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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sub.thursdai.newsHola AI aficionados, it's yet another ThursdAI, and yet another week FULL of AI news, spanning Open Source LLMs, Multimodal video and audio creation and more! Shiptember as they call it does seem to deliver, and it was hard even for me to follow up on all the news, not to mention we had like 3-4 breaking news during the show today! This week was yet another Qwen-mas, with Alibaba absolutely dominating across open source, but also NVIDIA promising to invest up to $100 Billion into OpenAI. So let's dive right in! As a reminder, all the show notes are posted at the end of the article for your convenience. ThursdAI - Because weeks are getting denser, but we're still here, weekly, sending you the top AI content! Don't miss outTable of Contents* Open Source AI* Qwen3-VL Announcement (Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Thinking):* Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B: end-to-end SOTA omni-modal AI unifying text, image, audio, and video* DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus: a surgical bugfix that matters for agents* Evals & Benchmarks: agents, deception, and code at scale* Big Companies, Bigger Bets!* OpenAI: ChatGPT Pulse: Proactive AI news cards for your day* XAI Grok 4 fast - 2M context, 40% fewer thinking tokens, shockingly cheap* Alibaba Qwen-Max and plans for scaling* This Week's Buzz: W&B Fully Connected is coming to London and Tokyo & Another hackathon in SF* Vision & Video: Wan 2.2 Animate, Kling 2.5, and Wan 4.5 preview* Moondream-3 Preview - Interview with co-founders Via & Jay* Wan open sourced Wan 2.2 Animate (aka “Wan Animate”): motion transfer and lip sync* Kling 2.5 Turbo: cinematic motion, cheaper and with audio* Wan 4.5 preview: native multimodality, 1080p 10s, and lip-synced speech* Voice & Audio* ThursdAI - Sep 25, 2025 - TL;DR & Show notesOpen Source AIThis was a Qwen-and-friends week. I joked on stream that I should just count how many times “Alibaba” appears in our show notes. It's a lot.Qwen3-VL Announcement (Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Thinking): (X, HF, Blog, Demo)Qwen 3 launched earlier as a text-only family; the vision-enabled variant just arrived, and it's not timid. The “thinking” version is effectively a reasoner with eyes, built on a 235B-parameter backbone with around 22B active (their mixture-of-experts trick). What jumped out is the breadth of evaluation coverage: MMU, video understanding (Video-MME, LVBench), 2D/3D grounding, doc VQA, chart/table reasoning—pages of it. They're showing wins against models like Gemini 2.5 Pro and GPT‑5 on some of those reports, and doc VQA is flirting with “nearly solved” territory in their numbers.Two caveats. First, whenever scores get that high on imperfect benchmarks, you should expect healthy skepticism; known label issues can inflate numbers. Second, the model is big. Incredible for server-side grounding and long-form reasoning with vision (they're talking about scaling context to 1M tokens for two-hour video and long PDFs), but not something you throw on a phone.Still, if your workload smells like “reasoning + grounding + long context,” Qwen 3 VL looks like one of the strongest open-weight choices right now.Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B: end-to-end SOTA omni-modal AI unifying text, image, audio, and video (HF, GitHub, Qwen Chat, Demo, API)Omni is their end-to-end multimodal chat model that unites text, image, and audio—and crucially, it streams audio responses in real time while thinking separately in the background. Architecturally, it's a 30B MoE with around 3B active parameters at inference, which is the secret to why it feels snappy on consumer GPUs.In practice, that means you can talk to Omni, have it see what you see, and get sub-250 ms replies in nine speaker languages while it quietly plans. It claims to understand 119 languages. When I pushed it in multilingual conversational settings it still code-switched unexpectedly (Chinese suddenly appeared mid-flow), and it occasionally suffered the classic “stuck in thought” behavior we've been seeing in agentic voice modes across labs. But the responsiveness is real, and the footprint is exciting for local speech streaming scenarios. I wouldn't replace a top-tier text reasoner with this for hard problems, yet being able to keep speech native is a real UX upgrade.Qwen Image Edit, Qwen TTS Flash, and Qwen‑GuardQwen's image stack got a handy upgrade with multi-image reference editing for more consistent edits across shots—useful for brand assets and style-tight workflows. TTS Flash (API-only for now) is their fast speech synth line, and Q‑Guard is a new safety/moderation model from the same team. It's notable because Qwen hasn't really played in the moderation-model space before; historically Meta's Llama Guard led that conversation.DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus: a surgical bugfix that matters for agents (X, HF)DeepSeek whale resurfaced to push a small 0.1 update to V3.1 that reads like a “quality and stability” release—but those matter if you're building on top. It fixes a code-switching bug (the “sudden Chinese” syndrome you'll also see in some Qwen variants), improves tool-use and browser execution, and—importantly—makes agentic flows less likely to overthink and stall. On the numbers, Humanities Last Exam jumped from 15 to 21.7, while LiveCodeBench dipped slightly. That's the story here: they traded a few raw points on coding for more stable, less dithery behavior in end-to-end tasks. If you've invested in their tool harness, this may be a net win.Liquid Nanos: small models that extract like they're big (X, HF)Liquid Foundation Models released “Liquid Nanos,” a set of open models from roughly 350M to 2.6B parameters, including “extract” variants that pull structure (JSON/XML/YAML) from messy documents. The pitch is cost-efficiency with surprisingly competitive performance on information extraction tasks versus models 10× their size. If you're doing at-scale doc ingestion on CPUs or small GPUs, these look worth a try.Tiny IBM OCR model that blew up the charts (HF)We also saw a tiny IBM model (about 250M parameters) for image-to-text document parsing trending on Hugging Face. Run in 8-bit, it squeezes into roughly 250 MB, which means Raspberry Pi and “toaster” deployments suddenly get decent OCR/transcription against scanned docs. It's the kind of tiny-but-useful release that tends to quietly power entire products.Meta's 32B Code World Model (CWM) released for agentic code reasoning (X, HF)Nisten got really excited about this one, and once he explained it, I understood why. Meta released a 32B code world model that doesn't just generate code - it understands code the way a compiler does. It's thinking about state, types, and the actual execution context of your entire codebase.This isn't just another coding model - it's a fundamentally different approach that could change how all future coding models are built. Instead of treating code as fancy text completion, it's actually modeling the program from the ground up. If this works out, expect everyone to copy this approach.Quick note, this one was released with a research license only! Evals & Benchmarks: agents, deception, and code at scaleA big theme this week was “move beyond single-turn Q&A and test how these things behave in the wild.” with a bunch of new evals released. I wanted to cover them all in a separate segment. OpenAI's GDP Eval: “economically valuable tasks” as a bar (X, Blog)OpenAI introduced GDP Eval to measure model performance against real-world, economically valuable work. The design is closer to how I think about “AGI as useful work”: 44 occupations across nine sectors, with tasks judged against what an industry professional would produce.Two details stood out. First, OpenAI's own models didn't top the chart in their published screenshot—Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.1 led with roughly a 47.6% win rate against human professionals, while GPT‑5-high clocked in around 38%. Releasing a benchmark where you're not on top earns respect. Second, the tasks are legit. One example was a manufacturing engineer flow where the output required an overall design with an exploded view of components—the kind of deliverable a human would actually make.What I like here isn't the precise percent; it's the direction. If we anchor progress to tasks an economy cares about, we move past “trivia with citations” and toward “did this thing actually help do the work?”GAIA 2 (Meta Super Intelligence Labs + Hugging Face): agents that execute (X, HF)MSL and HF refreshed GAIA, the agent benchmark, with a thousand new human-authored scenarios that test execution, search, ambiguity handling, temporal reasoning, and adaptability—plus a smartphone-like execution environment. GPT‑5-high led across execution and search; Kimi's K2 was tops among open-weight entries. I like that GAIA 2 bakes in time and budget constraints and forces agents to chain steps, not just spew plans. We need more of these.Scale AI's “SWE-Bench Pro” for coding in the large (HF)Scale dropped a stronger coding benchmark focused on multi-file edits, 100+ line changes, and large dependency