
PowerBites by Julio Zelaya
"PowerBites: Business, Ed & Tech" delivers daily, strategic insights into business, tech, and education, curated by Julio Zelaya for visionary professionals. Subscribe to lead and leverage the most innovative trends.
Episodes
120 episodes
Power Bites - June 13, 2025 Weekly Roundup
Continuing my final leadership module at Penn, and wow—examining what it means to lead when AI can outthink us really puts things in perspective. In today's Power Bites, I dive into Apple's 10-year journey to trust us with CarPlay video, Tesla'...
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Episode 120
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11:32

Power Bites - June 6, 2025 Weekly Roundup
OpenAI's $40 billion funding round is just the tip of the iceberg. From AI cameras cutting traffic violations by 50% to computers literally running on human brain cells (not sci-fi, actual 2025 reality), to Yoshua Bengio warning about AI models...
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Season 2
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Episode 119
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10:49

Power Bites May 23, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🚀 This week in tech feels like science fiction became reality overnight. Claude 4 just outperformed junior developers, Google's Gemini can now think deeply AND browse the web for you, Tesla's Optimus learned to do chores by watching YouTube (ye...
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10:54

Power Bites - May 16, 2025 Weekly Roundup
This week's PowerBites dives into breakthrough AI research showing ChatGPT significantly boosts student learning outcomes, Google's AlphaEvolve quietly saving millions in data center costs, an AI that predicts health from selfies, TikTok's imag...
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Season 2
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Episode 115
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13:23

Power Bites - May 9, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🔥 Today in PowerBites: Apple's secret plan to win the race for your face with project N401 smart glasses, Google loses Safari search traffic for the first time in 22 years (wiping $170B in market value), and why paying ransoms doesn't st...
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Episode 114
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15:21

Power Bites - May 2, 2025, Weekly Roundup
🔥 Tech Acceleration Alert: Amazon's Nova Premier AI can process 8 novels in one go, OpenAI had to roll back ChatGPT for being "too sycophant-y," and Duolingo is phasing out contractors for AI. What does this mean for your business? In to...
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Season 2
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Episode 113
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13:01

Power Bites - April 25, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🔥 Friday Tech Roundup: In this week's PowerBites, I dive into Anthropic's groundbreaking "AI consciousness" research program, Apple's dramatic Siri overhaul led by Vision Pro veterans, and the mind-blowing EV battery breakthrough deliver...
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Episode 112
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15:31

Power Bites - April 18, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🔥 This week in PowerBites: China bans "smart driving" terms after a fatal Xiaomi crash, former Y Combinator president launches a fund for safe AI startups, Tesla faces a lawsuit for allegedly manipulating odometers, and the Space Force u...
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Episode 111
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13:32

Power Bites - April 11, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🔥 Friday Power Bites: Global Markets Surge After EU-US Tariff Pause 🔥The "$23 billion handshake" between the EU and US has markets celebrating, with the S&P 500 jumping 10% in a single day! Plus, Samsung's Ballie robot gets a ...
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Episode 110
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13:07

Power Bites - April 4, 2025 Weekly Roundup
From Anthropic's revolutionary 'Learning Mode' in Claude for Education to the Hollywood-worthy corporate espionage saga between HR giants Rippling and Deel, this week's tech landscape is nothing short of fascinating. Add Google DeepMind's thoug...
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Episode 109
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15:42

Power Bites - March 27, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🔥 This week on Power Bites: Tesla's retro-futuristic diner that transforms charging into an experience, OpenAI's GPUs "melting" from viral Studio Ghibli-style image generations, Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro "thinking model" outperforming comp...
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Episode 108
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9:31

Power Bites - March 21, 2025 Weekly Roundup
This week I'm diving into Ben & Jerry's shocking CEO firing and what it means for corporate activism, Tesla's political firestorm erasing $800B in value, China's groundbreaking AI content labeling laws, Nvidia's mind-blowing new chips, and ...
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Episode 107
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14:43

