Vibes are up this week. 

Alexandr Wang, the former Scale AI CEO who now runs Meta's new multi-billion dollar Superintelligence unit, has announced one of their first products: What if TikTok but only AI slop?

Vibes is a feed full of AI videos. That sounds like an idiotic thing to put the greatest and highest paid minds of our generation onto. Unless?

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Vibes are up this week. Alexandr Wang, the former Scale AI CEO who now runs Meta's new multi-billion dollar Superintelligence unit, has announced one of their first products: What if TikTok but only AI slop? Vibes is a feed full of AI videos. That sounds like an idiotic thing to put the greatest and highest paid minds of our generation onto. Unless? Sign up to Down Round Premium: <a href="https://downround.net">downround.net</a>

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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?

Elon + Moltbook + Google Genie 3

Keen-eared listeners may remember when Elon bought his own company X (formerly Twitter) with his OpenAI spite company xAI.

Well, he's done it again, folks. This time SpaceX has bought xAI, meaning that SpaceX now owns xAI and X as part of the largest private company on Earth.

We discuss.

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Keen-eared listeners may remember when Elon bought his own company X (formerly Twitter) with his OpenAI spite company xAI.
Well, he's <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6vnrye06po">done it again</a>, folks. This time SpaceX has bought xAI, meaning that SpaceX now owns xAI and X as part of the largest private company on Earth.
We discuss.
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.

The SpaceX + xAI Merger

Keen-eared listeners may remember when Elon bought his own company X (formerly Twitter) with his OpenAI spite company xAI.

Well, he's done it again, folks. This time SpaceX has bought xAI, meaning that SpaceX now owns xAI and X as part of the largest private company on Earth.

We discuss.

Keen-eared listeners may remember when Elon bought his own company X (formerly Twitter) with his OpenAI spite company xAI.
Well, he's <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6vnrye06po">done it again</a>, folks. This time SpaceX has bought xAI, meaning that SpaceX now owns xAI and X as part of the largest private company on Earth.
We discuss.

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