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For Google, It’s Gemini Everything Everywhere All At Once
It was supposed to be Google’s week to showcase its latest AI innovations. Then, OpenAI said, “Hold my beer,” and released a significant update to GPT-4 that can handle text, speech and video. And the new model is free to use! While it took some of the wind out of Google’s sail on the eve […]
Digital Twins: What Are They and Does Your Brand Need One?
It’s the calm before the storm. We’re days away from some big AI announcements. OpenAI will hold an event on Monday, at which it’s reported to be showing off a Google Search competitor—Sam Altman says that won’t be the case. Speaking of Google, the company is holding its annual developer conference next week, and the […]
How LinkedIn Built Its Premium AI-Powered Experience
Artificial intelligence (AI) is baked into most, if not all, of the social networks we use today. Some use cases are evident, especially for consumer-facing platforms such as Facebook. But what about those sites tailored more towards business and working professionals? I’m looking at you, LinkedIn! A professional social network doesn’t need an image-generation tool, […]
Llama, Llama, Llama: Everything About Meta’s New AI Model
As I’m writing this week’s newsletter and listening to Taylor Swift’s latest album—which has its own AI controversy—I’m astonished at how jam-packed the news cycle has been. Stanford University released a massive and informative report that gives us a pulse on where AI stands today. Google is undergoing a reorganization to align its AI efforts […]
Leveraging RAG for Personalized and Traceable Enterprise AI Applications
Generative AI has revolutionized how we interact with technology, opening up exciting possibilities for innovation and creativity. Retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, takes this a step further by combining the power of generative models with the efficiency of retrieving relevant information. Curious about its use case and applications, I spoke with Dennis Perpetua, Kyndryl’s Global CTO […]
Deciphering the AI Tech Stack for the Enterprise
More and more people in business organizations are getting excited about using generative AI. But at the same time, employees are still unsure about how to capitalize on it for their work. For big companies, using new and amazing technologies can be a bit tricky compared to consumers and smaller businesses. Ensuring success requires having […]
Jeff Lawson’s Empowering Influence: Fueling Our Drive to Build What’s Next
The moment I crossed paths with Jeff Lawson and stumbled upon his startup Twilio back in 2009, the air buzzed with intrigue. The challenge of providing “cloud telephony” seemed almost audacious—taking on the mighty “Big Telco” and redefining the very essence of telephone numbers. As I grappled with the premise, a question lingered: Couldn’t startups […]
MindStudio by YouAI Makes it Easy to Build AI-Powered Enterprise Apps
What convinced an entrepreneur to shift his focus away from the Creator Economy and invest in artificial intelligence? Dmitry Shapiro, like many of his peers, has witnessed the transforming effect of AI on the world. It’s thanks to the proliferation of large language models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s PaLM, Facebook’s LLaMA, and Anthropic’s Claude. […]
Square’s Online Store Opens up to Large Sellers With New Developer Tools
Square’s efforts to attract large sellers to its platform are gaining traction based on its latest quarterly earnings report. The company says that its mid-market sellers grew by 43 percent annually, twice its total Gross Payment Volume (GPV) growth. To further that momentum, Square is launching a developer API giving these merchants access to not […]
Facebook’s VR (Dys)topia
As I watched Facebook unveil the latest developments in virtual reality at last month’s Oculus Connect developer conference, there were two things going through my mind. First, there’s excitement in hearing about the latest game titles that’ll be available with Oculus VR, but it’s the second that has me the most concerned: the VR incarnation […]