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Glass Sovereignty: Microsoft AI Tour and Apple WWDC25

What do Microsoft’s sovereign cloud, Apple’s Liquid Glass design misfire, Meta’s $14.3 billion AI stake, and a philosophical AI reasoning debate have in common? Everything — when the tech titans collide in one seismic week.

Play ep. 83 about Microsoft AI Tour and Liquid Glass at Apple WWDC25

This episode kicks off with Satya Nadella’s keynote at the Microsoft AI Tour in Amsterdam, where the company unveiled its most aggressive sovereignty move yet: encryption-in-use and a local sovereign cloud landing zone. Apple, meanwhile, dazzled with Liquid Glass but failed to deliver on AI — sparking criticism over vague promises and the missed connection with ChatGPT. Meta entered the ring with a major minority stake in Scale AI, signaling another strategic “ac-hire.” And Mistral launched a new reasoning model, just as Apple published a paper denying any AI can reason — sparking a continental clash of claims.

Whether you’re here for sovereign tech, slick design, or deep AI philosophy, this episode hits it all.

▶️ Tune in now — and let us know in the comments: can AI really reason?

Complement or Substitute?

What if AI isn’t just a tool—but a silent strategy to replace us?

In this high-voltage episode of Digital Dialogues, Mike and Ronald pull back the curtain on how Big Tech is rewriting its business models—swapping software licenses for tokens, humans for digital co-workers, and platform playbooks for full-on AI ecosystems.

🎙️ Play episode 81 for a sharp conversation that blends strategy and foresight.
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The Blackout Mirror: When AI (or the Cloud) Goes Dark

Imagine being mid-project, and your AI tools go offline. What do you do? In this gripping episode of Digital Dialogues, Mike and Ronald dive into what it really means to depend on artificial intelligence—whether it’s Copilot crashing, ChatGPT stuttering, or your entire digital memory going dark. Inspired by season 7 of Black Mirror, this episode holds up a chilling mirror to our tech-driven lives.

Tune into episode 80 above or watch the recording of the LinkedIn Live event

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Agentic Robotics and AGI

What if AI could walk, talk—and file an insurance claim? In this electrifying episode of Digital Dialogues, Mike and Ronald dive headfirst into the world of agentic robotics—intelligent machines that not only think like ChatGPT but act, walk, and even cooperate like human teammates. Think humanoid robots dressing themselves, carrying out tasks autonomously, and using synthetic data to simulate millions of real-world scenarios.

Tune into episode 78 above or watch the recording of the LinkedIn Live event

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