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(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastFROM BOOMERS TO ZOOMERS | AI IS A GENERATIONAL GAME-CHANGER!In this electrifying episode of the AI Bros podcast, hosts Bruce Burke and John Lawson III embark on a journey through the rapidly evolving landscapes of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. The duo kicks off with a look into the new, groundbreaking partnership between AWS and Meta, a collaboration set to turbocharge AI innovation among startups. This alliance promises to provide technical support and substantial cloud-based computing credits, signaling a new era of opportunity for budding tech entrepreneurs.The conversation takes a reflective turn as Bruce and John explore the generational divide in AI adoption. They highlight a...2025-07-2541 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastTech Giants Battle Over Brains & BrowsersIn this episode of the AI Bros Podcast, hosts Bruce Burke and John Lawson III take listeners on a journey through the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and technology. The episode kicks off with a lively discussion about John's recent experience at the Cowboy Carter tour, highlighting the spectacle and grandeur of live performances in massive venues like the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This sets the stage for a broader conversation about the intersection of technology and entertainment.The hosts then delve into the world of AI, starting with a discussion on the controversial actions of Elon's...2025-07-1642 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAI Heatwave: From Video Generation To Tech Domination | The AI Bros PodcastIn this episode of "The AI Bros," Bruce Burke and John Lawson III dive into the latest happenings in the world of AI and technology. They kick off with a discussion about the heatwave in the south, before transitioning into a major tech story: Apple's recent class-action lawsuit over AI promises. The conversation explores the implications of over-promising AI capabilities and the lessons for the industry.The hosts also delve into the world of AI-generated content, discussing tools like Veo3 in Canva, and Midjourney's animation capabilities. They share personal experiences with these tools, highlighting the...2025-06-2645 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastWatt's Next? The AI Bros Discuss AI's Impact On Entertainment And EnergyIn this engaging new eighth episode of the AI Bros podcast, hosts John Lawson III and Bruce Burke delve into the dynamic world of artificial intelligence and its profound impact on various industries. The conversation kicks off with a discussion on the latest developments in AI, highlighting the massive investments being made by tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg, who recently acquired a significant stake in Scale AI. This move underscores the growing importance of data labeling in training AI models and the relentless pursuit of achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).The hosts explore the implications of AI...2025-06-2051 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastFrom Comics to Code | The Future For Creators And Their Creations Lies In AIIn this engaging episode of "AI Bros," hosts Bruce Burke and John Lawson III dive into the latest advancements and trends in artificial intelligence.They kick off the discussion with Microsoft's Bing Video Creator, highlighting its integration with OpenAI's Sora for free video creation. Bruce shares his aspirations to create AI-driven comic books and videos, reminiscing about his childhood passion for drawing comics.The conversation shifts to the rapid evolution of video editing, with Bruce and John noting the trend towards shorter, dynamic clips. They explore the potential of AI in video creation, referencing viral...2025-06-1855 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastEpisode 6: Is AI A Software Suite, Or An OS?In the sixth episode of the AI Bros podcast both Bruce and John share their hot takes, perspective and journey with AI as they learn and use it in their lives. The AI Bros podcast is where artificial intelligence meets real talk. It’s interesting, fun and informative.Subscribe, Like, Follow, and Share the AI Bros to your favorite social media platforms. The AI Bros Podcast is a weekly series on the (A)bsolutely (I)ncredible channel.John Lawson III is the CEO of ColderICE Media and is highly recognized in e-commerce, and AI. John is...2025-06-031h 00
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastArtificial Intelligence Moving Into Social Media, And E-Commerce SpacesIn the fifth episode of the AI Bros podcast, both Bruce and John share their hot takes, perspective and journey with AI as they learn and use it in their lives. The AI Bros podcast is where artificial intelligence meets real talk. It’s interesting, fun and informative. Subscribe, Like, Follow, and Share the AI Bros to your favorite social media platforms. The AI Bros podcast is a weekly series, and a part of the Neural News Network, and the (A)bsolutely (I)ncredible podcast channel.John Lawson III is the CEO of ColderICE Media an...2025-05-2055 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastChatGTP Thought The AI Bros Podcast Was A Good Idea, Or Did It?In this fourth episode of the AI Bros podcast Bruce and John talk about everything from Sam Altman’s second phase of the World rollout with more locations, to ChatGTP being kind to Bruce about the notion of AI Bros.Both Bruce and John share their hot takes, perspective and journey with AI as they learn it and use it in their lives.The AI Bros podcast is where artificial intelligence meets real talk. It’s interesting, fun and informative. Subscribe, Like, Follow, and Share the AI Bros to your favorite social media platforms. The AI B...2025-05-0949 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastIntegrating AI Into Existing Platforms We Use In Our WorkflowIn this third episode of the AI Bros podcast, both Bruce and John share their hot takes, perspective and journey with AI as they learn it and use it in their lives.The AI Bros podcast is where artificial intelligence meets real talk. It’s interesting, fun and informative. Subscribe, Like, Follow, and Share the AI Bros to your favorite social media platforms. The AI Bros podcast is a weekly series, and a part of the Neural News Network, and the (A)bsolutely (I)ncredible podcast channel.John Lawson III is the CEO of ColderICE Me...2025-04-3059 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastThe Abundance Of Artificial IntelligenceIn this second episode of the AI Bros podcast Bruce and John go completely unscripted and just letting the conversation flow where it goes.They talk about everything from Sam Altman’s controversial TED interview to John’s Animated Action Figure that came to life and broke out of its packaging. It’s interesting, fun and informative.Subscribe, Like, Follow, and Share the AI Bros to your favorite social media platforms. The AI Bros Podcast is where artificial intelligence meets real talk. The AI Bros podcast is a weekly series, and a part of the Neural...2025-04-241h 06
