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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ArborXR, a startup that helps companies remotely manage AR and VR devices, believed that enterprise customers would be the primary targets for AR and VR devices. Now, that bet is paying off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PayZen aims to make healthcare more affordable by enabling patients to pay their bills in interest and fee-free instalments over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices