Elon's New Hyperloop, Trump's AI Rename, and a Model That Won't Talk | E2340

Open-source AI models now command roughly 78-80% of token usage, and safety gaps remain wide between LLMs and dedicated world models.

• Hyperloop revival: Elon Musk proposed The Boring Company build an Austin-San Antonio Hyperloop cutting a ~2-hour drive to 30 minutes; hosts contrasted it with California's $150B, stalled high-speed rail.
• Open source token share surges: Vercel data shows 78.4% of LLM token volume since June going to open-source models, validating Jason Calacanis's prior on-air prediction of 80-90%.

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