graphs. On the public set, GPT‑5 (not Codex) and Claude Opus 4.1 took the top two slots; on a commercial set, Opus edged ahead. The broader takeaway: the action has clearly moved to test-time compute, persistent memory, and program-synthesis outer loops to get through larger codebases with fewer invalid edits. This aligns with what we're seeing across ARC‑AGI and SWE‑bench Verified.The “Among Us” deception test (X)One more that's fun but not frivolous: a group benchmarked models on the social deception game Among Us. OpenAI's latest systems reportedly did the best job both lying convincingly and detecting others' lies. This line of work matters because social inference and adversarial reasoning show up in real agent deployments—security, procurement, negotiations, even internal assistant safety.Big Companies, Bigger Bets!Nvidia's $100B pledge to OpenAI for 10GW of computeLet's say that number again: one hundred billion dollars. Nvidia announced plans to invest up to $100B into OpenAI's infrastructure build-out, targeting roughly 10 gigawatts of compute and power. Jensen called it the biggest infrastructure project in history. Pair that with OpenAI's Stargate-related announcements—five new datacenters with Oracle and SoftBank and a flagship site in Abilene, Texas—and you get to wild territory fast.Internal notes circulating say OpenAI started the year around 230MW and could exit 2025 north of 2GW operational, while aiming at 20GW in the near term and a staggering 250GW by 2033. Even if those numbers shift, the directional picture is clear: the GPU supply and power curves are going vertical.Two reactions. First, yes, the “infinite money loop” memes wrote themselves—OpenAI spends on Nvidia GPUs, Nvidia invests in OpenAI, the market adds another $100B to Nvidia's cap for good measure. But second, the underlying demand is real. If we need 1–8 GPUs per “full-time agent” and there are 3+ billion working adults, we are orders of magnitude away from compute saturation. The power story is the real constraint—and that's now being tackled in parallel.OpenAI: ChatGPT Pulse: Proactive AI news cards for your day (X, OpenAI Blog)In a #BreakingNews segment, we got an update from OpenAI, that currently works only for Pro users but will come to everyone soon. Proactive AI, that learns from your chats, email and calendar and will show you a new “feed” of interesting things every morning based on your likes and feedback! Pulse marks OpenAI's first step toward an AI assistant that brings the right info before you ask, tuning itself with every thumbs-up, topic request, or app connection. I've tuned mine for today, we'll see what tomorrow brings! P.S - Huxe is a free app from the creators of NotebookLM (Ryza was on our podcast!) that does a similar thing, so if you don't have pro, check out Huxe, they just launched! XAI Grok 4 fast - 2M context, 40% fewer thinking tokens, shockingly cheap (X, Blog)xAI launched Grok‑4 Fast, and the name fits. Think “top-left” on the speed-to-cost chart: up to 2 million tokens of context, a reported 40% reduction in reasoning token usage, and a price tag that's roughly 1% of some frontier models on common workloads. On LiveCodeBench, Grok‑4 Fast even beat Grok‑4 itself. It's not the most capable brain on earth, but as a high-throughput assistant that can fan out web searches and stitch answers in something close to real time, it's compelling.Alibaba Qwen-Max and plans for scaling (X, Blog, API)Back in the Alibaba camp, they also released their flagship API model, Qwen 3 Max, and showed off their future roadmap. Qwen-max is over 1T parameters, MoE that gets 69.6 on Swe-bench verified and outperforms GPT-5 on LMArena! And their plan is simple: scale. They're planning to go from 1 million to 100 million token context windows and scale their models into the terabytes of parameters. It culminated in a hilarious moment on the show where we all put on sunglasses to salute a slide from their presentation that literally said, “Scaling is all you need.” AGI is coming, and it looks like Alibaba is one of the labs determined to scale their way there. Their release schedule lately (as documented by Swyx from Latent.space) is insane. This Week's Buzz: W&B Fully Connected is coming to London and Tokyo & Another hackathon in SFWeights & Biases (now part of the CoreWeave family) is bringing Fully Connected to London on Nov 4–5, with another event in Tokyo on Oct 31. If you're in Europe or Japan and want two days of dense talks and hands-on conversations with teams actually shipping agents, evals, and production ML, come hang out. Readers got a code on stream; if you need help getting a seat, ping me directly.Links: fullyconnected.comWe are also opening up registrations to our second WeaveHacks hackathon in SF, October 11-12, yours trully will be there, come hack with us on Self Improving agents! Register HEREVision & Video: Wan 2.2 Animate, Kling 2.5, and Wan 4.5 previewThis is the most exciting space in AI week-to-week for me right now. The progress is visible. Literally.Moondream-3 Preview - Interview with co-founders Via & JayWhile I've already reported on Moondream-3 in the last weeks newsletter, this week we got the pleasure of hosting Vik Korrapati and Jay Allen the co-founders of MoonDream to tell us all about it. Tune in for that conversation on the pod starting at 00:33:00Wan open sourced Wan 2.2 Animate (aka “Wan Animate”): motion transfer and lip sync Tongyi's Wan team shipped an open-source release that the community quickly dubbed “Wanimate.” It's a character-swap/motion transfer system: provide a single image for a character and a reference video (your own motion), and it maps your movement onto the character with surprisingly strong hair/cloth dynamics and lip sync. If you've used runway's Act One, you'll recognize the vibe—except this is open, and the fidelity is rising fast.The practical uses are broader than “make me a deepfake.” Think onboarding presenters with perfect backgrounds, branded avatars that reliably say what you need, or precise action blocking without guessing at how an AI will move your subject. You act it; it follows.Kling 2.5 Turbo: cinematic motion, cheaper and with audioKling quietly rolled out a 2.5 Turbo tier that's 30% cheaper and finally brings audio into the loop for more complete clips. Prompts adhere better, physics look more coherent (acrobatics stop breaking bones across frames), and the cinematic look has moved from “YouTube short” to “film-school final.” They seeded access to creators and re-shared the strongest results; the consistency is the headline. (Source X: @StevieMac03)I've chatted with my kiddos today over facetime, and they were building minecraft creepers. I took a screenshot, sent to Nano Banana to make their creepers into actual minecraft ones, and then with Kling, Animated the explosions for them. They LOVED it! Animations were clear, while VEO refused for me to even upload their images, Kling didn't care hahaWan 4.5 preview: native multimodality, 1080p 10s, and lip-synced speechWan also teased a 4.5 preview that unifies understanding and generation across text, image, video, and audio. The eye-catching bit: generate a 1080p, 10-second clip with synced speech from just a script. Or supply your own audio and have it lip-sync the shot. I ran my usual “interview a polar bear dressed like me” test and got one of the better results I've seen from any model. We're not at “dialogue scene” quality, but “talking character shot” is getting… good. The generation of audio (not only text + lipsync) is one of the best ones besides VEO, it's really great to see how strongly this improves, sad that this wasn't open sourced! And apparently it supports “draw text to animate” (Source: X) Voice & AudioSuno V5: we've entered the “I can't tell anymore” eraSuno calls V5 a redefinition of audio quality. I'll be honest, I'm at the edge of my subjective hearing on this. I've caught myself listening to Suno streams instead of Spotify and forgetting anything is synthetic. The vocals feel more human, the mixes cleaner, and the remastering path (including upgrading V4 tracks) is useful. The last 10% to “you fooled a producer” is going to be long, but the distance between V4 and V5 already makes me feel like I should re-cut our ThursdAI opener.MiMI Audio: a small omni-chat demo that hints at the floorWe tried a MiMI Audio demo live—a 7B-ish model with speech in/out. It was responsive but stumbled on singing and natural prosody. I'm leaving it in here because it's a good reminder that the open floor for “real-time voice” is rising quickly even for small models. And the moment you pipe a stronger text brain behind a capable, native speech front-end, the UX leap is immediate.Ok, another DENSE week that finishes up Shiptember, tons of open source, Qwen (Tongyi) shines, and video is getting so so good. This is all converging folks, and honestly, I'm just happy to be along for the ride! This week was also Rosh Hashanah, which is the Jewish new year, and I've shared on the pod that I've found my X post from 3 years ago, using the state of the art AI models of the time. WHAT A DIFFERENCE 3 years make, just take a look, I had to scale down the 4K one from this year just to fit into the pic! Shana Tova to everyone who's reading this, and we'll see you next week

