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This is Pod Snacks.
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Here's what's driving the conversation.
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Saturday, May 30th, 2026.
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A Google engineer named Michelle Spagnulio turned confidential search data into more than$1.2 million in polymarket winnings.
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She operated under the account name Alpha Raccoon.
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Federal charges followed the discovery.
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The scale of the bets stood out because they relied on internal information that ordinary traders never see.
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Investigators traced the activity directly to her role at the company.
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The case now raises fresh questions about how search giants protect sensitive data from employee misuse.
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The episode also covers the Pope issuing a 235-page encyclical on artificial intelligence.
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The document warns that AI systems often reflect the priorities of the people who build and control them.
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It calls for new regulations aimed at preventing dangerous concentrations of power.
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The tone is measured yet urgent.
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Anthropic closed its Series H round at a$965 billion valuation.
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The company reported a$47 billion revenue run rate at the same time.
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It also previewed a more capable mythos class model expected later this year.
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Investors clearly see continued momentum in frontier model development.
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The round size reflects how quickly capital is flowing into leading AI labs.
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Global funding for robotics and physical AI reached$26 billion last year.
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That figure compares with just$4.2 billion in 2019.
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Through May 20th of this year, the total already stands at$23 billion.
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The acceleration shows physical systems moving from research labs into commercial deployment at a faster pace than many expected.
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Bungie ended active development of Destiny 2 after nearly 12 years.
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One host logged more than 2,210 hours in the game.
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Servers are expected to stay online in the same way Destiny 1 continued after its own support cycle ended.
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Players now face a long period of reflection on what the title meant to them.
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Blue Origin conducted a static fire test of its new Glenn rocket at LC 36.
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The test produced a massive mushroom cloud and left extreme damage to the launch pad.
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No injuries were reported.
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The incident highlights the technical risks that remain even for well funded private space programs.
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Engineers will now assess how long repairs will take before the next attempt.
00:00:04.799 --> 00:00:06.240
This is Pod Snacks.
00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:08.240
Here's what's driving the conversation.
00:00:08.480 --> 00:00:11.279
Saturday, May 30th, 2026.
00:00:11.519 --> 00:00:19.600
A Google engineer named Michelle Spagnulio turned confidential search data into more than$1.2 million in polymarket winnings.
00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:22.719
She operated under the account name Alpha Raccoon.
00:00:22.879 --> 00:00:24.960
Federal charges followed the discovery.
00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:30.239
The scale of the bets stood out because they relied on internal information that ordinary traders never see.
00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:33.840
Investigators traced the activity directly to her role at the company.
00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:39.600
The case now raises fresh questions about how search giants protect sensitive data from employee misuse.
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:46.079
The episode also covers the Pope issuing a 235-page encyclical on artificial intelligence.
00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:51.679
The document warns that AI systems often reflect the priorities of the people who build and control them.
00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:56.000
It calls for new regulations aimed at preventing dangerous concentrations of power.
00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:58.479
The tone is measured yet urgent.
00:01:01.359 --> 00:01:07.120
Anthropic closed its Series H round at a$965 billion valuation.
00:01:07.280 --> 00:01:11.519
The company reported a$47 billion revenue run rate at the same time.
00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:15.599
It also previewed a more capable mythos class model expected later this year.
00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:19.599
Investors clearly see continued momentum in frontier model development.
00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:23.920
The round size reflects how quickly capital is flowing into leading AI labs.
00:01:24.159 --> 00:01:28.879
Global funding for robotics and physical AI reached$26 billion last year.
00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:32.719
That figure compares with just$4.2 billion in 2019.
00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:36.719
Through May 20th of this year, the total already stands at$23 billion.
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:44.000
The acceleration shows physical systems moving from research labs into commercial deployment at a faster pace than many expected.
00:01:47.040 --> 00:01:51.200
Bungie ended active development of Destiny 2 after nearly 12 years.
00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:55.200
One host logged more than 2,210 hours in the game.
00:01:55.439 --> 00:02:01.280
Servers are expected to stay online in the same way Destiny 1 continued after its own support cycle ended.
00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:04.959
Players now face a long period of reflection on what the title meant to them.
00:02:05.200 --> 00:02:09.919
Blue Origin conducted a static fire test of its new Glenn rocket at LC 36.
00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:14.479
The test produced a massive mushroom cloud and left extreme damage to the launch pad.
00:02:14.639 --> 00:02:16.159
No injuries were reported.
00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:21.280
The incident highlights the technical risks that remain even for well funded private space programs.
00:02:21.439 --> 00:02:25.599
Engineers will now assess how long repairs will take before the next attempt.
