In this episode, we discuss Runway's launch of Gen 4.5 Whisper Thunder for text-to-video generation, DeepSeek's release of two new AI models claiming performance on par with leading systems, and a critical security patch from OpenAI for their Codex CLI tool. We explore how Runway Gen 4.5 advances video generation with improved motion quality and prompt adherence while maintaining the same speed and pricing as Gen 4, competing directly with Google's Veo 3. We also examine DeepSeek V3.2 and V3.2 Speciale, which reportedly match GPT performance and achieve gold medal results on competitive benchmarks, challenging the assumption that only well-funded labs can produce frontier AI models. Finally, we cover the OpenAI Codex CLI security vulnerability that allowed command injection attacks and the importance of evolving security practices as AI tools integrate deeper into developer workflows.

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