The Next Wave – AI and The Future of Technology
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Episode 82: What’s behind the latest wave of AI-powered browser upgrades—and how will it reshape the way we work, shop, and code? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Maria Gharib (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maria-gharib-091779b9), head writer of the Mindstream newsletter and AI news expert, dig into every major browser update you might have missed, from OpenAI Atlas and Microsoft Edge to Claude Code and even the newest open-source video models.
This episode is your rapid-fire refresher on all things AI browsers. Matt and Maria break down the surprise launch of OpenAI’s Atlas browser, its agent mode and workflow automation, compare it with Microsoft Edge’s Maiko assistant and new Copilot features, plus unpack how Claude Code and GitHub integration make coding easier than ever for beginners and devs alike. They riff on the future of promptable operating systems, the ethics of browser memory, open source video models, Amazon’s approach to automation, groundbreaking image-based AI training, and more.
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Show Notes:
(00:00) AI News Roundup Replacement
(05:31) Voice-Powered Shopping Innovation
(06:53) AI Monetization Strategies
(10:34) ChatGPT Atlas Updates Announced
(15:47) Microsoft Copilot Adds Memory
(19:17) Windows 11 Integrates Advanced AI
(22:10) Cloud-Based Coding Revolution
(24:09) GitHub Integration for Code Collaboration
(27:24) Image Converter Script
(31:56) Amazon Automation Reduces Hiring Needs
(35:29) Open Source Rivals AI Advancements
(38:27) DeepSeek’s Innovative OCR Method
(40:15) Expanding AI Context with Images
(45:46) Yelp Launches AI Host & Receptionist
(47:37) AI Email Expansion and Compression
(49:47) AI and World Model Potential
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Mentions:
Maria Gharib: https://www.mindstream.news/authors
Mindstream AI newsletter: https://www.mindstream.news/
OpenAI Atlas: https://chatgpt.com/atlas
Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/?form=MA13FJ
Claude: https://claude.ai/
GitHub: https://github.com/
Dia Browser: https://www.diabrowser.com/
Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/
Google Veo: https://gemini.google/overview/video-generation/
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The Next Wave is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Production by Darren Clarke // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
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