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Accelerated Velocity#3: ChatGPT's Memory Update, Shopify's AI Precedent, HubSpot Tools, and MoreIn Episode 3 of Accelerated Velocity, we break down the latest AI updates impacting business development. From ChatGPT's new memory feature to changes in AI-assisted search, we explore how these shifts could impact everything from content strategy to SEO visibility. We also discuss Shopify's bold new AI-first hiring policy and what it signals about the future of team structures and operational planning. Plus, we look at HubSpot's latest AI feature rollout and how it compares to building more tailored, use-case-specific tools within your CRM. If you're trying to stay ahead in the evolving AI landscape, this episode delivers...
2025-04-2217 min
Cyber BriefingMarch 20, 2025 - Cyber Briefing👉 What's going on in the cyber world today?🚨 #CyberAlertsScareware Phishing Campaign Shifts Focus From Windows to macOS TargetsSource: Or Eshed via LayerXClearFake Campaign Adopts Web3 to Target Users with Advanced Malware TacticsSource: Pierre Le Bourhis, Quentin Bourgue via SekoiaDollyWay Malware Campaign Targets WordPress Sites with Redirection MethodsSource: Denis Sinegubko via GoDaddy Veeam Backup Software Vulnerability Poses Critical Risk to Domain-Joined ServersSource: VeeamSignal Malware Attack Targets Ukraine Defense Using Dark Crystal...
2025-03-2009 min
StrictlyVC NewsAI Agents, Klarna Filing, and Foxconn FrustrationThis edition of the StrictlyVC newsletter covers a range of topics within the technology and venture capital landscape, including the ambiguity surrounding "AI agents," significant funding rounds, Klarna's long-awaited IPO filing, growing frustrations at Foxconn due to Trump-era tariffs, and other notable news items.1. The Ambiguity of "AI Agents": A Central Point of ConfusionA significant portion of the newsletter focuses on the widespread use and lack of clear definition of the term "AI agent." While tech leaders from major companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Salesforce are bullish on the potential of AI agents to...
2025-03-1517 min
This Week in Enterprise TechThis Week in Enterprise Tech, Week 45For the audio podcast of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo critically assess last week's biggest tech news:NVIDIA Makes AI More Accessible with Project DigitsNVIDIA Nemotron: Advantage or Market Tension?NVIDIA, Google, and the Future of AI-Powered RoboticsKPMG: 2025 is the Year of AI DeploymentOpen AI’s Pro Pricing Dilemma: How We’d Fix ItHalf of CIOs Struggle to Own Enterprise AI Responsibilities Nékojita FuFu Revolutionizes Coffee EcosystemsSources:NVIDIA Makes AI More Accessible with Project DIGITSNVIDIA Project DIGITS Press Release: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/project-digits/  NVI...
2025-01-1448 min
Computer AmericaBlackbird Flying Taxi, AI Wind Turbines, AI 3D Scenes w/ Ralph BondShow Notes 13 December 2024Story 1: Meet 'Blackbird': A flying taxi that spins and moves in any direction thanks to new propulsion system -- My add -- inspired by the kind of propulsion widely used on tugs and ferriesSource: LiveScience.com Story by Rory BathgateLink: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/meet-blackbird-a-flying-taxi-that-spins-and-moves-in-any-direction-thanks-to-new-propulsion-systemSee video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqDNSV7kqnk
2024-12-1334 min
EquityWhat we've learned from the women behind the AI revolutionThe AI boom, love it or find it to be a bit more hype than substance, is here to stay. That means lots of companies are raising oodles of dollars, a healthy dose of regulatory concern, academic work, and corporate jockeying. For startups, it means a huge opportunity to bring new technology to bear on a host of industries that could use a bit of polish.But if you read the news, you might notice that men are the far and away most cited, and discussed players in AI today. So, TechCrunch’s Dominic-Madori Davis and Kyle Wi...
2024-04-0620 minEquityEquity Shot: All about the Reddit IPO!Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.Weekend team, we have something both short and sweet for you: A dig into the Reddit IPO filing that came out just after we recorded our final, regular episode of the week. Since we could not wait until Monday to talk about the numbers, we have an overview here for your delectation.If you want to read along:
Reddit IPO filing, first look, written by Mary Ann and Alex
Inside Reddit’s AI r...
2024-02-2409 minEquityWill the OpenAI chaos boost open-source models?We’re discussing the recent turmoil in the AI market today. OpenAI has kept the journalistic corps busy, but we also need to consider what the latest twists and turns in the l’affaire Altman may bring for startup founders.So, I rallied TechCrunch’s own Kyle Wiggers, and Supervised founder and former Equity host Matthew Lynley to help me dig into the latest. Here’s the show rundown:
What has happened to OpenAI since Monday morning when we last recorded the podcast?
What do the two experts think will happen to OpenAI’s staff in the coming...