US equity futures are slightly higher. Asia mostly advanced, and European equity opened little lower. Fed commentary continued to temper expectations for near-term rate cuts; Market focus remains on Friday's core PCE release and potential month-end rebalancing, with Goldman projecting $22B in US pension selling pressure; In other trade news, US-China tech and trade tensions persisted, with Washington launching new S.232 tariff probes into robotics, industrial machinery and medical equipment, and Reuters sources noted G7 and EU weighing rare earths price floors, as well as a tariff on Chinese rare earths imports, in bid to reduce reliance on China. Reports of upcoming US-China technical trade talks next Thursday and executive order on TikTok deal may be signed.Companies Mentioned: Anglogold Ashanti, TechnoPro Holdings, Blackstone, Federal Signal

This week on Swimming with Allocators, Earnest and Alexa welcome Lara Banks, Managing Director at Makena Capital Management. Lara shares her journey from real assets to venture capital and offers an inside look at Makena's approach to manager selection, portfolio construction, and the evolving role of LPs. The discussion also covers the endowment model, the impact of AI and market shifts on venture and private equity, and the growing importance of grit, adaptability, and unique value for emerging managers. Listeners will gain insights into current challenges like illiquidity, the rise of secondaries, and the need for cross-pollination between venture and PE, as well as practical advice for building durable firms and navigating today's dynamic investment landscape. Don't miss this great conversation!Highlights from this week's conversation include:Lara's Career Path and Origin Story (1:14)Overview of Makena Capital Management (4:04)Changes in Venture Strategy and Market Dynamics (6:06)Investable Building Blocks Explained (9:14)Challenges for Allocators in Today's Market (10:18)Goals for 2025 and Manager Selection (16:02)Advice for Managers Navigating Market Cycles (22:36)What Makes a Great Growth Equity Manager (26:16)Cross-Pollination Between PE and Venture (28:16)Opportunities in Underfunded Founders and Growth Equity (31:34)How Emerging Managers Can Stand Out (34:02)Final Thoughts and Takeaways (36:51)Makena Capital is a ~$22B endowment-style investment firm founded in 2005 by alumni of the Stanford Management Company. Located on Sand Hill Road, Makena partners with world-class managers across asset classes with a legacy of early and ongoing investment in venture capital. Learn more at www.makenacap.com.Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, is the bank of the world's most innovative companies and investors. SVB provides commercial and private banking to individuals and companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity, venture capital and premium wine industries. SVB operates in centers of innovation throughout the United States, serving the unique needs of its dynamic clients with deep sector expertise, insights and connections. SVB's parent company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA), is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets. First Citizens Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at svb.com.Swimming with Allocators is a podcast that dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. Each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies. The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this podcast are for general informational purposes only.

