Episodes

  • OpenAI’s new reasoning AI models hallucinate more

    OpenAI’s new reasoning AI models hallucinate more
    Apr 22 2025
    OpenAI’s recently launched o3 and o4-mini AI models are state-of-the-art in many respects. However, the new models still hallucinate, or make things up — in fact, they hallucinate more than several of OpenAI’s older models. Hallucinations have proven to be one of the biggest and most difficult problems to solve in AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Deck raises $12M to ‘Plaid-ify” any website using AI

    Deck raises $12M to ‘Plaid-ify” any website using AI
    Apr 21 2025
    Deck, a startup that claims to be building “the Plaid for the rest of the internet,” has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round — about nine months after closing its seed financing, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. The new raise, led by Infinity Ventures, brings Montreal-based Deck’s total raised Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Capsule captures $12M to build the next version of its AI video editor for brands

    Capsule captures $12M to build the next version of its AI video editor for brands
    Apr 21 2025
    Capsule is upgrading its AI-powered video editing assistant for marketing, sales, and media teams following the close of a $12 million round of Series A funding, the company announced on Wednesday. The upgraded editor will include new features like AI suggestions and support for real-time collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Former Tesla supply chain leaders create Atomic, an AI inventory solution

    Former Tesla supply chain leaders create Atomic, an AI inventory solution
    Apr 18 2025
    Tesla famously struggled to scale up production of the Model 3 sedan in 2018 — so much so that CEO Elon Musk said his company was weeks away from collapsing. That near-death experience helped spawn a whole new company called Atomic that’s built around using AI to streamline supply chains. Co-founded by former Tesla employees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • OpenAI says it may ‘adjust’ its safety requirements if a rival lab releases ‘high-risk’ AI

    OpenAI says it may ‘adjust’ its safety requirements if a rival lab releases ‘high-risk’ AI
    Apr 18 2025
    In an update to its Preparedness Framework, the internal framework OpenAI uses to decide whether AI models are safe and what safeguards, if any, are needed during development and release, OpenAI said that it may “adjust” its requirements if a rival AI lab releases a “high-risk” system without comparable safeguards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Marshmallow, the UK insurance startup for migrants, raises $90M at a $2B+ valuation

    Marshmallow, the UK insurance startup for migrants, raises $90M at a $2B+ valuation
    Apr 17 2025
    U.K. startup Marshmallow has blown up over the years by using innovations in data science to build car insurance policies for immigrants and other consumers who have been overlooked or priced out of traditional insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Fusion power has a fuel problem; Hexium has a laser-powered solution

    Fusion power has a fuel problem; Hexium has a laser-powered solution
    Apr 17 2025
    Hexium has emerged from stealth with $8 million in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table

    Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table
    Apr 16 2025
    Thirteen years ago, Forerunner Ventures began helping to usher in a new era of consumer startups, including Warby Parker, Bonobos, and Glossier. None has gone through a traditional IPO process. Warby Parker was taken public through a special purpose acquisition vehicle. Bonobos was acquired by Walmart. Glossier is still privately held. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
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