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AI Daily Podcast — November 10, 2025
From AI that outperformed legacy hurricane models to global infrastructure bets, new laws, and market volatility, here’s what’s shaping the AI landscape. Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories:
This AI aced hurricane season in 2025: Here’s what that means
Google DeepMind’s Weather Lab outperformed traditional models in forecasting hurricane track and intensity during the 2025 Atlantic season, according to early analysis from University of Miami meteorologist Brian McNoldy. With faster outputs and the ability to learn from errors, AI models like DeepMind’s may mark a turning point as forecasters adapt to more intense storms in a warming world.
Businesses’ use of AI comes with plenty of stops and starts
Inside Salesforce’s big bet on AI agents, employees describe the challenge of matching demos and road maps with production reality. Elsewhere, startups and teams are experimenting ambitiously—like Vercel modeling a top salesperson with an agent—showing that AI’s impact remains uneven but potentially transformative.
Lawyers are using AI to slop-ify their legal briefs, and it’s getting bad
Courts are seeing a rise in AI-related blunders, with sanctions levied for filings that include fabricated citations and errors. While the ABA allows lawyers to use AI, they must verify outputs—something a growing watchdog network says is often neglected, risking the profession’s credibility.
‘I view the impact it could have on society negatively.’ Even DeepSeek’s leadership frets about AI
DeepSeek senior researcher Chen Deli warned at the World Internet Conference that AI could threaten jobs and society, urging tech firms to act as “defenders.” In China’s more centralized regulatory environment, the comments read less like hype and more like alignment with a push for coordinated governance and algorithmic sovereignty.
Montana becomes first state to enshrine ‘Right to Compute’ into law
Montana’s Right to Compute Act protects residents’ access to hardware, software, and AI tools, imposing a high bar for any restrictions. The law also requires safety provisions for AI-controlled critical infrastructure, signaling a user-empowerment approach amid broader regulatory debates nationwide.
EU will DSGVO schleifen – nicht nur bei Cookie-Bannern
A proposed EU “digital omnibus” could expand the use of “legitimate interest” for data processing, shift cookie consent toward opt-out, and ease training AI on personal data—prompting sharp criticism from privacy advocates. The plan would also centralize AI oversight and narrow what qualifies as sensitive data, raising alarms about erosion of GDPR protections.
As US schools adopt AI, a look at AI-powered tools scanning students’ chats for self-harm
Tools like GoGuardian are being sold to schools to flag mentions of self-harm in student chatbot conversations. Supporters see a chance to prevent tragedies, while critics warn of privacy risks and the normalization of surveillance in classrooms.
Investment in subsea cables to hit $13B by 2027, driven by AI buildout
Spending on undersea cables is expected to nearly double versus the prior three-year period, reaching $13 billion from 2025–2027. With over 95% of global data traversing these lines, the AI compute boom is accelerating demand for bandwidth and redundancy.
OpenAI, Alphabet, and Perplexity woo India with free paid tiers
Major AI companies offering free access in India suggests the country is a prime market for broad AI adoption. With a massive user base and expanding digital infrastructure, India is positioned as a strategic bet for scaling AI services.
Chinese robotaxis look a lot like Waymo—and they’re expanding abroad
China’s robotaxi players are matching Waymo on tech and rider experience at home while pushing into international markets. Their expansion is intensifying the global race to commercialize autonomous vehicles.
Asia’s tycoons pile into data centers amid $240B APAC hyperscale push
Billionaires including Masayoshi Son and Mukesh Ambani are jumping into the region’s data center boom. With tech giants planning massive hyperscale expansion, the infrastructure race is becoming a marquee investment theme across APAC.
Nasdaq slumps 3% for the week as top AI names shed ~$800B
The Nasdaq had its worst five-day stretch since April amid a sharp pullback in AI-linked megacaps. The selloff underscores persistent valuation concerns even as AI investment and deployment surge.
DeepSeek researcher voices pessimism on AI’s impact in rare appearance
In its first public outing since R1’s breakout, DeepSeek signaled caution about AI’s societal effects. The remarks highlight growing acknowledgment—even among top labs—of the technology’s disruptive potential.
Little-known banks fuel Trump family’s crypto spree
Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors have emerged as key backers of the Trump family’s crypto deals. Their close ties to Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are helping grease high-profile transactions amid a politicized crypto moment.
Inside Cursor: 60 days at an AI coding decacorn
A first-person account reveals a mostly in-person culture with minimal meetings, aggressive recruiting, and heavy dogfooding. It’s a snapshot of how a hypergrowth AI company operates behind the scenes.
Judge declares mistrial in MIT grads’ $25M crypto case
A federal jury couldn’t reach a verdict in a complex fraud case involving alleged theft from Ethereum traders. The mistrial leaves a high-profile prosecution unresolved amid ongoing scrutiny of crypto market integrity.
When AIs trade like humans: All six models lost money in Alpha Arena
Six frontier models each received $10,000 to trade crypto derivatives for two weeks—and all booked losses, ranging from $652 to $5,679. The experiment underscores how market volatility and real-world constraints trip up even state-of-the-art models.
Apple Music’s growth risk: no free tier to feed the funnel
Weekly usage data show Spotify at 43% versus Apple Music at 16%, and analysts point to the lack of a free, ad-supported tier as a headwind. The gap may widen in emerging markets where free options dominate discovery and conversion.
Rivian spins off Mind Robotics, raises $115M seed
The EV maker’s new industrial AI and robotics spinoff secured a nine-figure seed led by Eclipse. It’s a bid to extend Rivian’s technology into broader automation markets beyond automotive.
Tala Health raises $100M to launch AI agents for clinicians
Backed by Sofreh Capital, Tala Health plans to roll out AI agents that assist clinicians and improve patient care access. Founder Ritankar Das positions the company to deliver always-available, AI-enabled support in clinical workflows.
