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E691 | This Week in European Tech with Dan, Mads and Lomax

EUVCFeb 9, 20261h 1min

This episode captures a pivotal week in AI where OpenAI and Anthropic's flagship model releases within 20 minutes of each other exemplified the intensifying competition for enterprise dominance. The hosts also dive into the harsh realities facing European space startups, where single failed experiments can burn through 18 months of runway due to limited testing opportunities and extended development cycles.

Key takeaways

  • •AI model competition has reached fever pitch with OpenAI and Anthropic now releasing competing flagship products within minutes of each other.
  • •Anthropic's latest AI discovered over 500 security vulnerabilities in open source code, demonstrating practical applications beyond chatbots.
  • •Space startups face uniquely brutal economics where one failed component test can cost 18 months of runway due to limited testing windows.
  • •European space companies struggle with longer development cycles compared to other tech sectors, making capital efficiency critical for survival.

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OpenAI fires back with GPT 5.3 just 20 minutes after Anthropic's release

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you know, captured the world of AI and the our imagination three years ago with the release of ChatGPT. And Anthropic then came from from the back kind of so, you know, OpenAI Renegade setting up the competitor and actually overtook OpenAI in the interim in terms of the enterprise, in terms of coding, and and so they released that model yesterday. But OpenAI within twenty minutes hit back with a formidable model GPT 5.3.

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AI model wars explode: OpenAI vs Anthropic rivalry reaches new heights

The hosts dive into an intense week of AI model releases, highlighting the escalating competition between OpenAI and Anthropic. They break down the flurry of flagship launches and discuss what this rapid-fire model deployment means for the AI landscape.

1:55 - 2:2631s
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OpenAI fires back with GPT 5.3 just 20 minutes after Anthropic's release

The hosts discuss the intense AI competition between OpenAI and Anthropic, highlighting how Anthropic emerged from being an OpenAI spinoff to overtaking them in enterprise and coding applications. They cover the rapid-fire competitive response when OpenAI released GPT 5.3 within just 20 minutes of Anthropic's latest model launch.

3:56 - 4:2327s
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Anthropic's AI discovers 500+ security flaws in open source code

The hosts discuss Anthropic's latest model Opus 4.6, which discovered over 500 serious security issues in open source libraries and developed patches for them. This represents a significant advancement in AI capabilities for code security analysis, challenging the traditional open source philosophy that 'with enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.'

7:48 - 8:2335s
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Consequences

He's making hate speech and other forms of misinformation online a criminal offense and removing the ability for under sixteens to use social media. But it does raise the challenge of how are you gonna prosecute, where are the free speech lines, and how is the state going to control?

Touches on contentious policy issues with clear stakes. Frames the downstream implications of social media regulation in accessible terms.

33:28 - 34:0436s

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Why space startups can lose 18 months of runway from one failed experiment

A discussion of the unique challenges facing space startups, where lengthy booking times and limited testing opportunities mean a single failed experiment can cost 18 months of precious runway. The conversation contrasts this with SpaceX's frequent launch capabilities that allow for rapid iteration.

46:10 - 46:4333s
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