- Developers
- Learn about new hardware like Nvidia's H200 chips and the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation for agent development.
- Business
- Understand market shifts with Nvidia's China chip exports, Meta's mixed reality strategy, and Google's XR prototypes.
- Everyday users
- Discover new consumer tech like Google's smart glasses, Meta's Limitless pendant, and Pebble's smart ring.
This episode provides a solid roundup of significant AI and tech news, including hardware, agent development, and company strategies.
Phantom Datacenters
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AI Inside hosts Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Google's XR prototypes, Meta's mixed reality delays, Nvidia's H200 chip exports to China, and the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation. They also cover Meta's acquisition of Limitless, Pebble's smart ring, and Perplexity's AI browser impacting Google Drive. The episode touches on AI agents, hardware, and the evolving AI landscape.
This episode covers new smart glasses and mixed reality tech from Google and Meta. It also discusses computer chips for AI, new AI assistants that can act for you, and smart gadgets like rings. It's about how AI is changing the technology we use every day.
This episode offers a broad overview of current AI and mixed reality developments, making it relevant for tech enthusiasts, industry watchers, and consumers interested in future devices. It connects to frontier labs' current focus on multimodal AI, agent development, and hardware advancements. Listeners learn about competitive moves from Google and Meta, supply chain considerations for AI hardware from Nvidia, and new AI agent collaborations.
- HostJason Howell
- HostJeff Jarvis
- Episode Title: Phantom Datacenters
- Show: AI Inside
- Length: 84 minutes
- Nvidia H200 Chips: Cleared for export to China.
- Agentic AI Foundation: Alliance includes OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block.
- Pebble Smart Ring: Debut of Index 01 for under $100.
This episode is sponsored by Your360 AI. Get 10% off through January 2026 at https://Your360.ai with code: INSIDE. Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis explore Google's XR prototypes and Meta's mixed reality delay, Nvidia's H200 chips cleared for China, the Agentic AI Foundation alliance, Meta's Limitless pendant acquisition, and Pebble's smart ring debut.
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CHAPTERS:
- 0:00 - Podcast start
- 7:55 - I tried Google’s prototype smart glasses and it almost made me forget about my phone
- 8:13 - Here's how Google is laying the foundation for our mixed reality future
- 32:28 - Commerce to open up exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China
- 35:46 - Exclusive: Nvidia builds location verification tech that could help fight chip smuggling
- 41:06 - OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice
- 48:05 - Meta Acquires Limiteless, an A.I. Pendant Company Backed by Sam Altman
- 49:48 - Pebble maker announces Index 01, a smart-ish ring for under $100
- 55:48 - TESCREALers paying journalists at major outlets to cover AI
- 1:01:01 - Jeff's ARXIV Showdown
- 1:07:09 - From Inbox to Wipeout: Perplexity Comet’s AI Browser Quietly Erasing Google Drive
- 1:07:44 - Block all AI browsers for the foreseeable future: Gartner
- 1:11:09 - You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT
- 1:14:51 - Google's year in search adds AI catch-me-up
- 1:15:08 - Google’s Year in Search 2025: These trending topics spiked big
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- XR
- Jason Howell
- Extended Reality, a term for virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality combined.
- Agentic AI
- Jeff Jarvis
- AI systems designed to act autonomously to achieve specific goals.
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Questions people ask
- What AI developments is Google working on?
- Google is developing prototype smart glasses and laying foundations for a mixed reality future.
- What is the Agentic AI Foundation?
- It is an alliance formed by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block to ensure AI agents interact harmoniously.
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