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Sci-Fi Week: Espionage, Local Models, Thruster Car

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All three events are real: an OpenAI engineer was charged with hiding a covert recording device inside OpenAI's SF office; Meta's Muse Spark Open can run locally on two Mac Studios; and Tesla demoed a thruster-equipped Roadster prototype hopping over five parked cars.

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All three events are real: an OpenAI engineer was charged with hiding a covert recording device inside OpenAI's SF office; Meta's Muse Spark Open can run locally on two Mac Studios; and Tesla demoed a thruster-equipped Roadster prototype hopping over five parked cars.

Between corporate espionage inside frontier labs, autonomous models running locally on Mac Studios, and Tesla launching a thruster-powered supercar over five parked cars, this week felt like peak sci-fi turned operational reality. https://t.co/105rxhlc9Q

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CYou're listening to Tech Brief, the biggest stories in two minutes.
MFirst, a wild week for frontier tech. An OpenAI engineer is charged with hiding a recording device inside their San Francisco office.
CCorporate espionage in an AI lab. Not a movie plot, an actual charge.
MMeanwhile, Meta released a model called Muse Spark Open that runs locally on two Mac Studios. No cloud needed.
CAnd Tesla demoed a thruster-equipped Roadster prototype hopping over five parked cars.
MThat's the same week. Peak sci-fi, for real.
MNow the markets. Meta's free cash flow went negative for the first time in over a decade.
CThe AI buildout is expensive. Investors are asking when the spending pays off.
MThe Nasdaq had its worst day since early June. That's your Tech Brief.

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