2023-11-2131 min
The TechCrunch Live PodcastBuilding AI for remote patient monitoringToday's interview was led by TechCrunch Senior Enterprise Reporter, Kyle Wiggers. Kyle spoke with Romi Gubes, the CEO of Sensi.AI, a startup that has developed 24/7 audio-based AI software to detect and predict physical, cognitive and emotional care-related anomalies. Joining Romi is Sergey Gribov, General partner at Flint Capital and a board member at Sensi.AI, who previously founded the enterprise assets management company AB Systems.Romi and Sergey spoke to us about:Providing an assisted solution for caregivers during the continued healthcare worker shortageWhen to develop your own AI, and when to use an off-the-shelf...
2023-05-2949 min
The Lindahl LetterCode generating systemsYou probably were wondering how long into the new year before a bunch of focus and attention were placed at the efforts of Hugging Face. You won’t have to wait any longer as this missive will dig into BigCode and some other efforts to use AI to build out code generating systems [1]. I was reading a TechCrunch article from Kyle Wiggers and wondering about how many different systems existed [2]. That article references 5 code generating systems that you could in practice elect to go evaluate. For completeness I’m listing Codex and Copilot separately in this last given that the...
2023-02-0403 min
Newslit Daily🛫 Musk Plans plans to cut half of Twitter JobsGood morning, it’s Thursday November 3rd. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your morningsIn today's edition:Musk Plans to Eliminate Half of Twitter Jobs in Cost-Cut Drive. Elon Musk plans to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc., or half of the social media company's workforce, in a bid to drive down costs following his $44 billion acquisition, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Twitter's new… (Edward Ludlow & Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg)OpenAI will...
2022-11-0301 min
Newslit Daily📺 Netflix Loses 200,000 Customers, Its First Decline in a DecadeToday’s pickNetflix Loses 200,000 Customers, Its First Decline in a Decade. After a decade of meteoric growth that shook Hollywood to its core, Netflix Inc. has run into a wall. The streaming service lost 200,000 customers in the first quarter, according to a statement Tuesday, the first time it has shed subscribers since… (Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg)Artificial intelligence is creating a new colonial world order. An MIT Technology Review series investigates how AI is enriching a powerful few by dispossessing communities that have been dispossessed before. (Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review)The Fake Fede...
2022-04-2001 min
SpaceCastsBig Tech News - Pixel 6, Google Tensor, Windows 11, and Apple's controversial photo scanningSome of the headlines from Big Tech News this week: Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Google Tensor, YouTube Premium Lite, Windows 11, Windows 365, Apple's controversial photo scanning, and plenty in between. Subscribe to the BTN newsletter here.Hosts: Emil Protalinski (@epro) Kyle Wiggers (@Kyle_L_Wiggers)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-08-0851 minSpaceCastsBig Tech News - Windows 11, Amazon item destruction, Google's failed Shopify acquisition, and moreWindows 11 requirements and removed features, Amazon destroying unsold items and unregretted attrition, Google CEO Sundar Pichai passing on a Shopify acquisition, FLoC's delay, and plenty in between.Hosts:Â Emil Protalinski (@epro)Owen Williams (@ow)Kyle Wiggers (@Kyle_L_Wiggers)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-06-2952 min
Google by MikeGoogle by Mike: 04-03-2020Reports:
California governor says ‘We need more Googles’ as company offers free Wi-Fi and Chromebooks to students
Sundar Pichai's tweets about the announcement
Google Fi, Google’s own telecommunications service that provides telephone calls, text, and mobile broadband using cellular networks and Wi-Fi, has announced temporary policy changes in response to COVID-19
Venture Beat’s, Kyle Wiggers, reports Google’s new details on how Google Duo uses AI to fill in speech gaps during Duo calls.
Thanks for listening to the first episode of "Google by Mike". I'm new to this, but we'll get through it together...
2020-04-0306 min
ART ON THE BLOCKCHAIN PodcastEpisode 23 | A Conversation w/ Christian Moss of Indie Square & Mandel DuckAOTB Top 5 - Episode 23 September 4, 2018
1. July 26, 2018 - "World’s First Blockchain Poetry Auction Created at NIFTY Hackathon," by Alison McGuire, held in Hong Kong. "The Blockchain Poetry Auction is a collaboration between CoinFund, a prominent crypto-asset focused investment firm based in Brooklyn, NY, and uniqx.io, a London-based software development company building UNIQX, a decentralized marketplace for the ownership and trading of digital assets." Collectors will be able to buy and sell unique poems.
https://irishtechnews.ie/worlds-first-blockchain-poetry-auction-created-at-nifty-hackathon/
2. August 8, 2018 Soundcloud alternative, Audius, raises $5.5 million, by Duncan Reily. According to the article, "Series A round was led by General Catalyst and Li...
2018-09-0400 min