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Meta’s AR ambitions meet reality, and California gets serious about AI safety…again┃Equity Podcast

This week on Equity, Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff unpack the biggest moves in AI, robotics, and regulation. Listen to the full episode to hear about: Meta Connect’s AR/AI vision and neural wristband control (plus the demos that didn’t go as planned). Jack Altman’s rapid $275M fundraise and the Altman brothers’ expanding Silicon…

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This week on Equity, Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff unpack the biggest moves in AI, robotics, and regulation. Listen to the full episode to hear about:

Meta Connect’s AR/AI vision and neural wristband control (plus the demos that didn’t go as planned).

Jack Altman’s rapid $275M fundraise and the Altman brothers’ expanding Silicon Valley influence.

The Waymo-Lyft partnership bringing robotaxis to Nashville and the hunt for profitable AV models.

California’s new AI safety legislation and what it means for Big Tech.

Why investors may soon call this the “golden age of robotics.”

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod.

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The Nurse Who Can Smell Parkinson’s | Joy Milne | TED

What does Parkinson’s smell like? Ask nurse Joy Milne. Born with a hypersensitive nose, she spent a lifetime learning to recognize diseases through their scents. When she smelled Parkinson’s on her husband years before his diagnosis, she decided to put her gift to the test. Today, her extraordinary nose has been translated into a non-invasive…

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What does Parkinson’s smell like? Ask nurse Joy Milne. Born with a hypersensitive nose, she spent a lifetime learning to recognize diseases through their scents. When she smelled Parkinson’s on her husband years before his diagnosis, she decided to put her gift to the test. Today, her extraordinary nose has been translated into a non-invasive test — helping researchers diagnose what was right under their noses all along. (Recorded at TEDxManchester on March 4, 2023)

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This Robot Looks Right Out of Star Wars

The $25,000 Tron 1 from LimX Dynamics looks like a mini AT-ST from Star Wars: here’s what it actually can do. 00:00 – Introducing the Star Wars-inspired Tron 00:11 – Durability and Speed Testing 00:34 – Real-World Applications: Deliveries and Inspections 01:15 – Autonomous Tours and Human Interaction 01:32 – Photobot: Autonomous Photography 01:55 –…

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The $25,000 Tron 1 from LimX Dynamics looks like a mini AT-ST from Star Wars: here’s what it actually can do.

00:00 – Introducing the Star Wars-inspired Tron
00:11 – Durability and Speed Testing
00:34 – Real-World Applications: Deliveries and Inspections
01:15 – Autonomous Tours and Human Interaction
01:32 – Photobot: Autonomous Photography
01:55 – Pricing and Future Outlook

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The Latest Folding iPhone Reports – April 30, 2026

There’s still a lot of rumor, speculation, and alleged leaks around the possibility of Apple releasing a foldable phone, but who would this be for, anyway? One guess: it could be for people who miss the iPad Mini, if the apps can just work. #ipad #iphone #iphoneultra #iphonefold Add CNET as a trusted news source…

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There’s still a lot of rumor, speculation, and alleged leaks around the possibility of Apple releasing a foldable phone, but who would this be for, anyway? One guess: it could be for people who miss the iPad Mini, if the apps can just work. #ipad #iphone #iphoneultra #iphonefold

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