AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime

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Showrunner wants to turn you into a prompter for the ‘Netflix of AI’

As one of the cofounders behind Oculus Story Studio, Edward Saatchi knows how hard it can be to sell people ...
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Commonwealth Fusion’s Giant Financing Leads Otherwise Slow Week For Big Deals

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The AI Vs. Junior Talent Dilemma

Ella graduated top of her class with a marketing degree and a solid internship track record. But after four months ...
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Broadcom ties Private AI to VMware Cloud Foundation rollout

Broadcom is expanding VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with new AI and security features as more companies move to modernise their ...
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Global Investor Jeremy Kranz On Why Not ‘Everything Important Happens In Silicon Valley’

Jeremy Kranz left GIC, the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, in late 2021 after nearly two decades. During his tenure, he ...
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Meta strikes $10 billion cloud deal with Google to support AI growth

Meta is betting big on AI, agreeing to spend more than $10 billion on Google’s cloud services over the next ...
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As Funding To AI Startups Increases And Concentrates, Which Investors Have Led?

As funding to AI companies has grown this year and concentrated into fewer companies, Crunchbase data shows that a mix ...
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Window Reopens, But Expect A Convoy, Not A Stampede

The pace of U.S. venture-backed IPOs so far this year has not exactly been robust. However, there has been a ...
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AI Still Rules, But SF Bay Area Steps Back

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