Gossip episode alert. The OpenAI/Anthropic rivalry is boiling over.

We sip on the most piping hot tea around OpenAI and Anthropic's ad spots at the Super Bowl and the growing animosity between the two giants.

Gossip episode alert. The OpenAI/Anthropic rivalry is boiling over.
We sip on the most piping hot tea around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCN9iCXNJqQ&amp;pp=ygUUb3BlbmFpIGFkIHN1cGVyIGJvd2w%3D">OpenAI</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRu7DdTTVA&amp;pp=ygUMYW50aHJvcGljIGFk">Anthropic</a>'s ad spots at the Super Bowl and the growing animosity between the two giants.

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OpenAI vs Anthropic

The big story from this round of tech earnings is capital expenditure, namely on data centres and compute. Many hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent on AI infrastructure between the tech majors. In this ep we dive into it in more detail. 

The big story from this round of tech earnings is capital expenditure, namely on data centres and compute. Many hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent on AI infrastructure between the tech majors. In this ep we dive into it in more detail.&nbsp;

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Gossip episode alert. The OpenAI/Anthropic rivalry is boiling over.

We sip on the most piping hot tea around OpenAI and Anthropic's ad spots at the Super Bowl and the growing animosity between the two giants.

If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to downround.net to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week.

Gossip episode alert. The OpenAI/Anthropic rivalry is boiling over.
We sip on the most piping hot tea around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCN9iCXNJqQ&amp;pp=ygUUb3BlbmFpIGFkIHN1cGVyIGJvd2w%3D">OpenAI</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRu7DdTTVA&amp;pp=ygUMYW50aHJvcGljIGFk">Anthropic</a>'s ad spots at the Super Bowl and the growing animosity between the two giants.
If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to <a href="https://www.downround.net">downround.net</a> to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week.

In this ep, we tackle the big issues you simply won't hear anywhere else:
Elon Musk appearing in the latest Epstein files drop
Is Moltbook something you should be freaking out about? Or is it just annoying?
Google's Genie 3 world model
Some general scuttlebutt about chips + a small victory lap from a previous episode

Aren't you glad you pay for this?

In this ep, we tackle the big issues you simply won't hear anywhere else:
<ul>
<li>Elon Musk appearing in the latest Epstein files drop</li>
<li>Is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/02/moltbook-ai-agents-social-media-site-bots-artificial-intelligence">Moltbook</a> something you should be freaking out about? Or is it just annoying?</li>
<li>Google's Genie 3 world model</li>
<li>Some general scuttlebutt about chips + a small victory lap from a previous episode</li>
</ul>
Aren't you glad you pay for this?

OpenAI vs Anthropic

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