Leopards Ate My Superintelligence

It's 105 degrees in San Diego, Oktoberfest is installing misters, and somehow that's the least unhinged thing we talk about this week. 🔥🍺

Chris and DJ dig into the news that AI is officially "superintelligence" now, and that the AI companies have pinky-sworn to police themselves. (What could go wrong?) Then it's a tour through the midterm polling from Nate Silver and Polymarket, tariffs that are hammering California grape growers, the $5,000 promise, and the ballroom that's definitely, totally not a bunker.

On the tech side: DJ's iPhone 18 quest hits the AT&T store, Chris bets on the Apple Watch Ultra's always-on AI to win arguments at home, and he hands an AI the keys to a clean macOS install, Adobe suite and all. Plus a rant about podcasts that skip chapter markers (you're welcome).

Then things get weird. The PS5 Pro is sold out until spring, Wolverine is flopping, and early GTA 6 reviews reveal a game that's gone fully adults-only. We wrap with awkward family moments courtesy of Showgirls and The Witcher 3, and why the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings theater re-releases are a surprise goldmine.

🎧 CHAPTERS

(00:00) - Melting 105° Oktoberfest

(02:46) - AI Gets Rebranded as "Superintelligence"

(05:13) - Nate Silver, Polymarket & the Midterm Odds

(07:22) - Texas Senate: Talarico vs. Paxton

(08:37) - Buttigieg's Advice: Focus on Prices

(10:09) - The Iran War & Pain at the Pump

(12:50) - Tariffs, Canada & California Grapes