Bid Rejected

Holy IPO

Anthropic went to the Vatican to tell the Pope their AI is experiencing "fear and grief." A genuine moral warning, or the most brilliant pre-IPO marketing stunt in tech history? CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: * Grab Sats with River! [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] * ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries [https://strike.me/] * Boost with Fountain [https://fountain.fm/] Web Zap This Episode:  * Web Zap the Show However you Want! [https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_18YV2CvHKV] Become a Member: * Monthly Jupiter.Party Discount - Only for The Launch! [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=74364] * Annual Jupiter.Party Discount - Launch Exclusive!  [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=117630] * Birds of Law Shirt [https://www.jupitergarage.com/product/birds-of-law] * Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026) [https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html] * Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica humanitas’: AI must serve humanity not concentrate power - Vatican News [https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-xiv-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-ai.html] * Pope Aligns With Anthropic, Co-Founder on AI Debate [https://www.newser.com/story/389787/pope-aligns-with-anthropic-co-founder-on-a1-debate.html] * Cheapest Home In Skagit County Listed For $45K [https://pugetpress.com/2026/05/20/cheapest-home-skagit-county-marblemount/] * A Barn with $3m Worth of Style [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/18360-Turnberry-Dr-Round-Hill-VA-20141/92397998_zpid/] * SWAG Studio  [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4701-Hudson-Bend-Rd-Austin-TX-78734/2128418292_zpid] Music * Lost Summer By: Ollie [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7400497]

Birds of Law

How the accidental chicken farmer pulled it together and built the ultimate chicken fort. Plus, the conclusion to the AI trial of the year.  CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: * Grab Sats with River! [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] * ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries [https://strike.me/] * Boost with Fountain [https://fountain.fm/] Web Zap This Episode:  * Web Zap the Show However you Want! [https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_18YV2CvHKV] Become a Member: * Monthly Jupiter.Party Discount - Only for The Launch! [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=74364] * Annual Jupiter.Party Discount - Launch Exclusive!  [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=117630] * Musk has lost his case against OpenAI in the most anti-climactic way possible. Less than 2 hours of jury deliberation despite 3 weeks of testimony and hundreds of documents. The jury didn't weigh in on whether Musk was right or wrong, they just said he fa [https://x.com/gerritd/status/2056429811661443377] * One word statement from Elon Musk's lawyer Marc Toberoff to reporters walking out of the courtroom: "Appeal." [https://x.com/zeffmax/status/2056432013125759097] * the AI trial of the century ending with procedural whimper rather a bang; the jury agreed that Musk was too late but never weighed in on the questions of whether OpenAI did was legitimate. [https://x.com/garymarcus/status/2056439057165517265] * Sawyer Merritt: Marc Toberoff on today's verdict: "I have a one-word reaction: Appeal. This war is not over. We firmly believe what happened with OpenAI was wrong on a very basic level that you can't raise millions of dollars in a publicly subsidized charity, and when it suits you, just turn into a for-profit operation where the officers and directors of the charity enrich themselves to the tune of billions..." [https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2056477364134044055] * I'm seeing lots of confusion about why the statute of limitations issue came to a trial at all. Musk and OpenAI disagreed about when Musk could have reasonably become convinced that OpenAI was "stealing a charity," as he alleges. [https://x.com/zeffmax/status/2056476111459213511] Music: * Call Me Medley By: Kurtisdrums [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6560977?episode=15572708375]

