MikeCast #168 — August 09, 2026

MikeCast — Daily Briefing · Aug 9, 2026 · 5m

Episode #168 — DeepMind's WeatherNext model improves hurricane forecasting by providing an extra day of lead time, OpenAI acquires NextSlide and pauses Astra due to security concerns, Meta faces a $567 million loss in a child safety case and enters the cloud business, and Nvidia's earnings approach amid high short interest.