# Episode 324 - DC's AI panic, Nvidia & Cisco buy Israeli startups, and Microsoft's Windows reboot.

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Podcast: [Tech Updates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-updates-7346442)
Published: 2026-04-12T05:10:19+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/7563d1a5
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/7563d1a5/99b77724.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1246

## Resource

Emergency meeting in Washington over Anthropic's new model; reports of acquisition talks for Israeli startups AI21 by Navios and Astrix by Cisco; and Microsoft overhauls its Windows beta program. ממה מפחדים בממשל? פגישת החירום שנערכה בוושינגטון בשל המודל החדש של אנתרופיק דיווח: נביוס במשא ומתן לרכוש את AI21 הישראלית בגלל הפיצ'ר החדש של "המפלצת": מבחן גורלי לשני סטארט־אפים ישראליים The MacBook Neo is the best thing to happen to Windows in years Microsoft’s “commitment to Windows quality” starts with overhaul of beta program דיווח: סיסקו במו"מ לרכישת אסטריקס הישראלית תמורת 250-350 מיליון דולר

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