Power Bites - Friday, 14 March, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🚀 POWER BITES Weekly Roundup: This week I dive into Google's game-changing Gemma 3 AI that runs on a single GPU (democratizing advanced AI for smaller businesses), Volkswagen's surprising return to physical buttons (sometimes innovation ...
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Episode 106
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16:41

Power Bites - March 7, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🚀 This week in PowerBites: OpenAI's shocking $20,000/month AI agents, Delta's revolutionary 50% more fuel-efficient aircraft, TSMC's massive $100B US investment, and the world's first quantum-attack defense chip! Plus, Apple drops the ne...
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11:34

Power Bites - Friday, February 28, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🔥 This week in Power Bites: OpenAI drops GPT-4.5 "Orion" with Sam Altman claiming "a magic I haven't felt before," Anthropic unveils Claude 3.7 Sonnet with revolutionary hybrid reasoning capabilities, xAI introduces a controversial "Unhinged" v...
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Episode 104
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12:22

Power Bites - February 25, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🚀 From humanoid robots that move like us to quantum chips that could revolutionize computing, this week's tech headlines read like science fiction—except they're very real. In today's Power Bites, I break down how Clone Robotics' Protoclone V1,...
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Season 2
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Episode 103
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6:32

Power Bites - February 14, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🎙️ Today in Power Bites: Microsoft reveals a concerning trend about AI's impact on our critical thinking abilities, while Apple partners with Alibaba to revolutionize AI features for Chinese iPhones. Meanwhile, the US and EU clash over AI regul...
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Episode 102
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6:59

Power Bites - February 7, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🎧 Did you hear about Apple revolutionizing AI with their M5 chip? Or OpenAI's stunning rebrand that prioritizes human touch over artificial perfection? In today's Power Bites, we dive into these stories along with ByteDance's breakthrough in de...
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Episode 101
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6:46

Power Bites - January 31st 2025 Weekly Roundup
In today's Power Bites, I dive into a fascinating paradox: while 78% of companies are ramping up their AI investments, teenagers are increasingly skeptical of Big Tech's ability to handle AI responsibly. Through fresh insights from Deloitte's l...
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Episode 100
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8:27

Power Bites - January 24, 2025 Weekly Roundup
Just back from Colombia, where AI's future burned bright in the eyes of over 100 leaders! In this week's Power Bites, we dive deep into President Trump's ambitious $500B Stargate Project and the unexpected Musk-Altman clash it sparked. Plus, di...
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Episode 99
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6:55

Power Bites - January 17 2025 Weekly Roundup
🚀 Did you know your brain might be a natural quantum computer? In today's Power Bites, we explore this mind-bending discovery along with other stories reshaping our future: from the $97 billion invested in US AI startups, to how AI is revolutio...
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Episode 98
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8:12

Power Bites - Friday January 10, 2025
🚀 From AI-powered hotels in Las Vegas that create virtual copies of their guests, to NVIDIA's groundbreaking "physical AI" revolutionizing autonomous vehicles, today's PowerBites explores how science fiction is becoming our daily reality. Plus,...
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Episode 97
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9:29

Power Bites - January 3, 2025 Weekly Roundup
🚀 From Microsoft's surprising AI chip surplus shaking Nvidia's stock, to the epic Musk vs OpenAI battle backed by AI's "godfather" Geoffrey Hinton, to Meta's controversial AI personas and the first robotaxi-delivery robot collision - 2025 kicks...
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Season 2
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Episode 96
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6:42

Power Bites - December 27, 2024 Weekly Roundup
🚀 From Encyclopedia Britannica's billion-dollar AI transformation to Arizona's first AI-taught charter school, and from Mercedes-Benz's revolutionary solar paint technology to Telegram's path to profitability - this week's Power Bites explores ...
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Season 2
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Episode 95
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6:35