Altcoin froth meets political theater. The team dissects World Liberty Financial's explosive debut: a $22B token backed by the Trump family, a disputed Aave partnership, insider buybacks, and a “gold paper” instead of a whitepaper. We break down Justin Sun's role, why critics call it crypto's “garbage moat,” and how WLFi could become the Thanksgiving dinner debate of 2025. Plus: Gavin Newsom's meme coin tease, GDP data going on-chain, and the CFTC reopening U.S. markets to global exchanges. Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week, the crew dives into the wild debut of World Liberty Financial — Trump's $22B DeFi token that launched with a “gold paper,” insider allocations, and buybacks despite no product. We break down the Trump family's $5B paper fortune, the disputed Aave deal, and whether WLFi is a serious stablecoin project or just another garbage fire in crypto's moat. From Justin Sun's backing to Thanksgiving dinner debates, we unpack what WLFi means for politics, memes, and markets. Then we zoom out to Gavin Newsom's meme coin tease, the U.S. Commerce Department posting GDP on-chain, and fresh CFTC moves that could reshape crypto exchanges and ETFs. Show highlights

Altcoin froth meets political theater. The team dissects World Liberty Financial's explosive debut: a $22B token backed by the Trump family, a disputed Aave partnership, insider buybacks, and a “gold paper” instead of a whitepaper. We break down Justin Sun's role, why critics call it crypto's “garbage moat,” and how WLFi could become the Thanksgiving dinner debate of 2025. Plus: Gavin Newsom's meme coin tease, GDP data going on-chain, and the CFTC reopening U.S. markets to global exchanges. Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week, the crew dives into the wild debut of World Liberty Financial — Trump's $22B DeFi token that launched with a “gold paper,” insider allocations, and buybacks despite no product. We break down the Trump family's $5B paper fortune, the disputed Aave deal, and whether WLFi is a serious stablecoin project or just another garbage fire in crypto's moat. From Justin Sun's backing to Thanksgiving dinner debates, we unpack what WLFi means for politics, memes, and markets. Then we zoom out to Gavin Newsom's meme coin tease, the U.S. Commerce Department posting GDP on-chain, and fresh CFTC moves that could reshape crypto exchanges and ETFs. Show highlights

What if staying in peak condition physically was the key to unlocking peak performance in your business, relationships, and life?In this episode of Peak Performers Getting Fit, host Bryan White sits down with Jason Alan Bohrer, award-winning dealmaker, creator of the Mastery Framework, and the go-to M&A strategist for 8- and 9-figure founders. With over $22B in funding support and $100M+ in off-market exits, Jason shares how fitness, discipline, and identity transformation fuel every part of his success.From early-morning cold plunges and cardio to repeatable frameworks for exiting a business without regret, Jason explains how the same principles that sell companies can build a powerful, healthy life.If you're a founder, parent, or high performer seeking clarity and control, then this episode is your next step.

