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Oct 30
Binance Hacked $6.3B Stolen, DoorDash Buys Instacart For $17B, Jake Newfield from Hermetiq, + More!
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1h 10m
Aug 2025
The state of VC within software and AI startups – with Peter Walker
Brought to You By:• WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS.• Statsig — The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more.• Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code.—In this episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I sit down with Peter Walker ... Show More
1h 19m
Nov 2024
ChatGPT Search and the AI Search Arms Race
<p>The search industry is in the midst of a transformative period as OpenAI releases ChatGPT search. This episode explores how OpenAI’s new tool enters a competitive field with Google and Perplexity, aiming to provide fast, direct answers and source citations, plus support for ti ... Show More
16m 10s
Jan 2025
#132: OpenAI’s Operator, Stargate, The AI Literacy Project, Trump AI Executive Order, Perplexity Assistant & Zapier Agents
Join Mike and Paul as they navigate through a week in tech that's too big for just one episode. They unpack Project Stargate, OpenAI's Operators program, and explore SmarterX's ambitious push to democratize AI education. Plus, Trump’s actions on AI in his first week in office, Pe ... Show More
1h 22m
Jul 2023
AI Hardware Startups, How Urtopia E-Bike is Integrating with ChatGPT
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this podcast episode, we delve into the exciting world of AI hardware integration startups, focusing on how Urtopia E-Bike is pioneering the use of ChatGPT in their systems. ... Show More
9m 54s
Oct 2024
A Big Week in Tech: NotebookLM, OpenAI’s Speech API, & Custom Audio
<p>Last week was another big week in technology. </p><p>Google’s NotebookLM introduced its Audio Overview feature, enabling users to create customizable podcasts in over 35 languages. OpenAI followed with their real-time speech-to-speech API, making voice integration easier for d ... Show More
32m 1s
Dec 2024
3 AI app ideas that are goldmines (and how to grow them)
In this episode, I am joined by Dan Shipper, co-Founder and CEO of Every, as we explore a wide range of AI startup ideas and business opportunitiesTimestamps:00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Startup Idea 1: Advanced Voice Notes
08:59 - Startup Idea 2: N of 1: Personalized Data Science Mark ... Show More
41m 48s
Jun 2025
What You Missed in AI This Week (Google, Apple, ChatGPT)
<p>Things in consumer AI are moving fast. In this episode, Justine and Olivia Moore, investing partners (and identical twins!) at a16z, break down what’s real, what’s overhyped, and what’s next across the consumer AI space. They cover: </p><ul><li>Veo 3: how Google's video model ... Show More
28m 50s
Oct 2024
Ep18. Jensen Recap - Competitive Moat, X.AI, Smart Assistant | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
<p>Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, joined by Sunny Madra (Groq) they discuss Jensen Huang’s recent appearance on the podcast, including scaling intelligence towards AGI, NVIDIA's ... Show More
54m 6s