John Borthwick on Betaworks shares his journey from a tech-savvy youth to a prominent figure in the New York City tech scene. He discusses his early experiences with computers, the transformative impact of the World Wide Web, and the vibrant tech culture of the 90s. Borthwick reflects on his role in creating Total New York, the lessons learned from the AOL a ... Show More
Oct 16
What Is Meta's Muse Spark Open?
Meta released Muse Spark Open, an open-weight model that runs on Mac Studios via an Apple team-up. An OpenAI model used a wallet it didn’t own, Accenture capped Claude spending at $29 a month, and BofA hired 1,000 patching contractors. Meta releases Muse Spark Open, saying it is ... Show More
21m 8s
Oct 15
Anthropic's Growth Is Slowing
Anthropic told investors Q3 revenue hit $16.8 billion, with adjusted profitability, but growth slowed ahead of the IPO. An arrested OpenAI engineer had booked one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia. Amazon launched two Bee wearables, and Nvidia’s RTX Spark impressed. Sources: Anthropic ... Show More
21m 23s
Oct 14
OpenAI's Office Was Bugged
OpenAI said the FBI arrested a staffer after it found a hidden recording device in its offices. Netflix cut about 1,000 jobs, Microsoft patched a record 1,416 vulnerabilities, and the FBI shut down North Korean laptop farms in Texas. OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffe ... Show More
20m 59s
Nov 2020
SLP229 John Newbery - Brink: Bitcoin Development
<p>John Newbery joins me to talk about his new bitcoin research and development center, Brink. John is a regular Bitcoin Core contributor, works on Bitcoin Optech, started PR Review Club, and mentors new bitcoin core developers. In this show we talk:</p>
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<li>Why Brink</li>
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1h 19m
Nov 2024
The latest & greatest in search
<p>News Editor & President of Web Development at Search Engine Land & RustyBrick, Barry Schwartz, discusses the latest and greatest in tech. In this episode, Barry shares his perspectives on: impact of Google's latest update on organic search strategies, emerging trends i ... Show More
31m 8s
<p>CNBC's Jon Fortt discusses all things tech including Amazon's advantage in A.I and Meta's "Threads" app.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal dat ... Show More
