As search engine incumbents — namely Google — amp up their platforms with gen AI tech, startups are looking to reinvent AI-powered search from the ground up. It might seem like a Sisyphean task, going up against competitors with billions upon billions of users.
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Bret Taylor’s Sierra reaches $100M ARR in under two years; also, Phictly’s new app brings people together over their favorite books and TV shows
Sierra’s rapid growth suggests that enerprises are embracing AI agents.
Also, Phictly helps fans find niche clubs for their favorite books, shows, and movies, offering intimate, spoiler-safe communities with flexible pacing and tracker tools.
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Nov 21
Source: Kalshi’s valuation jumps to $11B after raising massive $1B round ; plus, this startup can track objects within 3 cm
The quickly growing prediction betting market raised fresh capital from Sequoia and CapitalG, according to someone familiar with the deal.
Also, Point One Navigation, now valued at $230 million, is building out well beyond automotive.
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9m 17s
Jan 2024
Perplexity AI Raised Anouther $70M Competing with Google Search
<p>In this episode, we discuss Perplexity AI's latest funding round, where they raised an additional $70 million to compete with Google Search. We'll delve into their strategy, the potential impact on the search engine market, and what this means for the future of AI-driven searc ... Show More
7m 35s
Nov 2021
How a human-centered approach is building trustworthy AI.
Creating trust and transparency in AI isn’t just a business requirement, it’s a social responsibility. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Christina Montgomery, IBM's Chief Privacy Officer and AI Ethics Board Co-Chair, and Dr. Seth Dobrin, Global Chief AI Officer, ab ... Show More
30m 18s
Sep 2023
TWiT 946: AI is Number Two - iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks
iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks Discussion on hype cycle of AI; evaluating current state Defining artificial intelligence vs regular computation AI winters and peaks of inflated expectations for AI Evaluating strengths and weaknesses of ... Show More
2h 13m
Sep 2023
Don't forget to jargon check your AI
This week on Equity, Alex was joined by Nathan Baschez, the CEO and founder of Lex, an AI-infused online writing tool that recently raised capital. Together, we're talking through a few key topics that have been top of mind in recent months:
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