AI is causing new shortages in … everything

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This week the AI industry causes shortages of everything, like sliding metal rails for furniture, Spotify adds AI labels for artists and I went hands-on with the Pixel 11 series.

Episode 313

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AI shortages: https://www.culpium.com/p/nvidia-who-the-ai-supply-chain-has
Spotify labels: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-08-11/ai-persona-badges-transparency/

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*Google Pixel 11: https://geni.us/wmFL
*Google Pixel 11 Pro: https://geni.us/1B7P8aH
*Google Pixel 11 Pro XL: https://geni.us/AKWq
*Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold: https://geni.us/ChIc0DT
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DJI Osmo 360 II (only in China for now): https://www.dji.com/cn/360-2?site=brandsite&from=homepage
Honor Robot phone (only in China for now): https://www.honor.com/cn/phones/honor-robot-phone/

Patronview bot traffic: https://patronview.com/news/99-percent-of-my-website-traffic-is-bots/
Claude watermarking: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16266773-how-claude-marks-ai-generated-content
Nvidia’s $500 billion: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-ai-factory-compute/
Tesla solar plant in Texas: https://electrek.co/2026/08/11/tesla-solar-cell-factory-texas-project-crystal-sun/
Terrafab with gas: https://electrek.co/2026/08/10/musk-terafab-gas-power-not-tesla-solar/
Google Samsung tap to share: https://www.gsmarena.com/google_launches_tap_to_share_for_pixels_and_samsungs_latest_devices-news-74146.php
US private cyberattacks: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/
New Instagram logo: https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-x8_oRDAN/?hl=en

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Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski

Stock assets: Getty Images

0:00 Intro
0:20 Shortages of everything
1:36 Spotify AI labels
2:53 Pixel 11 event
4:29 Release Monitor
5:21 The Brief

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