#890: IBM shares crashed after its CEO warned of a performance shortfall, reigniting fears of a SaaSpocalypse. China is cracking down on romantic feelings for chatbots to encourage citizens to have more babies as its economy stumbles. There’s whispers of OpenAI’s first consumer product being a screenless speaker that can travel…room to room. Neal’s Numbers is back with daylight savings passing the House, Wingstop can’t stop, and the 30 minute World Cup final. Finally, a new AI dating app is unveiled
0:00 - Canada wildfire smoke spreads to US
2:30 - IBM crashes
7:30 - China cracks down on chatbot romance
10:50 - OpenAI previews first device
15:45 - Permanent daylight saving time passes the House
18:00 - Wingstop won’t stop
21:30 - World Cup halftime
25:00 - Sprint Finish!
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