{"id":"1793747962425-tech-segment","slug":"will-alphabet-matter-in-2036","title":"Will Alphabet Matter in 2036?","summary":"Anthropic is developing a system called FlashProve to let people verify that an AI response came from the model it claims.\n\nData center builders are using old jet engines as an interim power source while waiting for grid access and new turbines, according to TechCrunch.\n\nBallistic Ventures is seeking $360 million for a new flagship fund and $130 million for another investment vehicle, totaling $490 million.\n\nPalantir's U.S. commercial revenue exceeded its U.S. government revenue for the first time, according to TechCrunch.","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T23:19:22.425Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Tech Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Anthropic is developing a system called FlashProve to let people verify that an AI response came from the model it claims.\nSource: [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/) NAMES: Anthropic = AI company behind Claude. (https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/)\n\nTRUE: Data center builders are using old jet engines as an interim power source while waiting for grid access and new turbines, according to TechCrunch.\nSource: [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data-centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/) NAMES: — (https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data-centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/)\n\nTRUE: Ballistic Ventures is seeking $360 million for a new flagship fund and $130 million for another investment vehicle, totaling $490 million.\nSource: [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/ted-schleins-ballistic-ventures-seeks-490m-for-new-funds-amid-ai-driven-cybersecurity-boom/) NAMES: Ballistic (https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/ted-schleins-ballistic-ventures-seeks-490m-for-new-funds-amid-ai-driven-cybersecurity-boom/)\n\nTRUE: Palantir's U.S. commercial revenue exceeded its U.S. government revenue for the first time, according to TechCrunch.\nSource: [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/hiding-inside-palantirs-skyrocketing-quarter-is-a-foreboding-signal/) NAMES: Palantir = data analytics/softwa (https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/hiding-inside-palantirs-skyrocketing-quarter-is-a-foreboding-signal/)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Anthropic is developing a system called FlashProve to let people verify that an AI response came from the model it claims.","sourceName":"[techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/) NAMES: Anthropic = AI company behind Claude.","sourceUrl":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/","claim":"Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity - Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.","author":"TechCrunch"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Data center builders are using old jet engines as an interim power source while waiting for grid access and new turbines, according to TechCrunch.","sourceName":"[techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data-centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/) NAMES: —","sourceUrl":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data-centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/","claim":"Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows - The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.","author":"TechCrunch"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Ballistic Ventures is seeking $360 million for a new flagship fund and $130 million for another investment vehicle, totaling $490 million.","sourceName":"[techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/ted-schleins-ballistic-ventures-seeks-490m-for-new-funds-amid-ai-driven-cybersecurity-boom/) NAMES: Ballistic","sourceUrl":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/ted-schleins-ballistic-ventures-seeks-490m-for-new-funds-amid-ai-driven-cybersecurity-boom/","claim":"Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom - Cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.","author":"TechCrunch"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Palantir's U.S. commercial revenue exceeded its U.S. government revenue for the first time, according to TechCrunch.","sourceName":"[techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/hiding-inside-palantirs-skyrocketing-quarter-is-a-foreboding-signal/) NAMES: Palantir = data analytics/softwa","sourceUrl":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/hiding-inside-palantirs-skyrocketing-quarter-is-a-foreboding-signal/","claim":"Hiding inside Palantir’s skyrocketing quarter is a foreboding signal - Palantir's U.S. commercial revenue surpassed U.S. government revenue for the first time ever.","author":"TechCrunch"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/","name":"[techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/anthropic-is-working-on-a-system-to-prove-ai-models-identity/) NAMES: Anthropic = AI company behind Claude.","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data-centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/","name":"[techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data-centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/) NAMES: —","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/ted-schleins-ballistic-ventures-seeks-490m-for-new-funds-amid-ai-driven-cybersecurity-boom/","name":"[techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/ted-schleins-ballistic-ventures-seeks-490m-for-new-funds-amid-ai-driven-cybersecurity-boom/) NAMES: Ballistic","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/hiding-inside-palantirs-skyrocketing-quarter-is-a-foreboding-signal/","name":"[techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/hiding-inside-palantirs-skyrocketing-quarter-is-a-foreboding-signal/) NAMES: Palantir = data analytics/softwa","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"TechCrunch"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793747962425-tech-segment-will-alphabet-matter-in-2036","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793747962425-tech-segment-will-alphabet-matter-in-2036","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793747962425-tech-segment-will-alphabet-matter-in-2036 and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Matilda","text":"Simple Investor posted on X a 2036 test for Alphabet. The moat, it says, is exceptional."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's the strongest position in tech. Search, YouTube, Android."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Safest bet? The exact thing AI assistants are built to replace is a search box."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Oh, come on. Search still has around ninety percent share."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Android has seventy percent, but Apple takes most of the profit. Share isn't everything."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Chrome has seventy-one percent of browsers. That's the front door to the whole web."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And if the front door becomes a conversation, where's the search ad?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"You don't erase those habits in ten years. Google still answers."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"BlackBerry was a habit too. Ten years later, gone."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's a phone maker with one product. Alphabet has search, video, cloud, AI, robotaxis."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But almost all the profit is search. That's the floor everyone's trying to pull out."},{"host":"Chris","text":"YouTube is a massive ad business on its own. It's not just search."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"YouTube is the strongest asset they have. I'll give you that."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And Gemini? They're one of the biggest AI spenders on the planet."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Spending isn't winning. But Alphabet still looks strong to me."},{"host":"Chris","text":"A compliment from you is practically a love letter."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Strong company, yes. Dominant by 2036, I'm not ready."},{"host":"Chris","text":"You're assuming users want answers and nothing else. They still click, browse, buy."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"They'll click less. That's the entire point of the assistant."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Then Google owns the assistant too. AI overviews keep people on the page."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Until someone ships an assistant that doesn't show links at all."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Apple and OpenAI are trying. Google still has Android and Chrome as defaults."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Defaults change. Internet Explorer used to be the default."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And Google built Chrome. They understand distribution better than anyone."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Fine. Strong by 2036. I'll take that."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Now we're arguing about the size of the win."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Different corner. Rich Griese posted on X that AI detectors are changing how humans write."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Changing it how?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"He says authors are dropping em dashes, avoiding words like 'delve,' and adding typos on purpose."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"So we're wrecking our own sentences to prove we're human."},{"host":"Chris","text":"He also says the 'not X but Y' construction is being stripped out. That's a real loss."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"If the detector is dumb enough to flag style, writers are right to game it."},{"host":"Chris","text":"But deliberate typos? That's not gaming it. That's making everyone's work worse."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Maybe build a better detector instead of asking writers to sound worse."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Every editor now gets misspellings and a note saying 'that's the human touch.'"},{"host":"Matilda","text":"One account's claim, not a study. But if it's widespread, the detector has too much power."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Bad grammar as proof of personhood. That's the stage we're at."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And from the rumor mill, Waheed Sheikh posted on X that OpenAI launched a model called GPT six point one Terra."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I saw one from an account called Base RSS. Screen control, app operation, half the API price."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Half the price is the part that matters, but there's no official word from OpenAI."},{"host":"Chris","text":"If it's real, it's a big deal. A cheaper model that can use a computer screen?"},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It would put immediate pressure on every agent startup. Every one of them."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The claim it matches another model called Astra at one-tenth the cost? That needs evidence."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Right now it's rumor. No launch announcement, no docs, just posts."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The AI hype machine never sleeps."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Well, until it learns to add typos."}]}