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastOpenAI Is Building A Social NetworkOpenAI is working on its own X-like social network, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. While the project is still in early stages, we’re told there’s an internal prototype focused on ChatGPT’s image generation that has a social feed. CEO Sam Altman has been privately asking outsiders for feedback about the project, our sources say. It’s unclear if OpenAI’s plan is to release the social network as a separate app or integrate it into ChatGPT, which became the most downloaded app globally last month. An OpenAI spokesperson didn’t respond in time for publicat...2025-04-1601 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAnthropic Chief Says AI Tools Can Be A 'Force Multiplier' For BusinessThe president of one of Silicon Valley's most-watched AI ventures says tools powered by the technology will inevitably become a force multiplier for businesses and spark the kind of productivity gains that turbo-charged the U.S. economy in the 80s and '90s.Daniela Amodei, co-founder and president of Anthropic, also strongly emphasized in her session Wednesday at Canva Create the need for ethical and security guardrails to be built into the tools and applications that will be fueled by the generative AI tech being hatched by Anthropic and other firms. There's a strong focus at Anthropic...2025-04-1401 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastForbes Announces Seventh Annual AI 50 List, Featuring The Most Prominent AI Startups In The WorldForbes announced its seventh annual AI 50 list, highlighting the most promising startups driving advancements across industries. As AI continues to dominate global discussions, this year’s list celebrates innovative companies that are building impactful products and applications that use AI to solve real-world challenges and generate business growth.Even amid industry-wide challenges such as data shortages and legal battles, the AI industry continues to make significant strides and attract massive levels of funding, said Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes reporter. The seventh annual AI 50 list was among the most competitive with several new AI players introduced to the industry, a...2025-04-1302 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastThe AI Bros | Bruce Burke & John Lawson IIII met John Lawson III at a conference put together by the Startup Bros; Will Mitchell and Kyle Eschenroeder at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando, Florida about 10 years ago. We have been friends ever since. Connect with John directly at www.johnlawson.com.Recently, John included me in a post saying these are people you need to follow if you’re interested in AI, which I was grateful for. So, I reached out to John with the idea for this podcast. On the initial call to discuss the podcast we decided to name it AI Bros in ho...2025-04-1255 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastMira Murati Doubled Fundraising Target For Her New AI Startup To $2 BillionMira Murati, OpenAI's former chief technology officer, is expanding her fundraising ambitions for Thinking Machines Lab, her hotly anticipated generative-AI company, which has been the subject of feverish interest and speculation from investors in Silicon Valley. The company is raising upward of $2 billion in venture funding, people familiar with the matter told Business Insider. That's double what Murati was seeking less than two months ago when BI reported she was raising about $1 billion at a $9 billion valuation.The new valuation Murati is seeking is not clear, though two people said it's at least $10 billion. The round is...2025-04-1102 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAI for the Enterprise, Dennis Wilson, Founder and CEO, DBC TechnologiesIn this episode of the (A)bsolutely (I)ncredible podcast, Bruce Burke sits down with Dennis Wilson, Founder and CEO of DBC Technologies. Dennis is a graduate of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and attended the University of British Columbia. DBC provides AI Voice Agents for small to medium enterprise businesses.Dennis is deeply involved in Jim Roddy’s Retail Solution Providers Association (RSPA), and is a featured speaker at their events. Dennis teaches and demonstrates the benefits of AI to these providers of solutions for retailers. Dennis is a passionate marketer, who has developed a pl...2025-04-101h 24
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAndreessen Horowitz Seeks To Raise $20 Billion Megafund Amid Global Interest In US Artificial Intelligence StartupsVenture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is seeking to raise about $20 billion in what will be the largest fund in its history, to capitalize on global investors' interest in backing U.S. artificial intelligence companies, sources told Reuters.The tech investment firm, known informally as a16z, has told limited partners that the fund will be dedicated to growth-stage investments in AI companies and draw upon global investors keen on investing in American companies, the sources said. The record fundraising and the goal of capitalizing on foreign investment interest in the U.S. tech industry come against the...2025-04-0902 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAI Coding Assistant Cursor Draws A Million New Users Without Even TryingMany artificial intelligence startups are still struggling to find paying customers, but not Anysphere Inc., the maker of AI-powered coding assistant Cursor. Despite not having spent a single dollar on marketing, it’s become one of the fastest-growing startups of all time, not to mention part of the daily routine for software programmers at businesses ranging from deep tech companies like OpenAI to consumer brands such as Instacart, Spotify and Uber to organizations not generally associated with software, including Major League Baseball.Cursor is an AI-infused code editor that can analyze a programmer’s actions and suggest the...2025-04-0702 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastMeta Releases Two New Llama 4 AI ModelsMeta has announced Llama 4, its newest collection of AI models that now power the Meta AI assistant on the web and in WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. The two new models, also available to download from Meta or Hugging Face, are Llama 4 Scout — a small model capable of fitting