OpenAI’s Risky Browser Bet, Amazon’s Mass Automation Plan, Clippy’s Back

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Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI's Atlas browser is here 2) Atlas plays 2048 3) The danger of AI browser prompt injection 4) Will Atlas be around in five years? 5) Why Dave's Hot Chicken is the world's top app 6) Amazon has plans to automate hundreds of thousands of jobs 7) OpenAI is paying investment bankers to train its models 8) If we automate all the work, who will be left to buy stuff? 9) Meta cuts 100 AI jobs 10) Reddit fools AI crawlers and shows theft 11) Clippy returns! --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Open AI is in the browser game.
0:02.0	We go hands-on and tell you whether it has a chance.
0:04.9	Amazon has an ambitious plan to automate hundreds of thousands of jobs.
0:09.0	Meta does major AI layoffs and Clippy's back.
0:12.3	That's coming up on a Big Technology Podcast Friday edition right after this.
0:17.0	Capital One's tech team isn't just talking about multi-agentic AI.
0:21.6	They already deployed one.
0:23.6	It's called chat concierge, and it's simplifying car shopping.
0:27.6	Using self-reflection and layered reasoning with live API checks,
0:31.6	it doesn't just help buyers find a car they love.
0:35.6	It helps schedule a test drive, get pre-approved for financing, and estimate trade and value.
0:41.8	Advanced, intuitive, and deployed. That's how they stack. That's technology at Capital One.
0:48.6	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional poolheaded and nuanced format.
0:54.7	We have a big show for you today.
0:56.3	Lots of ground to cover.
0:57.7	We're going to talk about OpenAI's Atlas browser.
1:00.3	We're going to talk about Amazon's mass automation plan, or should we even call it that?
1:04.7	It's a fascinating story.
1:06.3	We're going to talk about the layoffs at Meta's AI Division Fair.
1:10.6	And, of course, Clippy has returned, which we will
1:14.0	Harold at the end of the show. Joining us, as always, on Friday to do it is Ranjan Roy of
1:19.0	margins. Ron John, great to see you. Good to see you. Clippy's back. Clippy's back. I cannot wait.
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