Meta's AI Agent Plan, Grok's Perversion, Prison Of Financial Mediocrity
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Meta is buying AI startup manis to do what exactly? Grok undresses people and apologizes, who's responsible? And why are so many young people turning to prediction markets and sports betting? Here's a theory. That's coming up on a Big Technology Podcast Friday edition right after this.
Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional cool-headed and nuanced format. We have a great show for you today as we kick off 2026. We're going to talk about why Meta is buying the AI agent startup Manus. We're going to talk about Grok, uh, I wouldn't even say going rogue, but basically following the prompts of people on Twitter and bikini-ifying, if that's a word, and uh undressing people and then apologizing afterwards and who's responsible for that.
And then we'll also take a look at uh a great piece called The Prison of Financial Mediocrity and and an explanation for why so many people are turning to sports, gambling, sports betting, and prediction markets. And joining us as always to do it here as we kick off the year is Ron John Roy of Margins. Ron John, great to see you. Great to see you. Happy New Year.
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