in a single Nvidia H100 GPU — and Llama 4 Maverick, which is more akin to GPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash. Meta says it’s still in the process of training Llama 4 Behemoth, which Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is the highest performing base model in the world.According to Meta, Llama...2025-04-0601 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastOpenAI's ChatGPT-5 Is Coming "Soon" — Here's What We Know ...OpenAI is paving the way for its next major AI evolution, confirming the development of GPT-5, a model the company says is designed to unify and streamline its increasingly complex lineup of AI offerings. This strategic shift aims to create a more powerful, multimodal, and accessible AI experience for all users. As a stepping stone, the company introduced GPT-4.5 as a research preview on February 27, 2025, internally codenamed "Orion."ChatGPT-4.5 was trained with unprecedented compute power and data for improved pattern recognition and creative insight. While offering better performance and efficiency than GPT-4, OpenAI notes it's not considered...2025-04-0401 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastChinese Firms Buy $16 Billion Of NVIDIA’s Advanced Artificial Intelligence ChipsChinese companies have reportedly placed at least $16 billion in orders for Nvidia’s H20 chips in the first three months of the year. ByteDance, Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings are among companies that have been buying up the most advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips that are legally available in China under US export controls, The Information reported.The US has imposed export restrictions on Nvidia’s most advanced chips, including the Blackwell, to prevent them reaching China. AI chips designed by Nvidia are widely seen as being superior to rival products for AI work because of their capa...2025-04-0301 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastGartner Forecasts Generative AI Spending To Hit $644 Billion In 2025Analyst firm Gartner released a new report today forecasting that global GenAI spending will hit $644 billion in 2025. That figure represents a 76.4% year-over-year increase over GenAI spending in 2024.Gartner’s report joins a chorus of other industry analyses in recent months that all point to increasing adoption and spending for gen AI. Spending has been growing by 130%, according to research conducted by AI at Wharton, a research center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Deloitte reportedthat 74% of enterprises have already met or exceeded GenAI initiatives.While it’s no surprise that spending on gen...2025-04-0201 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAI Experts Say We’re On The Wrong Path To Achieving Human-Like AIAccording to a panel of hundreds of artificial intelligence researchers, the field is currently pursuing artificial general intelligence the wrong way. This insight was revealed at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)’s 2025 Presidential Panel on the Future of AI Research. The lengthy report was put together by 24 AI researchers whose expertise ranges from the state of AI infrastructure to the social aspects of artificial intelligence.The report included a main takeaway for each section, as well as a community opinion section where respondents were asked their own thoughts about the section.Th...2025-03-3101 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastThere Are 372 Artificial Intelligence Unicorns Right Now, According To PitchBook. Here’s What That MeansRight now, in the tech industry paddock, there are 372 AI unicorns, according to PitchBook. How did you react to that number? Did you double-take? Did you recoil slightly, finding it shockingly high? Far too low? Or did you shrug as if to say that tracks? I don’t think there’s a right or wrong response here—my point, rather, is that it’s likely you’ll have some kind of reaction to that number. And that’s representative of the extent to which the AI boom has created so many undercurrents of optimism and skepticism. A unicorn, by the way, is...2025-03-3002 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastApple Might Be Upping Its AI Game With A $1 Billion Order Of NVIDIA ServersApple has traditionally not been a big player in artificial intelligence model training or server infrastructure. But that might change pretty soon. Apple is officially in the large server cluster Gen AI game... and Super Micro Computer & Dell are the key server partners, Loop Capital Markets analyst Ananda Baruah said in an analyst note on Monday. Large server clusters are big groups of high-powered servers used to train and run complex AI models, like those used in generative AI.The tech giant is reportedly placing roughly $1 billion worth of orders of Nvidia’s GB300 NVL72 server platform, in...2025-03-2701 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible Podcast'Insane': OpenAI Introduces GPT-4o Native Image Generation, Already Wowing UsersWe’re coming up on the one year anniversary since OpenAI released its first omni or multimodal model, GPT-4o back in May 2024, but that old standby still has some tricks up its sleeve. Case-in-point, today OpenAI finally turned on the native multimodal image generation capabilities of GPT-4o for users of its hit chatbot ChatGPT on the Plus, Pro, Team, and Free usage tiers, though the company said it would also soon be made available for Enterprise, Edu, and through its application programming interface (API).Unlike the previous generative AI image model available in ChatGPT — OpenAI’s DALL...2025-03-2601 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAI Revenue Comes In Hot. But Can It Stick?I don’t know what your social media feed looks like these days, but mine is filled with March Madness, memes, and a relentless catalog of AI startups’ impressive (and rapidly attained) revenue figures. Here is a very incomplete selection of what I’m talking about here:In less than three years, Midjourney’s annual recurring revenue (or ARR) soared from zero to $200 million. Over about 24 months, ElevenLabs, a voice AI leader, saw its ARR soar from zero to near $100 million. In three months, Lovable, an AI app-building startup, went from zero to $17 million in ARR.And, p...2025-03-2302 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastPerplexity Is Reportedly In Talks To Raise Up To $1 Billion At An $18 Billion ValuationAI-powered search startup Perplexity is said to be in early talks to raise up to $1 billion in a new funding round valuing the startup at $18 billion. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, as the Nvidia-backed startup looks to grow and capture soaring demand for its search tools.Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported on Thursday that Perplexity’s annual recurring revenue has now reached $100 million. Perplexity’s valuation has soared in recent years. This new round would double Perplexity’s current valuation — $9 billion — as of December. In April 2024, Perplexity was valued at...2025-03-2101 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastJensen Huang Sees No End To The Billions Of Dollars Being Spent On NVIDIAJensen Huang is betting companies will continue to spend billions of dollars with Nvidia. His confidence rests on two key reasons — though investors may need extra convincing. Kickstarting Nvidia's annual GTC conference in a San Jose arena on Tuesday — a developer bash now dubbed the Super Bowl of AI — the billionaire CEO pointed to powerful new chips and Nvidia's role in the industry's shift to inference, which is when AI performs tasks, as future demand drivers.Huang's big reveal was a new generation of Rubin chips, known as GPUs, that are expected to land next year and serve...2025-03-2001 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastForget SaaS | The Future Is Services As Software, Thanks To Artificial IntelligenceFor at least two decades, Software as a Service -- aka, SaaS -- has been at the center of the technology universe, with applications fully accessible via the internet. Now, artificial intelligence is turning this arrangement on its head, leveraging applications autonomously to deliver services. They're calling it Services as Software.AI is creating this new world for technology professionals and their business counterparts. Historically, businesses bought software and hired human professionals to operate it, wrote Frank Diana, Tata Consultancy Services futurist, in a recent post. AI is flipping that model. Increasingly, businesses will design their processes...2025-03-1901 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastNVIDIA Is About To Drop New AI Chips. Here's What To Expect At Their GTC EventAll eyes will be on Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference this week, where the company is expected to unveil its next artificial intelligence chips. Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said he will share more about the upcoming Blackwell Ultra AI chip, Vera Rubin platform, and plans for following products at the annual conference, known as the GTC, during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings call.On the earnings call, Huang said Nvidia has some really exciting things to share at the GTC about enterprise and agentic AI, reasoning models, and robotics. The chipmaker introduced its highly anti...2025-03-1801 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastVCs Have Poured Billions Into Small Modular Reactors Amid AI RaceBig Tech companies are eyeing small modular reactors as an AI energy solution — even as some remain unsure about its potential. There's no official standard that defines a small modular reactor, or SMR, according to two leading nuclear experts who spoke with Business Insider. The industry consensus is that they produce less power — around 300 megawatts instead of the 1,000 megawatts, or 1 gigawatt — than a traditional reactor.The SMR playing field is also relatively small. Data compiled from CB Insights and Pitchbook showed that over the past eight years, only four companies received about 92% of the nearly $3.2 billion in equity...2025-03-1701 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastY Combinator Startups Are Fastest Growing, Most Profitable In Fund History Because Of Artificial IntelligenceSilicon Valley's earliest stage companies are getting a major boost from artificial intelligence. Startup accelerator Y Combinator -- known for backing Airbnb, Dropbox and Stripe -- this week held its annual demo day in San Francisco, where founders pitched their startups to an auditorium of potential venture capital investors.Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan told CNBC that this group is growing significantly faster than past cohorts and with actual revenue. For the last nine months, the entire batch of YC companies in aggregate grew 10% per week, he said. It's not just the number one or two companies...2025-03-1601 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastOpenAI, Google Ask The Government To Let Them Train AI On Content They Don’t OwnOpenAI and Google are pushing the US government to allow their AI models to train on copyrighted material. Both companies outlined their stances in proposals published this week, with OpenAI arguing that applying fair use protections to AI “is a matter of national security.”The proposals come in response to a request from the White House, which asked governments, industry groups, private sector organizations, and others for input on President Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan. The initiative is supposed to enhance America’s position as an AI powerhouse, while preventing burdensome requirements from impacting innovation.In its...2025-03-1501 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastBanking on (Artificial) Intelligence with Author Theodora Lau, Founder of Unconventional VenturesBuy Theodora's book Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://amzn.to/4iwVogr Connect with Theodora on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/ Thank you to Theodora Lau for taking time to sit down with me for a chat about her new book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence explores the transformative potential of AI in the financial services sector, delving into its historical evolution, current applications, and future implications.Theodora’s book serves as both a guide and a call to action, emphasizing the need for responsible AI development to create a fairer, more equitable fi...2025-03-1457 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastGoogle Calls Gemma 3 The Most Powerful AI Model You Can Run On One GPU Or TPUA little over a year after releasing two open Gemma AI models built from the same technology behind its Gemini AI, Google is updating the family with Gemma 3. According to the blog post, these models are intended for use by developers creating AI applications capable of running wherever they’re needed, on anything from a phone to a workstation with support for over 35 languages, as well as the ability to analyze text, images, and short videos.The company claims that it’s the world’s best single-accelerator model, outperforming competition from Facebook’s Llama, DeepSeek, and OpenAI for perf...2025-03-1201 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastServiceNow Buys AI Agent Company Moveworks For $2.85 BillionServiceNow, which provides businesses with outsourced IT and customer service support as well as other digital services, said it was buying the business process automation company Moveworks for $2.85 billion in cash and stock. The Santa Clara, California-based ServiceNow framed the acquisition around the burgeoning market for AI agents that can perform digital tasks for people, often involving the use of other software.The company is among a clutch of competing software giants, including Salesforce, Microsoft, and Alphabet’s Google, that are building platforms that enable companies to automate work with AI agents. ServiceNow said the purchase would al...2025-03-1101 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAI Mania Makes ByteDance Cofounder Zhang Yiming China’s Richest PersonByteDance cofounder Zhang Yiming has become China’s richest man as investors bet on companies with AI potential. Zhang’s fortune has grown to $65.5 billion, ahead of beverage giant Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan’s $56.5 billion, according to Forbes estimates. Zhang, 41, derives his net worth from a 21% stake in the privately held tech behemoth, although he stepped down as chairman in 2021 after resigning as chief executive earlier that year.In secondary markets, ByteDance’s valuation varies from $240 billion to over $400 billion, which is what some of its major investors including Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price Group believe...2025-03-1002 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastTo Grow Africa’s AI Economy, Microsoft Invests $300 Million In DatacentersMicrosoft will invest $290 million over the next two years in South Africa on AI and cloud infrastructure, vice chair and president Brad Smith announced. At an event with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg Thursday, Smith said the investment will help the country’s ambition to become a globally competitive AI economy.It has built massive datacenters in the past three years in Johannesburg and Cape Town, a $1.1 billion investment. Microsoft is also paying for the certification process for 50,000 young South Africans so they can get qualifications for their digital skills studies. Smith says this is pa...2025-03-0901 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastCursor In Talks To Raise Funds At A $10B Valuation As The AI Coding Sector BoomsInvestor interest in AI coding assistants is exploding. Anysphere, the developer of AI-powered coding assistant Cursor, is in talks with venture capitalists to raise capital at a valuation of nearly $10 billion, Bloomberg reported.The round, if it transpires, would come about three months after Anysphere completed its previous fundraise of $100 million at a pre-money valuation of $2.5 billion, as TechCrunch was first to report. The new round is expected to be led by returning investor Thrive Capital.Thrive Capital and Anysphere didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.While Anysphere’s previous roun...2025-03-0801 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastOpenAI's ChatGPT App On macOS Can Now Directly Edit CodeChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot platform, can now directly edit code — if you’re on macOS, that is. The newest version of the ChatGPT app for macOS can take action to edit code in supported developer tools, including Xcode, VS Code, and JetBrains. Users can optionally turn on an auto-apply mode so ChatGPT can make edits without the need for additional clicks.Subscribers to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team can use the code editing feature as of Thursday by updating their macOS app. OpenAI says that code editing will roll out to Enterprise, Edu, and free users next w...2025-03-0701 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastHow Crunchbase AI Is Forecasting Unicorns With 95% AccuracyCrunchbase, long known as a go-to platform for company data, has relaunched as an AI-powered solution, revolutionizing how investors, founders, and innovators gain insights into private companies. Moving beyond historical data, the new Crunchbase introduces live, predictive intelligence, providing a real-time, forward-looking view of the market. Users can now anticipate funding rounds, acquisitions, and even IPOs with unprecedented accuracy.AI has disrupted the status quo. Companies still relying on static data are already obsolete, says Jager McConnell, CEO of Crunchbase. Crunchbase is not just adapting—we’re leading this transformation. Our AI doesn’t just capture what happen...2025-03-0601 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastCoreWeave Acquires AI Developer Platform Weights & Biases For Reported $1.7 BillionCoreWeave, the AI Hyperscaler, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Weights & Biases, a leading AI developer platform. The acquisition extends CoreWeave's purpose-built cloud platform by enabling an end-to-end experience for customers, enhancing functionality for the world's leading AI labs and enterprises to build, tune and deploy AI applications.The transaction combines CoreWeave's infrastructure and managed cloud services with the Weights & Biases AI developer platform for AI model training and AI application evaluation and monitoring. Collectively, CoreWeave and Weights & Biases intend to provide customers with a powerful application development workflow to accelerate AI roadmaps and...2025-03-0502 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAnthropic Raises $3.5 Billion, Reaching $61.5 Billion Valuation As AI Investment Frenzy ContinuesAnthropic closed a $3.5 billion series E funding round, valuing the AI company at $61.5 billion post-money, the firm announced today. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with a $1 billion contribution, cementing Anthropic’s status as one of the world’s most valuable private companies and demonstrating investors’ unwavering appetite for leading AI developers despite already astronomical valuations.The financing attracted participation from an impressive roster of investors including Salesforce Ventures, Cisco Investments, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, D1 Capital Partners, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners.With this investment, Anthropic will advance its develo...2025-03-0401 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastSoftBank Group In Talks To Borrow $16 Billion To Fund Artificial IntelligenceSoftbank Group chief executive officer Masayoshi Son plans to borrow $16 billion to invest in artificial intelligence (AI), the company’s executives told banks last week, The Information tech news Web site reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.The Japanese technology investor might borrow another $8 billion early next year, the report added. It was reported in January that Softbank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand into the sector.Softbank’s investment would be on top of the $15 billion it has alre...2025-03-0301 