Episode 361 - Xbox Turmoil, Apple's AI Push, SpaceX's Big Buy, and startup drama.

Episode 361 - Xbox Turmoil, Apple's AI Push, SpaceX's Big Buy, and startup drama.

Tech News: Xbox Turmoil, SpaceX's $60B Deal and Partner's Funding, Apple's AI AirPods, Artlist Layoffs, and Israeli Startup Activity. Xbox turmoil continues with a studio closure and executive departures [https://www.theverge.com/games/949964/xbox-compulsion-games-closure-craig-duncan-departure] שנה לאחר שגייסה 120 עובדים והפיקה סרט הוליוודי: ארטליסט מפטרת 40% מכוח האדם [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/hjnph6rwme] סטארט-אפ ישראלי שמפתח AI לתעשיית הייצור גייס 20 מיליון דולר [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bypuso0bfx] SpaceX השלימה את רכישת קרסר ב-60 מיליארד דולר [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/hytcs30bml] אחרי החסימה חסרת התקדים: אנתרופיק תגיע לוושינגטון לשחרר את המודל שלה [https://www.themarker.com/wallstreet/2026-06-16/ty-article/.premium/0000019e-cf68-d035-a3df-dfe8f0a50000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native] הלוחם שנפצע וסבל מנדודי שינה הקים סטארט-אפ לטיפול בבעיה - באמצעות ריח [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/sybl00zjzzx] אחרי העסקה עם ספייס־אקס: הסטארט־אפ אקסייט לאבס לקראת גיוס ענקי לפי שווי 2.5 מיליארד דולר [https://www.themarker.com/technation/2026-06-17/ty-article/.highlight/0000019e-cfe4-d992-a1fe-ffe68a3d0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native] אפל נערכת לפרוץ לשוק מכשירי ה–AI: תשיק איירפודס עם מצלמה [https://www.themarker.com/wallstreet/2026-06-16/ty-article/.premium/0000019e-d1d3-d6a3-a5be-f5f32f700000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native]

Episode 360 - Monday invests, giant exits for Entro and Appono, and the new wars at Microsoft and Okta

Monday allocates $200M for startup investments; SailPoint acquires Entro for ~$200M, and 1Password acquires Opono. A new cyber company raises a large round to compete with Microsoft, and another raises $66M to challenge Okta. מאנדיי מנסה להמציא את עצמה מחדש: מקצה 200 מיליון דולר להשקעה בסטארט-אפים [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b1e3wx611fe] סיילפוינט האמריקאית רוכשת את סטארט-אפ הסייבר הישראלי אנטרו בכ-200 מיליון דולר | כלכליסט [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bkuqtipbml] "הולכים על הראש של מיקרוסופט": חברת סייבר חדשה נחשפת בגיוס ענק [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/r18trrabzg] מאנדיי מנסה להמציא את עצמה מחדש: מקצה 200 מיליון דולר להשקעה בסטארט-אפים [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b1e3wx611fe] חברת 1Password הקנדית רוכשת את אפונו הישראלית במאות מיליוני דולרים [https://www.themarker.com/technation/2026-06-15/ty-article/.highlight/0000019e-cb45-d543-a79e-ef6f76e30000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native] היזמים הוותיקים שגייסו 66 מיליון דולר רוצים להתחרות ראש בראש מול אוקטה [https://www.themarker.com/technation/2026-06-15/ty-article/.highlight/0000019e-cafc-deb5-a99e-cbfd7c380000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native]

Chapter 359 - Nadella's Vision: AI Can't Do It Alone

Microsoft CEO presents his AI vision: "Without human guidance, computers will run in circles" link to the source [https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bj004117a11me]

Episode 358 - Apple's AI, Windows' M1 moment, superintelligence promises, and new OSes

Tech News Roundup: Apple Infuses AI into New OS Updates, Microsoft Unveils New Surface Hardware and an ARM-Powered Windows, and Google Upgrades its AI Tools Microsoft’s AI chief says superintelligence is near, but won’t take your job [https://www.theverge.com/podcast/944138/microsoft-ai-ceo-mustafa-suleyman-superintelligence-agi-openai-automation] Apple announces iPadOS 27 [https://www.theverge.com/tech/942546/apple-ipados-27-wwdc-2026] Apple announces macOS 27 Golden Gate with Siri AI and revamped Liquid Glass controls [https://www.theverge.com/tech/943695/apple-wwdc-2026-macos-27-macbook-mac-announcement-features] NotebookLM’s Gemini 3.5 upgrade adds a cloud computer and help finding sources [https://www.theverge.com/tech/944325/google-notebooklm-ai-gemini-update] Apple announces Siri AI and its next generation of Apple Intelligence [https://www.theverge.com/tech/942416/apple-siri-ai-update-wwdc] Apple announces iOS 27 [https://www.theverge.com/tech/941202/apple-ios-27-wwdc-2026] As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/942629/as-ai-gets-better-it-reveals-an-empty-promise] A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box [https://www.theverge.com/tech/941600/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-dev-box-hands-on] Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more [https://www.theverge.com/news/941314/microsoft-windows-11-developer-optimized-experience-linux] This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton [https://www.theverge.com/tech/941215/windows-laptops-nvidia-rtx-spark-apple-m1-arm-price-ram]

Episode 357 - Claude Fable's Launch, Microsoft's AI Freakout, and Apple's Big Privacy Pitch

Microsoft and Apple Make Major AI Moves: Microsoft Restricts Anthropic's Claude, Apple Unveils Privacy-First AI Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concerns [https://www.theverge.com/report/947575/microsoft-claude-fable-5-restricted-internally] Microsoft AI head calls out Anthropic for acting like Claude is conscious [https://www.theverge.com/tech/947197/microsoft-ai-mustafa-suleyman-anthropic-claude-conscious] Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable [https://www.theverge.com/news/946725/anthropic-releases-claude-fable-5-mythos] Apple is embracing the fantasy of AI photo editing [https://www.theverge.com/tech/946850/apple-ai-photo-editing-tools-ios27-wwdc-2026-deepfakes] Apple dials down Liquid Glass, and the Mac looks way better for it [https://www.theverge.com/tech/946567/apple-macos-27-golden-gate-dev-beta-hands-on] Microsoft AI chief walks back comments about AI taking over white-collar work [https://www.theverge.com/tech/946879/microsoft-mustafa-suleyman-ai-white-collar-jobs] Apple’s best AI idea looks a lot like vibe coding [https://www.theverge.com/tech/946733/apple-shortcuts-ai-safari-tabs-vibe-code] Apple’s AI promises are finally, almost, sort of here [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/946780/apples-ai-promises-are-finally-almost-sort-of-here] Apple’s AI pitch will live or die by its privacy promise [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/946705/apple-private-cloud-compute-ai-siri-intelligence-wwdc] 5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta [https://www.theverge.com/tech/946391/apple-ios-27-developer-beta-1-wwdc-2026-5-things]