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sub.thursdai.newsWoohoo, we're almost done with July (my favorite month) and the Open Source AI decided to go out with some fireworks

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Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he breaks down today's biggest stories shaping America and the world. Supreme Court Greenlights Trump's Deportation Plan – The Court rules that President Trump can end humanitarian parole for over 500,000 migrants brought in under Biden's CBP One App system. This reverses a lower court ruling requiring case-by-case reviews and sets the stage for widespread deportations—and economic fallout for employers who hired parolees. Democrat Judges Undermining Deportation Efforts – From Boston to Phoenix to San Francisco, Democrat judges are blocking or delaying removals, whether it's dismissing “failure to register” charges or resisting legal tactics meant to expedite deportations. ICE and DOJ are developing workarounds, including surprise courthouse arrests. Adults Posing as High School Students Spark Outrage – A 24-year-old Venezuelan man enrolled as a sophomore in Ohio, and a 20-year-old in NYC attended school with official backing. Both cases reveal failures in Biden-era migrant vetting and reignite debate over ICE presence in schools. Iran Nuclear Deal at Risk as Trump Reconsiders Red Lines – Axios reports Trump may allow limited uranium enrichment in Iran. Israel is furious, especially after a UN watchdog confirms Tehran has enough material for nine bombs and was conducting secret nuclear work at multiple sites. Australia Exposes China's Debt Trap Diplomacy – 75 poor nations face $22B in debt repayments to Beijing this year. Bryan outlines how the U.S. could use covert ops and financial diplomacy to counter China's global leverage, especially in rare earth hotspots like Myanmar. Poland Elects Conservative President Amid Migration Backlash – Voters reject the liberal ruling party in favor of Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist backed by Donald Trump. His win mirrors growing European discontent with open borders, and echoes rising tensions in U.S. states like Colorado, where a migrant recently attacked a pro-Israel march. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." – John 8:32

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H ΕΑ βρίσκει ταβάν (ή τοίχο;), το Kingdom Come Deliverance II συνοδεύεται από αναμενόμενα δράματα, η Netflix απομακρύνεται ακόμη περισσότερο από το gaming και η Nintendo αστοχεί αλλά δεν ανησυχεί. Get in touch: Email | Twitter Ι Facebook Group Hosted by: Elias Pappas - Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Manos Vezos - The Vez | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Ι Apple Music Transmedia Sonic the Hedgehog 3 becomes second-highest-grossing video game movie of all time Sumo Group Sumo Group to refocus business on "development services for partners" Grammy για το Wizardry This year's Grammy winner for best video game soundtrack has been announced Absurdaverse ‘Meet our heroes': GTA co-creator reveals his new game universe VGHF Digital Archive "The Video Game History Foundation Launches its Digital Library Offering One-of-a-Kind Digital Archives of Gaming History" Video Game History Foundation launches digital archive Κι άλλο ζόρι για Warner MultiVersus will shutdown on May 30 after disappointing performance Netflix Games Netflix cancels six game launches as it "adjusts" portfolio to better match "what members like" Sony και SN Systems Sony Interactive Entertainment to integrate subsidiary SN Systems Xbox @ PS5 Forza Horizon 5 coming to PS5 this spring What's Coming in 2025 for Age of Empires and Age of Mythology Capcom και Onimusha Capcom Spotlight + Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase - February 2025 Kingdom Come Deliverance II Major Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 sales milestone announced the day after release Αποτελέσματα Konami Konami revises forecasts as profits increase 38% to $560m EA EA Q3 results "not the financial performance we wanted or expected" EA reports Q3 net bookings down 6% YoY to $2.22B vs. $2.32B est., net revenue down 3%, forecasts Q4 bookings below est., and announces a $1B share buyback plan EA CEO explains why FC 25 failed to meet financial expectations and how it's fixing things This is Battlefield Labs EA's Battlefield Labs test program is "the most ambitious community collaboration in franchise history" ‘We expect ground-breaking new features': EA acquires ‘realism' tech for EA Sports FC series Need for Speed is on hold, but EA says it ‘will return in new and interesting ways' EA CEO says a "more meaningful update" of Apex Legends is in development Electronic Arts CEO says EA Sports FC and Madden ‘could find real energy' on Switch 2 Nintendo Nintendo lowers FY forecast as sales drop 31% to $6.1bn Switch worldwide sales top 150.86 million, Super Mario Party Jamboree tops 6.17 million Nintendo says it will continue to support Switch after Switch 2's launch, as long as there's demand Switch 2 price will ‘consider the affordability customers expect' from Nintendo, says president

US equities were narrowly mixed in fairly choppy Wednesday trading, though stocks finished off worst levels, with the Dow Jones and S&P500 closing up 25bps and 16bps, while the Nasdaq closed down 6bps. FOMC minutes noted participants felt that still-elevated inflation, strong consumer spending, and reduced risks to the labor market underlined the need for a careful approach to rate cuts. ADP private payrolls were up just 122K in December vs 135K consensus; hiring slowed across several industries. Today's auction of $22B of 30Y bonds stopped through, in contrast to the tailing 3- and 10-year auctions earlier this week.

"AI-Generated Voice Presents: Blockchain DXB – The Crypto & Coffee at 8 Series (20th Nov Update)" Welcome to today's episode of the Crypto & Coffee at 8 series on the Blockchain DXB Podcast, hosted entirely by an AI voice! In this episode, we dive into: The latest global crypto market trends and metrics. Updates on the DeFi space, stablecoins, and market sentiment. Key news highlights, including Teresa Goody Guillén's potential SEC appointment and the launch of Sky's USDS stablecoin on Solana. Join us as we explore these dynamic topics and provide insights into the ever-evolving world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Total Market Cap: $3.11T (+1.02%) 24-hour Volume: $179.37B (-6.67%) Top Stablecoin Volume: Tether (USDT) at $144.22B dominates 91.78% of stablecoin trading. DeFi Metrics: Total Value Locked (TVL): $109.46B (Lido DAO Dominance: $30.53B). Key DEX Volumes: Market Sentiment: Extreme Greed with a score of 83. Teresa Goody Guillén for SEC Chair President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering blockchain law expert Teresa Goody Guillén for SEC Chair. Her pro-crypto stance could signal a significant shift in regulatory approaches. Sky's USDS Stablecoin Goes Live on Solana The DeFi-native stablecoin offers exciting opportunities across platforms like Kamino Finance and Drift Protocol, with over 500,000 USDS in weekly rewards for early adopters. Lido DAO Legal Developments A California court ruling opens the possibility of holding Lido DAO partners liable under partnership laws, igniting debate on the need for legal recognition for DAOs. Dogecoin Whale Activity Significant surge in large transactions (+41%) and active addresses (+35%) points to sustained investor interest despite market corrections. What are the benefits and drawbacks of legal recognition for DAOs? Should decentralized organizations adopt centralized legal structures for protection? AI Innovations in the Middle East M2 Partners with Haruko We'd love to hear your thoughts: What's your take on DAOs seeking legal protection? Will Sky's USDS stablecoin redefine Solana's DeFi ecosystem? Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more blockchain and crypto updates! This episode is fully AI-powered, from content generation to voiceover, showcasing the potential of advanced AI in media production.

