
Your five-minute Monday morning guide to AI developments that actually matter to the South Coast. Host Mark Sylvester connects the latest artificial intelligence news to our unique regional ecosystem—from UCSB's quantum computing breakthroughs to local tech companies like Procore, Invoca, and Apeel Sciences. Each week: weekend AI developments, key stories with South Coast connections, and what's a... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 20 | Founded | 8 months ago |
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| Categories | Tech NewsNewsTechnology | ||||

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Episode: "The Trust Paradox: Why AI's Biggest Problem Isn't Technical"
Air Date: Monday, December 2, 2025
Length: 14.5 minutes
IN THIS EPISODE:
Google's AI Comeback:
• Gemini 3 launch impresses even Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff
• Iro... more
"Jarnathan & Alice: Google's Gemini 3 Tops Every Benchmark"
EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Jarnathan fills Mark's seat this Thanksgiving week, joined by Alice Chen for tech intelligence you can actually use. Google just launched Gemini 3 - their most intellig... more
GET CURRENT - November 17, 2025
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Get Current - November 17, 2025
This week: AI infrastructure spending hits $5 trillion scale, Microsoft's continent-spanning "AI superfactory," and local connections to... more
GET CURRENT: Tech Intelligence for the South Coast
Episode: November 11, 2025
"When Vibe Coding Becomes Official (And Santa Barbara Goes Quantum)"
EPISODE SUMMARY
This week, "vibe coding" becomes the Collins Dictionary Word of the Year just as Ma... more
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Episode: "When the Co-Host Buffers" - November 3, 2025
Alice flies solo while Mark's avatar experiences technical difficulties. This week: Jensen Huang's must-see GTC keynote reveals the future, Nvidia hits $5 trillion, SpaceX admits moo... more
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Episode: "13,000x Faster: How Quantum Computing Just Changed Everything"
Air Date: Monday, October 28, 2025
EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Google's Willow quantum chip just shattered computing limits, performing calculations 13,000 ... more
In this episode:
• Advanced Voice Mode reality check - what works, what doesn't
• YouTube's Veo 3: Free AI video generation with sound
• Microsoft patches 183 flaws as Windows 10 support ends
• AI tools that actually deliver: Canva, Descript, UXP... more
Episode Title: "When Santa Barbara Shows the World How It's Done"
Air Date: Monday, October 13, 2025
Episode Length: ~5 minutes
Main Headlines:
• UCSB physicists John Martinis and Michel Devoret win Nobel Prize in Physics for quantum tunneling r... more










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