Bid Rejected

eBay dodged a bullet this week, and we dig into the wild story of GameStop’s attempted hostile takeover. Plus, we start plotting summer plans and do a quick check-in on the Musk v. Altman trial. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: * Grab Sats with River! [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] * ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries [https://strike.me/] * Boost with Fountain [https://fountain.fm/] Web Zap This Episode:  * Web Zap the Show However you Want! [https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_18YV2CvHKV] Become a Member: * Monthly Jupiter.Party Discount - Only for The Launch! [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=74364] * Annual Jupiter.Party Discount - Launch Exclusive!  [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=117630] Episode Links * This is the End of Week Two of Musk v Altman Trial [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KfEsO24Dhy0] * Shivon Zilis, Mother of Musk's Children, Testifies in OpenAI Trial [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxF-sVs2LBE] * OpenAI Trial Enters Final Week [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Vuhngzn2M] * Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Testifies in OpenAI Trial [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9q8TPuvbR8] * Sam Altman Takes the Stand in Trial Against Elon Musk [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/916975/altman-takes-stand-elon-musk-openai-trial] * eBay History [https://www.ebayinc.com/company/our-history/] * eBay to Acquire PayPal [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1103415/000091205702026650/a2084015zex-99_1.htm] * eBay 2016 Annual Report [https://ebay.q4cdn.com/610426115/files/doc_financials/financials/2016/2016_ebay_annual_report.pdf] * eBay 2021 Annual Report [https://ebay.q4cdn.com/610426115/files/doc_financials/2021/ar/2021-Annual-Report-%281%29.pdf] * eBay 2025 SEC Filing [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000106508826000027/ebay-20251231.htm] * GameStop Offers to Buy eBay for $56 Billion [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5dCRlGoUOs] * GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on $56B eBay Offer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxD-KGsvPI0] * GameStop Makes $56 Billion Bid for eBay [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fv6sjN9Oc] * eBay Spurns GameStop’s Offer as Not Credible or Attractive [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKhFoytLjo] * Land with a Box on It [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/315-N-Galapago-St-Denver-CO-80223/459071433_zpid/] * Triangle House [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2965-Pond-View-Ct-Marietta-GA-30062/14252697_zpid/] * What Does a $20M Home Look Like? [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/25220-Walker-Rd-Hidden-Hills-CA-91302/94684438_zpid] Music * Lord Have Mercy by Right Said Fred [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7808481?episode=53262276387]

Safety for You, Features for Me

The Musk v. Altman trial is getting messy fast — and nobody’s walking away clean. Musk wants the story to be a stolen mission. OpenAI wants it framed as a sore-loser lawsuit from a rival. Plus, Chris finds his perfect Starter Bunker, and Ang ruminates on the eternal problem of photo management. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: * Grab Sats with River! [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] * ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries [https://strike.me/] * Boost with Fountain [https://fountain.fm/] Web Zap This Episode:  * Web Zap the Show However you Want! [https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_18YV2CvHKV] Become a Member: * Monthly Jupiter.Party Discount - Only for The Launch! [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=74364] * Annual Jupiter.Party Discount - Launch Exclusive!  [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=117630] * Google, Microsoft, and xAI will allow the US government to review their new AI models | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/924017/google-microsoft-xai-government-review] * Joe Lonsdale on AI regulation: National review should be as limited and targeted as possible - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwLMa9pKsHk] * Musk wanted to settle with OpenAI just days before their courtroom showdown, new filing says - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CtD5n3ldSk] * Every day new evidence is added to the Musk v Altman trial - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5D5ahC-YjKg] * Starter Bunker [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/10998-Ew-5-Rd-Wann-OK-74083/381518513_zpid/] * A Tiny House for Chris [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/52305-Stahmer-Pl-Gold-Bar-WA-98251/83234435_zpid/] Music: * Temptation By: The Paisley Daze [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7839675]

Big Tech Receipts

With a full LinuxFest Northwest crew is still in the mix, we dig into our favorite kind of drama, big tech email leaks. Then, Chris explains why he’s skipping conference talks this year. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: * Grab Sats with River! [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] * ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries [https://strike.me/] * Boost with Fountain [https://fountain.fm/] Web Zap This Episode:  * Web Zap the Show However you Want! [https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_18YV2CvHKV] Become a Member: * Monthly Jupiter.Party Discount - Only for The Launch! [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=74364] * Annual Jupiter.Party Discount - Launch Exclusive!  [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sos&plan=117630] Show Notes: * Grab Sats with River! [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] * ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries [https://strike.me/] * Boost with Fountain [https://fountain.fm/] * 1988 - Olive Garden Commercial - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyn2AG-lTWI&list=PLHg0U6SDaAsqIyLGYyIpmBePHKcuXtMEb] * Too many breadsticks at Olive Garden? - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4sBQyxHkCQ] * Elon Musk And Sam Altman Go To Court — Everything You Need To Know - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnU3Fxf4otE] * Musk v. Altman: Jury selected in trial that could alter AI's future - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQcrrGjPsY] Music: * Mr. Videoman By: Prosperous Soul [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6816317]