MESSAGE | Dr. Brian Payne (Pastor) "Enlightened to God's Provision and Purposes in Christ" Ephesians 1:15-23 1 | Why Paul prays: Gratitude and Concern (1:15-16) 2 | What Paul prays (part 1): That Believers Might know God better (v. 17) 3 | What Paul Prays (part 2): That Believers Might Be Enlightened (v. 18a) 4 | What Paul Prays (Part 3): That Believers Might Be Enlightened to the Hope of Their Inheritance (v. 18b) 5 | What Paul Prays (Part 4): That Believers Might Be Enlightened to The Power of the Resurrection (v. 19-20a) 6 | What Paul Prays (Part 5): That Believers Might Be Enlightened to The Power of the Ascension (v. 20B) 7 | What Paul Prays (Part 6): That Believers Might Be Enlightened to Jesus' Subjection of All Things (v. 21-22a) 8 | What Paul Prays (Part 7): That Believers Might Be Enlightened to Jesus' Headship Over the Church (v. 22B-23)

Nate has had some tech go belly up on him recently. What should you do when your gadgets aren't working? We'll look at the options and the holistic cost of those options. We also have the week's tech news to get caught up on, including a rousing round of Just the Headlines. Enjoy and tech better! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) New Macs next week? (04:45) MAIN TOPIC: How or when to repair your tech (07:50) DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: If your iPhone won't turn on or is frozen - iPad (25:15) JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:20) Alien: Romulus Is Getting a VHS Release (Yes, Really) Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found with steel chestnut Amazon discontinues the last Kindle with physical buttons Amazon finally has a color Kindle, and it looks pretty good Byju's founder says his edtech startup, once worth $22B, is now ‘worth zero' TAKES FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect (39:25) The FTC is finally making it easier to cancel your gym membership (41:50) ‘Beast Games' set issues highlight growing pains in YouTuber-run productions (45:50) No calls, no texts, no problem: A month after cellphone restrictions instituted, Spokane Public Schools teachers report benefits (47:20) BONUS ODD TAKE: Livestreams of Watering Holes in the Namibian Desert (50:30) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: Apple Magic Keyboard for 12.9-inch iPad Pro 3rd Gen, 4th Gen, & 5th Gen - Black Renewed (54:35) Nate: elago Clear Case Compatible with Apple Vision Pro Case, TPU Cover, Protective Cover Compatible with Vision Pro VR Glasses, Headset Protector, Anti-Scratch, Anti-Yellowing (58:45) RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:00:20)

Au micro de Jean-Marc Reichart (REG'ART 1RCF), l'artiste liégeois Benjamin Schoos parle de son exposition La Genèse, l'Origine des mondes, Delvaux et Schoos en résonance. En parallèle à l'exposition Les Mondes de Paul Delvaux qui se tiendra au Musée de la Boverie du 4 octobre 2024 au 16 mars 2025, Benjamin Schoos, alias Miam Monster Miam, confronte son univers mutant à celui de la peinture murale La Genèse de Paul Delvaux et aux collections de la Salle TréZOOr de l'Aquarium de Liège. Dans le cadre du 100e anniversaire du Surréalisme, l'Aquarium-Muséum Universitaire de Liège, la Space Collection, Tempora, la Fondation Paul Delvaux, la Ville de Liège, le Pôle Muséal & Culturel de l'Université de Liège et Freaksville vous invitent à l'exposition :Benjamin SchoosLa GenèseL'Origine des mondesDelvaux et Schoos en résonance5.10.2024 - 16.03.2025 Vernissage (+ surprises)Vendredi 4.10.2024, dès 18h00 (entrée libre)Aquarium-Muséum Universitaire de LiègeSalle TréZOOr de l'Aquarium de Liège et rez-de-chausséeQuai Édouard Van Beneden, 22B-4020 Liège, BelgiqueHoraires d'ouvertureEn semaine (période scolaire) : de 9h00 à 17h00Week-ends, jours fériés & en semaine pendant les congés scolaires de la FWB : de 10h00 à 18h00Réservation obligatoire le 1er dimanche du mois.Fermetures exceptionnelles :Les 17 et 18 octobre 2024, les 4 et 5 novembre 2024, les 24 et 25 décembre 2024, le 31 décembre 2024 et le 1er janvier 2025.Infos & Tarifswww.aquarium-museum.bewww.space-collection.orgwww.freaksvillepublishing.comFoundation Paul Delvaux, Brussels, Belgium / SABAM, 2024 - © Benjamin Schoos, SABAM - Photo © P. Schyns - Sofam

