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Aug 21, 2024 • 6min

Beyond Math’s ‘digital wind tunnel’ puts a physics-based AI simulation to work on F1 cars

Simulating the real world is a tremendously complex problem if you want to do it at any useful level of fidelity. Traditional techniques are holding back design teams at vehicle and aerospace companies, but Beyond Math is putting AI on the task with a new way of simulating the world that could save them days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 21, 2024 • 6min

Defcon AI closes $44M seed round to solve a problem of ‘maximum complexity’: Military logistics

The U.S. Department of Defense is a mammoth organization. It not only employs millions of service members and hundreds of thousands of civilian employees, but also has the world’s largest military budget that’s used to buy and maintain more equipment than can likely fit into a single paragraph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 20, 2024 • 3min

Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products

Popular iPad design app Procreate is coming out against generative AI, and has vowed never to introduce generative AI features into its products. The company said on its website that although machine learning is a “compelling technology with a lot of merit,” the current path that generative AI is on is wrong for its platform.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 20, 2024 • 4min

Keychain aims to unlock a new approach to manufacturing consumer goods

Brands can use Keychain to look up different products and see who actually manufactures them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 19, 2024 • 4min

Keychain aims to unlock a new approach to manufacturing consumer goods

Brands can use Keychain to look up different products and see who actually manufactures them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 19, 2024 • 4min

AI social media vetting startup Ferretly secures $2.5M, launches election personnel screening tool

An AI social media vetting startup Ferretly has raised $2.5 million in seed funding and is launching a new platform designed to screen election personnel. Founded in 2019, Ferretly leverages AI to scan social media and publicly available online data to uncover potential risks and behaviors that traditional background checks may overlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 16, 2024 • 5min

Stoke Space’s initial launch plans at Cape Canaveral take shape

Stoke Space is nothing if not ambitious. The five-year-old launch startup has generated a lot of hype due to its bold plans to develop the first fully reusable rocket, with both the booster and second stage vertically returning to Earth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 16, 2024 • 4min

CodeRabbit raises $16M to bring AI to code reviews

Code reviews — peer reviews of code that help devs improve code quality — are time-consuming. According to one source, 50% of companies spend two to five hours a week on them. Without enough people, code reviews can be overwhelming and take devs away from other important work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 15, 2024 • 4min

Move over SEO, Profound is helping brands with AI search optimization

Search engine optimization (SEO) has been top of mind for brands for more than a decade to ensure their websites and products capture as many eyeballs as possible by ranking high up on search results pages. But search is changing, and as consumers increasingly turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 15, 2024 • 6min

EliseAI lands $75M for chatbots that help property managers deal with renters

EliseAI employs an army of chatbots to text with, email, and respond to calls from renters about things such as apartment tours, maintenance requests, lease renewals and delinquencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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