The AI Breakdown

AI Weekly News Briefing: OpenAI’s Big Enterprise Play, Meta’s Privacy Backlash, and AI’s Impact on Jobs

In this week’s AI Breakdown, I cover the biggest stories shaping the world of AI. OpenAI doubles down on the enterprise with new partnerships and ambitions to make ChatGPT the front door to work. Meta faces backlash over plans to use AI chats for ad targeting. OpenAI teams up with AMD in a massive GPU deal as US–China tensions reshape the global chip race. Anthropic lands major wins with IBM and Deloitte, and new data shows how AI is transforming jobs, from “workslop” cleanup work to declining entry-level roles. All that and more, in under 10 minutes.

OpenAI Dev Day 2025 Recap

OpenAI's Dev Day 2025 was packed with announcements, but which ones actually matter for developers and businesses? In this episode, I walk through the key launches including AgentKit (build AI agents without code), Apps within ChatGPT (third-party integrations that work inside the platform), Sora 2 API access for video generation, and the eye-wateringly expensive GPT-5 Pro.
I share my honest take on each announcement, explain what the pricing really means, and help you figure out which tools are worth your attention. 

AI Weekly News Briefing: Sora 2 Takes Off, UiPath Goes Agentic, and Microsoft Gets Smarter

In this week’s AI Breakdown, I unpack OpenAI’s Sora video app launch, Snowflake’s big AI moves, NVIDIA’s billion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, UiPath’s enterprise automation breakthroughs, and Microsoft’s new Agent Mode—all in under 10 minutes, with a focus on why these news items matter to your work and business.

ChatGPT Projects vs Claude Projects vs Custom GPTs

ChatGPT projects, Claude projects, and custom GPTs look similar but work completely differently. Today I'm breaking down the context limits, collaboration features, memory architecture, and pricing, to help you determine which tool actually fits your workflow, together with practical advice to help you choose.

AI Weekly Briefing: OpenAI’s $500B Play, Alibaba’s Trillion-Param Model, and ChatGPT Goes Proactive

This week on The AI Breakdown: OpenAI’s $500B compute play, Alibaba’s trillion-parameter model, Databricks’ $100M OpenAI deal, Microsoft Copilot gets Claude, Google grounds AI in facts, and Magnum Ice Cream taps AI for healthier recipes. Your weekly AI business stories explained in under 5 minutes.

AI Weekly Briefing: Oracle’s $20B Power Play, YouTube’s AI Creator Push, and Amazon’s New Agent

In this week’s AI Weekly Briefing, Oracle eyes a $20B cloud deal with Meta, YouTube launches 30+ new AI tools for creators, Amazon rolls out an AI agent for its 1.3M marketplace sellers, and Chrome gets its biggest AI-powered upgrade ever.

AI Weekly Briefing: OpenAI’s $300B Cloud Bet, Google vs. Publishers, and X AI Layoffs

This week on The AI Breakdown, I unpack the biggest stories shaping the AI landscape:
OpenAI makes a bold shift toward a for-profit future, backed by a $300B cloud deal with Oracle and a tighter grip on revenue.
 The UK is positioning itself not just as an AI investment hub, but as a leader in responsible AI governance.
Google faces fresh legal fire from Penske Media over AI summaries and the rise of zero-click searches.
Elon Musk’s X AI lays off 500 annotators to double down on specialist tutors.
And Genesys launches its new “Agentic Copilot,” putting AI right at the heart of customer service.

Is Vibe Coding Changing Software Forever

Vibe coding is shaking up the way we build software, turning programming into a conversation. In this episode of The AI Breakdown, I dig into what vibe coding really is, why it’s exploding in 2025, and whether it’s actually ready for prime time.
We’ll look at how tools like Lovable, Cursor, Bolt.new, and Replit are empowering everyone, from seasoned developers to complete beginners, to spin up apps with natural language prompts. But with the hype comes risk: messy code, flimsy guardrails, and even some catastrophic failures.
The question is, are we seeing the future of coding, or just the latest hype cycle?

AI Weekly Briefing: Layoffs, Lawsuits, and Market Moves

Catch up on the week’s top AI news in under 10 minutes: from Salesforce’s AI-driven workforce changes to public sector adoption, security alerts, copyright settlements, and game-changing infrastructure moves. Discover why scaling up GenAI means your next business challenge is execution, not just innovation.

AI Weekly Briefing: Banks Bet Big, Google Goes On-Prem, Microsoft Flexes Models

Dive into this week’s AI Breakdown and get up to speed on massive GenAI rollouts in banking, enterprise moves for secure AI, Microsoft and Meta’s new model strategies, and the human side of AI change, all in under 10 minutes.