Emil is out this week from the Insider trio so Yaniv and Chris welcome special guest Alireza Ali to discuss the hottest developments in the tech industry this week.

Ali is currently the co-founder and partner at Blue Dot who specializes in AI strategy and implementation consulting services. He previous founded another AI startup and has worked at Google for 11 years, some of which as a Tech Lead.

Together, this week’s trio discusses:

🌌OpenAI's Sora 

 🧠Groq's AI chip

 💥Gemini's competitive 1.5 release

📈AI Startup Trends 

Stay up with the latest developments in the AI scene.

Do not miss this episode!

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• Checkout Ali’s work at Blue Dot: theblue.earth

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Credits

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