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Listen: https://ift.tt/a1OHUQ2 We’re looking back at 10 of the episodes that defined 2025 at The Take. This originally aired on November 19. None of the dates or references have been changed. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is operating in an… more ›
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This is the third in my annual series reviewing everything that happened in the LLM space over the past 12 months. For previous years see Stuff we figured out about … https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/the-year-in-llms/ more ›
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As the war grinds on, sophisticated Russian defenses have pushed Ukraine to develop a frightening new weapon: semiautonomous killing machines. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/magazine/ukraine-ai-drones-war-russia.html more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/HFpMG3I In our last episode before the end of the year, we ask: what could 2026 hold for the global economy? Will the US keep powering ahead, is China finally turning a corner, and how much further can interest… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/FUQXdb5 As the year draws to a close, this episode looks ahead to some of the stories and events that could likely shape 2026. We ask which warning signs are already flashing, and what might still catch the world… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/5OJQZ1u We begin 2026 with a look ahead. New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker joins host Ravi Agrawal to share his take on what’s to come in the new year. Learn more about your ad choices.… more ›
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Shane Legg, Chief AGI Scientist and co-founder of Google DeepMind, has been talking about artificial general intelligence, or AGI, for more than a decade. So what’s changed? According to Shane, now is the time to take it seriously. In this… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/qCOFxnW Why is the world moving away from liberalism and towards conservatism? One of Britain’s most provocative thinkers, John Gray is a political philosopher known for dismantling liberalism and exposing the illusions of human progress. Former Professor of European… more ›
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Zhengdong Wang’s personal website https://zhengdongwang.com/2025/12/30/2025-letter.html more ›