TNW 415: OpenAI's "Code Red" - Samsung's Trifold Phone Challenging the Future of Mobile Phones
Tech News Weekly (Audio)
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🗓️ 4 December 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Jacob Ward of The Rip Current is hosting Tech News Weekly this week, joined by Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET as well! Samsung unveils its upcoming tri-folding phone. OpenAI declares a "code red" to improve the quality of ChatGPT. How do you feel about the idea of ChatGPT being a dating coach for you? And Scott Weiner's work on shaping AI regulation.
- Abrar chats about Samsung's unveiling of its upcoming tri-folding phone, the Galaxy Z TriFold.
- Jacob shares how, after Google and Anthropic have made considerable strides in their own AI models, Gemini 3 and Claude Opus 4.5, respectively, OpenAI has declared a 'code red' to divert all resources into improving its ChatGPT model.
- Journalist Rita Omokha joins the show to chat about her recent article talking about how slowly more women are utilizing AI in providing advice towards aspects of their lives, such as relationship advice.
- And reporter Adam Rogers stops by to chat with Jacob about California Senator Scott Weiner and the work the senator has done on AI regulation and what could be next down the road.
Hosts: Jacob Ward and Abrar Al-Heeti
Guests: Rita Omokha and Adam Rogers
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Jake Ward, filling in for Micah Sargent. |
| 0:02.0 | Coming up on Tech News Weekly, we are looking at the new really expensive and tiny foldable phone from Samsung. |
| 0:09.0 | We're looking at OpenAI's Code Red. |
| 0:12.0 | We're looking at the issue of AI dating and AI as a dating coach. |
| 0:17.0 | And we're looking at a profile of who could be arguably the most powerful national politician |
| 0:21.5 | when it comes to regulating big technology, especially AI, |
| 0:25.2 | and spending time with a journalist who has spent time with that person. |
| 0:29.2 | This is, again, Tech News Weekly, and I'm Jake Ward in for Michael Sargent. |
| 0:32.6 | Stick around. |
| 0:35.9 | Podcasts you love. |
| 0:38.7 | From people you trust. |
| 0:41.5 | This is Twitter. |
| 0:52.3 | This is Tech News Weekly, episode 415 with Abaraaiti and me, Jacob Ward, recorded Thursday, December 4th, 2025. |
| 0:54.8 | OpenAI's Code Red. |
| 0:58.8 | Hello and welcome to Tech News Weekly. |
| 1:03.2 | This is the show where every week we talk to and about people making and breaking tech news. |
| 1:04.2 | I am Jacob Ward. |
| 1:05.8 | Typically, I host the Rip Current podcast. |
| 1:10.3 | I occasionally get to be a guest on this show, but this week, Micah Sargent, who's off, asked me to fill in. So, |
| 1:12.2 | God help me and God help you. And please be merciful and helpful in your feedback because I don't |
| 1:18.6 | know what I'm doing. So let's figure it out together. I am pleased, very pleased to be, to have my |
| 1:24.4 | hand held today by Abra Al-Hidi from CNET. Hello, Abra. Thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate it. This is literally like, I'm like, take my hand, please. No, I fully, fully believe in you. And you have the radio voice, which is really half the battle. So who cares what you say? It goes a long way as I flubbed through this. At least it'll sound smooth. |
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