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastMeta AI Could Get Its Own Standalone App Like ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, And GeminiMeta AI will soon become one of the social media company's standalone apps, joining Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, CNBC has learned.The company intends to debut a Meta AI standalone app during the second quarter, according to people familiar with the matter. It marks a major step in Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plans to make his company the leader in artificial intelligence by the end of the year, ahead of competitors such as OpenAI and Alphabet, said the people, who asked not to be named because the project is confidential.The Meta AI chatbot launched...2025-03-0201 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastDeepSeek Ends Week-Long Marathon To Disclose AI Model DetailsChinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek wrapped up a week of revealing technical details about its development of a ChatGPT competitor, which was achieved at a fraction of the typical costs, in a move that is poised to accelerate global advances in the field.Over the past few days, DeepSeek published eight open-source projects on GitHub, the world’s largest open-source community. It was the first time that the firm revealed in detail how it squeezed the best performance from chips in compute, communication and storage, which are the key pillars of model training.DeepSeek’s te...2025-03-0101 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastMeta In Talks To Raise $35 Billion For Data Center With Financing Led By Apollo GlobalMeta, the parent company of Facebook, and other leading social media platforms, is looking to raise as much as $35 Billion to build data centers in the US.Apollo Global Management Inc., an alternative asset manager has discussed providing a major part of the financing, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. KKR & Co. is also a part of the investor group, one of the people said.The funding conversations are at an early stage and there’s no guarantee a deal will be completed. The Facebook-parent did not...2025-02-2801 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastNVIDIA Smashes Expectations, Posts Record $130.5 Billion Annual RevenueTech juggernaut Nvidia continued its winning streak on Wednesday, posting record quarterly revenue of $39.3 billion, up 12% from last quarter and 78% a year ago, compared to Wall Street’s projection of $38.3 billion. Sales for the year came in at $130.5 billion, up 114% from the previous year.The company forecast revenue for next quarter to hit $43 billion, slightly above the Street’s projections. Gross margins dipped for a second consecutive quarter, however, coming in at 73.5%, matching the guidance CFO Colette Kress offered last quarter. She said margins are expected to temporarily drop into the low 70s amid the Blackwell rollout.2025-02-2701 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAnthropic Launches The World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI ModelAnthropic, an artificial intelligence company founded by exiles from OpenAI, has introduced the first AI model that can produce either conventional output or a controllable amount of reasoning needed to solve more grueling problems.Anthropic says the new hybrid model, called Claude 3.7, will make it easier for users and developers to tackle problems that require a mix of instinctive output and step-by-step cogitation. The user has a lot of control over the behavior—how long it thinks, and can trade reasoning and intelligence with time and budget, says Michael Gerstenhaber, product lead, AI platform at Anthropic....2025-02-2601 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAlibaba To Spend More Than $52 Billion In AI, Cloud Over Next Three YearsAlibaba Group plans to invest more than $52 billion on AI and cloud infrastructure over the next three years, in a bid to seize more opportunities in the artificial-intelligence era.The spending of at least 380 billion yuan, equivalent to $52.41 billion, will surpass the company’s AI and cloud computing investment over the past decade, Alibaba said in a post Monday on its news site. Alibaba first mentioned the plan last week when the company reported its results but didn’t provide a specific figure.The technology giant co-founded by Jack Ma delivered better-than-expected results for three mont...2025-02-2401 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastDeepSeek Goes Beyond “Open Weights” AI With Plans For It's Source Code ReleaseLast month, DeepSeek turned the AI world on its head with the release of a new, competitive simulated reasoning model that was free to download and use under an MIT license. Now, the company is preparing to make the underlying code behind that model more accessible, promising to release five open source repos starting next week.In a social media post late Thursday, DeepSeek said the daily releases it is planning for its Open Source Week would provide visibility into these humble building blocks in our online service [that] have been documented, deployed and battle-tested in production...2025-02-2201 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAI-Coding Startup Codeium In Talks To Raise Funds At Almost $3 Billion ValuationCodeium, an AI-powered coding startup, is raising a new round of funding at a $2.85 billion valuation, including fresh capital, according to two sources with knowledge of the deal.The round is being led by returning investor Kleiner Perkins, the people said. The new round comes just six months after Silicon Valley-based Codeium announced that it had closed a $150 million Series C at a $1.25 billion post-money valuation led by General Catalyst with participation of Kleiner Perkins and Greenoaks. TechCrunch could not confirm the dollar amount of the new funding.Codeium and Kleiner Perkins didn’t respond to...2025-02-2001 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastMeta Announces LlamaCon, Its First Generative AI Dev ConferenceMeta on Tuesday announced that it’ll host its first-ever dev conference dedicated to generative AI. Called LlamaCon after Meta’s Llama family of generative AI models, the conference is scheduled to take place on April 29. Meta said that it plans to share the latest on its open source AI developments to help developers build amazing apps and products.Additional details will be made available soon, said Meta. The company’s annual developer conference, Meta Connect, will be held later in the year, in September.Meta several years ago embraced an open approach to developing AI tec...2025-02-1901 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastGrok 3 Is Now The Most Powerful Artificial Intelligence Model, And You Can Try It FreeElon Musk's AI company, xAI, has