Quantum Computing Breakthrough from Microsoft

• Microsoft News: Microsoft’s Majorana-1 Chip Carves New Path for Quantum Computing
• Nature: Microsoft’s Quantum Computing Bet: Topological Qubits Finally Arrive
• Popular Mechanics: Majorana-1 Topological Qubit Could Revolutionize Quantum Computing

ChatGPT 4.5 (For Pro Users)

• TechRadar: ChatGPT 4.5 is Here for Pro Users Now and Plus Users Next Week – and I Can’t Wait to Try It
• Reuters: OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-4.5 to Some Paying Users, Expand Access Next Week
• One Useful Thing: The End of Search, the Beginning of Research (Related analysis on AI-driven research)
• Our experience with deep research: Erik’s deep research question is still running after a couple of days.
• Inc: Microsoft Says Workers are Already Using AI to Lighten Workloads, at Risk to Their Own Brainpower

iPhone 16E (Assessment of Reviews)

• Wired: Apple iPhone 16E Review
• John Gruber: Daring Fireball’s Take on the iPhone 16E

Framework Desktop

• Polygon: Framework Desktop: Gaming Specs, Price, and Where to Buy
• The Verge: Framework Desktop Announcement – Price, Release Date, and Details

The End of Skype

• Microsoft: The Next Chapter – Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams

CONTACT

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host
Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website
Website: krishans.ca

*Show notes and timestamp images developed with help from ChatGPT 4o

SHOW NOTES

• The Verge: How DeepSeek Crashed the AI Party

• The Wall Street Journal: Six Takeaways From a Monumental Week for AI

• Nature: How China Created AI Model DeepSeek and Shocked the World

• Fortune: Researchers Had a '100% Attack Success Rate' vs. DeepSeek

• Microsoft WorkLab: Research Proves Your Brain Needs Breaks

• TWiT.tv: Marc or Marx?

CONTACT

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Website: krishans.ca

News Articles

* Inc.: AI Isn’t Magic, and It Isn’t a Strategy Either
* Ars Technica: It’s Remarkably Easy to Inject New Medical Misinformation into LLMs
* Reuters: OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle to Invest $500 Billion in AI, Trump Says
* MobileSyrup: OpenAI's Operator Can Browse the Web and Perform Actions for You
* Daring Fireball: Siri Is Super Dumb and Getting Dumber

Tips
* Ars Technica: Home Microsoft 365 Plans Use Copilot AI Features as Pretext for a Price Hike
* Thurrott: Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Plans Get New Copilot Features and a Price Increase

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website

Website: krishans.ca