5 things to get straight before submitting an RFP to a digital marketing agency
The already-colossal $200 billion online advertising industry is staring down unprecedented innovation — and even more significant revenue.
Shifting to AI model customization is an architectural imperative
In the early days of large language models (LLMs), we grew accustomed to massive 10x jumps in reasoning and coding capability with every new model iteration. Today, those jumps have flattened into incremental gains. The exception is domain-specialized intelligence, where true step-function improvements are still the norm. When a model is fused with an organization’s…
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JusticeText taps AI to transcribe evidence for public defenders
While studying computer science at the University of Chicago, Devshi Mehrotra and Leslie Jones-Dove were inspired to build tech that centered on the needs of communities historically marginalized by law enforcement. They ended up reaching out to local public defenders, who told them that they were being overwhelmed by hours of jail calls, body cams and other […]
Front goes beyond the unified inbox with a Zendesk-style knowledge base
Customer operations platform Front is better known for its omnichannel inbox that lets you aggregate all customer conversations in a single view — emails, chat conversations, SMS, social media messages. Today, the company unveiled a handful of new features that turns Front into a more complete customer support platform. By bringing all these features under […]
Meta targeted for fresh UK gov’t warning against E2E encryption for Messenger, Instagram
Buckle up for another encryption fight: Hot on the heels of securing parliament’s approval for its Online Safety Bill yesterday, the UK government is amping up pressure on Meta not to roll out end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) on Facebook Messenger and Instagram — unless it applies unspecified “safety measures” which the Home Secretary said should allow law […]
Clika is building a platform to make AI models run faster
Clika, a startup participating in the Battlefield 200 competition at TC Disrupt 2023, aims to build tech to “compress” existing AI models.
Petnow claims to be able to identify dogs and cats from their snouts
Standard pet ID tools, like tags and chips, are imperfect. Tags become easily detached, and not every owner is comfortable with the idea of microchipping their pet. Even those who are comfortable often run into problems with microchips, like chip damage and outdated ID databases. The challenge inspired Jesse Joonho Lim and Ken Daehyun Pak […]
Will the American Climate Corps program be enough to meet the wave of jobs coming up in climate tech?
The White House is launching a training program that promises to prepare 20,000 people for a range of jobs across climate tech and ecosystem restoration.
Why Long-Term Strategic Planning is the Lifeline Your Business Needs Right Now
Five steps to creating a strategic plan that will keep you from managing from crisis to crisis
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Sued by FTX Over Alleged ‘Misappropriation’ of Millions
FTX has initiated a lawsuit against the parents of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, in an attempt to recover millions of dollars that the company alleges were fraudulently transferred and misappropriated.
Why the Next Crypto Bull Run Will Be Like Nothing We’ve Ever Experienced
We are on the precipice of what could be the greatest transfer of wealth that has ever happened in human history.