officially launched its latest flagship AI model, Grok 3. Released late on February 17, 2025, Grok 3 introduces significant advancements over its predecessor, Grok 2, and aims to compete with leading AI models such as OpenAI's GPT-4o and Google's Gemini. The rollout includes integration into the Grok app for iOS and web platforms, along with new features designed to enhance its utility in various domains.Grok 3 represents a family of models rather than a single entity. Among these are Grok 3 mini, which prioritizes speed over accuracy, and specialized reasoning models like Grok 3 Reasoning and Grok 3...2025-02-1801 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastMeet Devin | Cognition's AI Tool That Could Change Software Engineering ForeverJust before Christmas in 2023, the small team at Cognition was struggling to set up a particularly complex data server for the San Francisco–based AI startup’s fledgling coding assistant, Devin. They’d spent hours poring over installation documents and trying different commands but just couldn’t get it to work. Tired and frustrated, they decided to see how Devin would handle it.As the AI sprung into action, it befuddled its creators. It ran the most witch-craft, black-magic-looking commands, cofounder and head of product Walden Yan, 21, recalls. For a time, it seemed Devin wouldn’t do any better...2025-02-1702 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastWhich AI Agent Is The Best? This New Leaderboard Can Tell YouAI agents are the newest frontier in the AI space. AI companies are racing to build their own models, and offerings are constantly rolling out to enterprises. But which AI agent is the best? On Wednesday, Galileo launched an Agent Leaderboard on Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform where users can build, train, access, and deploy AI models. The leaderboard is meant to help people learn how AI agents perform in real-world business applications and help teams determine which agent best fits their needs.On the leaderboard, you can find information about a model's performance, including its...2025-02-1601 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastMeta Making Major Investments In AI-Powered Humanoid Robotic PlatformMeta Platforms is assembling a specialized team within its Reality Labs division, led by Marc Whitten, to develop the AI, sensors, and software that could power the next wave of humanoid robots. According to the memo, Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth said that the robotics product group would focus on developing consumer humanoid robots with a goal of maximizing Llama's platform capabilities.Llama refers to Meta’s primary series of AI foundation models, which support a range of generative AI tools across the company's social media platforms. We believe expanding our portfolio to invest in this fi...2025-02-1501 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastSam Altman Announces GPT-5 Timeline Update, Cancels o3 As Standalone ModelOpenAI will ship GPT-5 in a matter of months and streamline its AI models into more unified products, said CEO Sam Altman in an update on Feb. 12.We want to do a better job of sharing our intended roadmap, and a much better job simplifying our product offerings, said Altman in an X post introducing several updates about the company's GPT and o series. Specifically, Altman says the company plans to launch GPT-4.5 as its last non-chain-of-thought model and integrate its latest o3 reasoning model into GPT-5.The estimated timing for GPT-4.5 is a matter...2025-02-1301 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastGoku, A Chinese Open-Source Model, Challenges Sora, Runway, Veo 2, And MoreByteDance launched Goku, an advanced AI model for image and video generation. The Chinese tech company's latest AI models can generate realistic videos of people interacting with products, potentially transforming how companies create advertising content. However, it also lowers the barrier for businesses to create value.Goku produces high-quality visuals from text prompts. It uses rectified flow transformers, a type of AI model that generates images and videos more smoothly and accurately by improving the way information flows through the model. Think of it like a high-tech artist that refines its brushstrokes to make digital creations look...2025-02-1201 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastElon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAIA consortium of investors led by Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, raising the stakes in his battle with Sam Altman over the company behind ChatGPT.Musk’s lawyer, Marc Toberoff, said he submitted a bid for all the nonprofit’s assets to OpenAI’s board of directors Monday. The unsolicited offer adds a complication to Altman’s carefully laid plans for OpenAI’s future, including converting it to a for-profit company and spending up to $500 billion on AI infrastructure through a joint venture called Stargate. He and Musk are already fighting i...2025-02-1101 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastInside OpenAI's $14 Million Super Bowl AdOpenAI just made its Super Bowl debut with a 60-second spot that positions AI alongside humanity’s greatest innovations. The commercial traces humanity’s technological evolution through a distinctive pointillism-inspired animation style, transforming abstract dots into iconic images of progress – from early tools like fire and the wheel to modern breakthroughs like DNA sequencing and space exploration.It culminates with modern AI applications, showing ChatGPT handling everyday tasks like drafting business plans and language tutoring. The ad cost roughly $14 million for the first-half placement.The commercial, developed under new CMO Kate Rouch, deliberately avoids mentioning AGI or...2025-02-1002 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastOpenAI's o3-mini Now Lets You See The AI's Thought ProcessOpenAI released its o3-mini model exactly one week ago, offering both free and paid users a more accurate, faster, and cheaper alternative to o1-mini. Now, OpenAI has updated the o3-mini to include an updated chain of thought.OpenAI announced via an X post that free and paid users would now be able to view the reasoning process the o3-mini goes through before arriving at a conclusion. For example, in the post, a user asked, How is today not a Friday? and under the dropdown showing how long it took, the model delineated every...2025-02-0901 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastFormer OpenAI Co-Founder Sutskever's SSI In Talks To Be Valued At $20 BillionSafe Superintelligence, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever last year, is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of at least $20 billion, four sources told Reuters.That