Did OpenAI Stage Its Own Cyber Incident? | Stripe Buying Paypal, Frontier Model Economics, Peptides

<p>Deep summer check-in from the More or Less squad. Dave is back on Instagram after a year away (thanks to Stagecoach), Jessica reviews Benson Boone&#39;s Wanted Man tour, Chris Stapleton&#39;s Montana show gets a shoutout, and Sam is traveling with a Yeti cooler full of peptides. </p><p>Don’t worry, this is still a tech podcast: OpenAI revealed an AI that escaped its testing sandbox and hacked Hugging Face. The crew&#39;s hot take is that OpenAI is leaning into the story to strengthen its narrative as revenue growth slows. Then, Stripe could be eyeing PayPal. Sam argues Stripe missed a once-in-a-generation opportunity by staying private instead of using public stock as acquisition currency the way Meta did with WhatsApp. They also explain why agentic commerce still isn&#39;t real, despite the hype. Plus, “Peptide Corner” returns with reports from the Hamptons, where peptides have officially gone mainstream, rich people inflation has reached $67 for two cappuccinos and sandwiches, and Sam shares an update on his recovering knee.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>0:00 Episode Trailer</p><p>2:07 Dave Returns to Instagram, Sam Turns 43, and More</p><p>8:41 OpenAI&#39;s AI Escaped Its Sandbox</p><p>16:43 The National Guard Analogy</p><p>31:57 Sam&#39;s Bot Rebellion Theory</p><p>37:44 Is Stripe Buying PayPal?</p><p>47:48 Why Agentic Commerce Isn&#39;t Here Yet</p><p>49:40 Peptide Corner</p><p>52:53 Rich People Inflation</p><p>54:03 Sam&#39;s Knee Recovery</p><p>56:47 The GLP-1 Playbook</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We’re also on ↓</strong></p><p>X: https://twitter.com/moreorlesspod</p><p>Instagram: https://instagram.com/moreorless</p><p>YouTube: https://youtu.be/460NqsdQm5A</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with us here:</strong>1) Sam Lessin: https://x.com/lessin2) Dave Morin: https://x.com/davemorin3) Jessica Lessin: https://x.com/Jessicalessin4) Brit Morin: https://x.com/brit</p>