Today's podcast covers: Chip startup xLight is bracing for a major shift as Uncle Sam becomes one of its largest shareholders. Apple appoints a new AI chief with expertise from Google and Microsoft. Google's AI strength lies in its knowledge of users. Zillow scraps climate risk scores due to agent backlash. Cyber Monday brings deals on laptops, phones, and digital notebooks. Construction workers benefit from the AI boom. Nvidia introduces new AI models for autonomous driving. European authorities shut down a crypto mixing site laundering billions. OpenAI invests in Thrive Holdings. Nvidia strengthens its chip-design stack with a $2B Synopsys investment. Sources: - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/what-does-it-mean-when-uncle-sam-is-one-of-your-biggest-shareholders-chip-startup-xlight-is-about-to-find-out/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/apple-just-named-a-new-ai-chief-with-google-and-microsoft-expertise-as-john-giannandrea-steps-down/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/one-of-googles-biggest-ai-advantages-is-what-it-already-knows-about-you/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/zillow-drops-climate-risk-scores-after-agents-complained-of-lost-sales/ - https://www.wired.com/story/best-cyber-monday-laptop-deals-2025/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/shopify-resolves-outage-disrupting-merchants-on-cyber-monday/ - https://www.wired.com/story/surface-laptop-cyber-monday-deal/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/nvidia-announces-new-open-ai-models-and-tools-for-autonomous-driving-research/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/aws-reinvent-2025-how-to-watch-and-follow-along-live/ - https://www.wired.com/story/meta-quest-3s-deal-cyber-monday-2025/ - https://www.wired.com/story/cyber-monday-phone-deals-2025/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/construction-workers-are-cashing-in-on-the-ai-boom/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/data-center-energy-demand-forecasted-to-soar-nearly-300-through-2035/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/european-cops-shut-down-crypto-mixing-website-that-helped-launder-1-3-billion-euros/ - https://www.wired.com/story/digital-notebook-cyber-monday-sales/ - https://www.wired.com/story/cyber-monday-streaming-deals-2025/ - https://www.wired.com/story/aura-frame-cyber-monday-2025/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/openais-investment-into-thrive-holdings-is-its-latest-circular-deal/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/deezer-rolls-out-my-deezer-year-2025-its-spotify-wrapped-clone/ - https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/nvidias-2b-synopsys-bet-tightens-its-grip-on-the-chip-design-stack/