would quadruple the company's $5 billion valuation from its last funding round in September, when it raised $1 billion from five investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and DST Global. SSI's fundraising tests the ability of high-profile AI ventures to continue to command premium valuations following an industry-wide reappraisal prompted by Chinese startup DeepSeek's unveiling of its low-cost AI last month.SSI, which...2025-02-0801 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastYou Can Win $1 Million By Asking Perplexity AI Agent Questions During The Super BowlAlthough you may be tuning into the Super Bowl for the football, you'll also be exposed to the latest in tech. (Remember last year's Temu and Copilot ads?) This year, Perplexity is getting in on the action, running a campaign that could win you $1 million.Perplexity AI announced that this Sunday, February 9, it will be holding its Perplexity Million Dollar Question sweepstakes during the Super Bowl. To enter, all users have to do is download the Perplexity app [iOS or Android] and ask the app questions during the big game.Bruce...2025-02-0701 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastGoogle Launches Gemini 2.0 Pro LLMGoogle launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a series of other AI model releases. The company is also making its reasoning model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, available in the Gemini app.Notably, Google is releasing these AI models as the tech world remains fixated on cheaper AI reasoning models offered by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. DeepSeek’s models match or surpass the performance of leading AI models offered by American tech companies. At the same time, businesses can access DeepSeek’s models through the company’s API fo...2025-02-0601 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastPalantir Shares Rose 368% And Artificial Intelligence Could Propel Them HigherShares of Denver-based software provider Palantir rose nearly 27% on February 4 following 2024 fourth quarter results featuring faster-than-expected growth and an optimistic forecast for the current quarter and the year 2025.Having risen 368% in the last year and sporting a price-earnings ratio of 516, according to the Wall Street Journal, do shares of Palantir have more upside? If Wall Street analysts are right, the stock is about 26% too high. However, what matters most for the future of Palantir’s stock is whether the company can keep beating expectations and raising guidance.That could happen – especially if Palantir – which counts Peter...2025-02-0502 min
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastOpenAI Unveils A New ChatGPT Agent For ‘Deep Research’ Analysis And ReportingOpenAI is announcing a new AI Agent designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company’s AI-powered chatbot platform. Appropriately enough, it’s called deep research.OpenAI said in a blog post published Sunday that this new capability was designed for people who do intensive knowledge work in areas like finance, science, policy, and engineering and need thorough, precise, and reliable research. It could also be useful, the company added, for anyone making purchases that typically require careful research, like cars, appliances, and furniture.Basically, ChatGPT deep research is intended for inst...2025-02-0302 min
Blue SkyMary Louise and Bruce Cohen on Supporting Skilled Refugees Through Their NGO, Talent Beyond BoundariesThe husband and wife team of Mary Louise and Bruce Cohen have impressive backgrounds in law and government and for the past ten years, they’ve used their skills to advance the cause of skilled refugees around the world. The organization they co-founded, Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB), identifies refugees with marketable skills and places them in a talent database that matches them with eager employers. The Cohens tackle their intimidating challenges with an inspiring sense of can-do optimism and their TBB’s success is a reflection of these efforts. Chapters: 01:02 Meet the...2024-09-0442 min
Burke's BeatSweet 16 Preview with Bruce MarshallProfessional Bettor / Vegas Insider Bruce Marshall, joins the show to share all of his bets and leans for the round of the Sweet 16 in March Madness. Marshall has been a staple of the sports betting scene in Las Vegas for decades and continues to be one of the best handicappers in the country. His work can be found at CBS SportsLine. 2024-03-2654 min
Fine Answers#70 - Enduring Ties: Friendship, Business, and Community - Brian Cook, Bruce Anderson & Peter Burke Today we are joined by Brian Cook, Chief Executive Officer of the Carlton Football Club, Bruce Anderson, Chairman of Youthrive Victoria and Founder of The Anderson Partnership, and Peter Burke, Founder and Director at Burke Britton Financial Partners. We discuss the lessons learned over nearly five decades of friendship, business, and community service. They unveil the foundational philosophies that have underpinned their business and personal lives, and dissect the DNA of truly effective leadership and organizational success, providing their own unique interpretations and implementations. Beyond the boardroom, Peter, Brian, and Bruce op...2024-01-1753 min
Janette's TV PodcastTrailer-Why Content is King with Bruce Hills, President, Just For Laughs Toronto & Comedian Jean PaulAccording to Bruce Hills, President of Just For Laughs Toronto, content is the backbone of comedy and most businesses, responsible for driving sales. Hills began his Just For Laughs career as a driver in 1986. Shrewd, and enormously gifted, he climbed to the pinnacle of Just For Laughs after holding numerous prominent roles within the organization including publicist, director of programming, VP of international television, COO, and president since 2018.Today, Hills oversees all f the company’s English business properties across global markets, focusing on growing the business in all divisions, including its digital and...2023-09-0800 minJanette's TV PodcastWhy Content is King with Bruce Hills, President, Just For Laughs Toronto & Comedian Jean PaulAccording to Bruce Hills, President of Just For Laughs Toronto, content is the backbone of comedy and most businesses, responsible for driving sales. Hills began his Just For Laughs career as a driver in 1986. Shrewd, and enormously gifted, he climbed to the pinnacle of Just For Laughs after holding numerous prominent roles within the organization including publicist, director of programming, VP of international television, COO, and president since 2018.Today, Hills oversees all f the company’s English business properties across global markets, focusing on growing the business in all divisions, including its digital and televised con...2023-09-0806 min