $25B valuation with $492M ARR proving independent AI coding startups can compete with giants. New ITBench-AA benchmark humbles all frontier models with Claude Opus scoring just 47% on real enterprise IT tasks. Plus Meta launches 4 subscription tiers including upcoming Meta One AI priced $7.99-$19.99/month. AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-28 : cognition raises $1B at $25B valuation [https://aitoolz.tor1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/podcast/covers/2026-05-28_cover.jpg]

AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-27 : duckduckgo's privacy revolt pays off

Users are voting with their downloads—DuckDuckGo sees massive install spikes as people reject forced AI in search. OpenRouter becomes a unicorn by letting enterprises choose from 400+ AI models. Plus: cybersecurity AI that outhacks humans and gig workers training robots to fold your laundry. The AI landscape is shifting fast. AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-27 : duckduckgo's privacy revolt pays off [https://aitoolz.tor1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/podcast/covers/2026-05-27_cover.jpg]

AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-26 : pope and anthropic talk ai ethics

This episode covers Pope Leo XIV's groundbreaking AI encyclical condemning the AI arms race, ClickUp's massive layoffs paired with AI agent deployment, the promise of million-dollar salaries for AI-savvy workers, and a one-person startup raising at $250M valuation. Plus: cyberattacks and EU regulation updates. AI Toolz Podcast - 2026-05-26 : pope and anthropic talk ai ethics [https://aitoolz.tor1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/podcast/covers/2026-05-26_cover.jpg]