(3:27) Bible Study: 1 COR 9:16-19, 22B-27 How do you properly kill a chicken? Father explains.  Lk 6:39-42 Father shares the word in Greek for Gospel. (22:56) Break 1 (24:33) Letters:  Father talks about Agape Love and what it means to not eat meat sacrificed to other gods. Enjoy some humor about the gospel reading today. Father also answers the question: "Are all religions the same?" (35:59) Break 2 (37:01) Word of the Day: Stewardship (38:32) Phones: Al - If my child or grandchild is not getting married in a Catholic Church, could I still to go to the wedding? Dennis - A friend who's leaving the faith, b/c he read about a supposed family that created Christianity and Jesus?   What do you think? Mary - Thank you, Fr. Simon! His comments about attending non-Sacramental functions resonated and helped me, as my oldest daughter is having a same- sex ceremony and we're one of the few not attending. Madison - Why do we have fingers, hearts of saints, relics?

Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 22B) on September 1, 2024.  The themes discussed include obedience, faith, living out one's beliefs, virtue versus vice, integrity, and the Song of Songs as a reflection of desire and relationship. The conversation also delves into the book of James (first in a five-week series), highlighting the importance of speech, justice, and living as Christ-like. The concept of being first fruits of God is also explored. Commentaries for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 22B):  https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-22-2/commentary-on-mark-71-8-14-15-21-23-6 Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 1:08 Gospel of Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 11:24 First Reading - Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-9 15:58 Psalm 15 18:40 Alternate First Reading - Song of Solomon 2:8-13 25:50 Second Reading on James 1 :17-27 30:24 Outro 30:59 End Connect with Working Preacher: https://www.workingpreacher.org/ https://www.facebook.com/workingpreacher https://www.instagram.com/workingpreacher/ https://x.com/WorkingPreacher Watch the Full Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H9QXNzfRDEA

Noticias Económicas y Financieras ¿Pensabas que la semana pasada había sido mala? Piénsalo de nuevo. Hay una masacre grave ahí fuera, y las consecuencias se están extendiendo rápidamente por todo el mundo. Los inversores realmente necesitan algunas palabras tranquilizadoras de los banqueros centrales en este momento, especialmente de una Reserva Federal que se considera que se está quedando atrás de la curva (¿recuerdas cómo fueron las cosas para los mercados en 2022?). Un decepcionante informe de empleo del viernes indicó que Powell y compañía probablemente deberían haber recortado las tasas en su reunión de julio la semana pasada, y el sentimiento ha pasado rápidamente de un aterrizaje suave a un aterrizaje duro, o incluso de emergencia. Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A, $BRK.B, de Warren Buffett, ha reducido su gigantesca participación en Apple $AAPL a casi la mitad, lo que ha hecho que las acciones del fabricante del iPhone se desplomen más del 7% en las operaciones previas a la apertura del mercado. La última medida se traduce en que la firma de inversión se deshará del 55.8% de sus participaciones en AAPL en 2024, lo que le dejará una participación valorada en $84.2B a finales de junio. En la reunión anual de Berkshire en mayo, el Oráculo de Omaha todavía expresó su confianza en que Apple probablemente seguiría siendo la mayor participación de la empresa a finales de año. Cabe destacar que Buffett también ha estado recortando su participación en Bank of America $BAC en las últimas semanas. Mars, cuyas marcas de golosinas incluyen M&M's y Snickers, se encuentra en negociaciones avanzadas para adquirir Kellanova $K, que fabrica snacks como Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts y Pringles. Suponiendo una prima de fusión y adquisición típica, Kellanova que tiene una capitalización de mercado de aproximadamente $22B puede estar valorada en alrededor de $30B. Kellanova se escindió de Kellogg el año pasado, en un acuerdo que le dio snacks populares y alimentos congelados para el desayuno como MorningStar Farms y Eggo, así como una división internacional de cereales. La compañía informó el jueves de sus ganancias del segundo trimestre, que superaron las estimaciones e hicieron subir sus acciones un 7%. Las acciones de Chevron $CVX pasaron a terreno negativo en el año después de que la compañía publicara ganancias ajustadas para el segundo trimestre que no cumplieron con las expectativas, debido principalmente a márgenes de refinación más débiles y al mantenimiento de la refinería. Pero lo que generó más revuelo fue la decisión de Chevron de trasladar su sede a Houston desde California, donde ha estado ubicada durante más de 140 años. "No se trata de una decisión política", dijo el director ejecutivo Mike Wirth. "Creemos que California tiene una serie de políticas que aumentan los costos, que perjudican a los consumidores, que desalientan la inversión... Es una decisión que tiene que ver con lo que es bueno para nuestra empresa para competir y rendir".

Michael Hsieh is the Founder and President of Fung Capital, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies. Fung Capital is the investment arm of the Fung family in Hong Kong which separately controls the Fung Group that sources, distributes, and retails consumer products globally. The Fung Group of companies include Li & Fung, Global Brands Group, and Fung Retailing, with over $22B in total revenues and 45,000 employees in over 40 countries. Fung Capital invests in B2B technology companies that enable omni-channel retailing and improve supply chain efficiency.For decades, he has been heavily involved in numerous civic engagement initiatives, spanning from serving on non-profit boards such as Center for Asian American Media, Head Royce School, and Center for the Pacific Rim at USF, to co-founding Roses in Concrete, a public charter school serving primarily students of color in East Oakland. He and his wife Tonia started Karma Pictures, a media company developing feature films telling Asian American stories. Michael has a B.A degree in economics from Harvard College and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.

OpenAI announces new content and product partnerships with Vox Media and The Atlantic, making their reporting and stories more discoverable to millions of OpenAI users. Mistral AI releases Codestral, a 22B parameter, open-weight model that specializes in coding tasks, beating out its code-focused rivals across top benchmarks. MAP-Neo is the first fully open-sourced bilingual LLM that provides all the details needed to reproduce the model, improving transparency in large language models. Self-Exploring Language Models (SELM) is a promising approach to improving the alignment of LLMs to human intentions through online feedback collection. Contact:  sergi@earkind.com Timestamps: 00:34 Introduction 01:39 A content and product partnership with The Atlantic 02:59 Mistral Releases Codestral, a Code-focused Model 04:34 How Dell Is Beating Supermicro 05:50 Fake sponsor 08:06 MAP-Neo: Highly Capable and Transparent Bilingual Large Language Model Series 09:44 Self-Exploring Language Models: Active Preference Elicitation for Online Alignment 11:16 Value-Incentivized Preference Optimization: A Unified Approach to Online and Offline RLHF 13:18 Outro

This week witnessed the introduction of five notable AI models, highlighting the field's swift advancements. Udio emerged as a standout music generator, rivaling the previously leading Suno. Updates and new releases included Mixtral 8×22B, Google's publicly available Gemini 1.5 Pro with enhanced features, OpenAI's improved GPT-4 Turbo, and anticipated versions of Meta's Llama 3. ** CHECK OUT THE JUST-LAUNCHED SUPERINTELLIGENT PLATFORM - 300+ AI video tutorials https://besuper.ai/ ** ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.  Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

Nvidia's fourth quarter blew past expectations. The chip maker's revenue tripled from last year, hitting $22B in one quarter. Sapphire Ventures partner Cathy Gao explains how Nvidia's boom is impacting the private AI market. Another company did not fare as well in its fourth quarter: Rivian. The EV-maker is cutting 10% of its workforce. The Presidential candidate Nikki Haley is still fundraising; Puck founder Teddy Schleifer weighs in on the 2024 race, the slate of candidates, and the likelihood of a newcomer in the Democratic Party. Plus, the circus is back! Kenneth Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment and owner of the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, discusses the event's return to audiences–without animals.  Cathy Gao - 4:26Teddy Schleifer - 12:06Kenneth Feld - 25:41 In this episode:Teddy Schleifer, @teddyschleiferJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

*) Israel army chief says Gaza assault will last 'many more months' Israel's army chief has warned its aggression in Gaza will last "many more months" as the military stepped up strikes, where nearly 21,000 people have already been reported killed. But Israel's leaders have repeatedly vowed to keep up their offensive until Palestinian resistance group Hamas is destroyed, and army chief Herzi Halevi signalled there would be no quick end to the war. *) EU said to be preparing $22B fund plan for Ukraine The European Union is preparing a back-up plan worth up to $22.08 billion for Ukraine, the Financial Times has reported. The debt-funded scheme would sidestep Hungary to release money for Kiev quickly, the report said. All 27 EU states except Hungary recently agreed to start accession talks with Ukraine despite the Russian attack, bypassing PM Viktor Orban's opposition by getting him to leave the room during the summit when the decision was made. Orban confirmed it was German Chancellor Olaf Scholz who suggested this solution. *) 'Exodus from poverty': Migrant caravan slogs on through southern Mexico Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers have moved slowly north across the southern Mexican state of Chiapas in a caravan hoping to reach the US border, one day before top US officials planned to visit Mexico to discuss migration. Refugees and asylum seekers transit through Mexico to the US to escape violence, economic distress and negative impacts of the climate crisis, according to the United Nations. The number crossing the perilous Darien Gap straddling Colombia and Central America has topped half a million this year, double last year's record. *) Trump shares poll showing voters link potential second term with 'revenge' In a December 25 Truth Social post, Trump shared the results of a poll commissioned by DailyMail.com, in which voters were asked to provide a word they most associate with Trump's plans for a second term. The results, presented in the form of a word cloud, indicated that "revenge" was the most popular choice. In the post, Trump directed his attacks toward those who disagreed with him politically, whom he called "thugs". "MAY THEY ROT IN HELL," Trump wrote in all caps. "AGAIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS!" And finally… *) South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is found dead Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known globally for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite," was found dead in a car in Seoul, authorities said. Police and emergency officers initially found Lee in what they believed was an unconscious state in the car parked on a street in northern Seoul. Emergency officers later confirmed he was dead, according to Seoul's Seongbuk police station.

Facts & Spins for November 04, 2023 Top Stories: Fallen crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of fraud, The US Senate bypasses a block on military promotions, US Sec. of State Antony Blinken visits Israel, South Korea reportedly lines up loans to finance a $22B arms sale to Poland, Russia ramps up its drone attacks in Ukraine, New Zealand's final election results are released, The FBI raids the home of the NYC mayor's top campaign fundraiser,  The UK's AI summit sees Big Tech agree to government vetting of their AI products, Elon Musk's AI startup prepares to launch Its first product, and storm Ciaran causes deadly flooding in Italy. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

In our latest episode of Onward, Fundrise CEO Ben Miller is joined by David Carmen, founder of the Carmen Group and one of the top lobbyists in the nation. He has worked on some of the most important issues of the past nearly half century — from 9/11 to Softbank's $22B acquisition of Sprint. With increasing polarization and political dysfunction, many may feel that our democracy is at risk. Most people don't know why, let alone how we might fix it. With nearly 40 years as a Washington-DC-insider, David Carmen has real knowledge and concrete suggestions that he argues could bring us into a new era of effective government. Have questions or feedback about this episode? Drop us a note at Onward@Fundrise.com. Onward is hosted by Ben Miller, co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, and Cardiff Garcia, co-founder of Bazaar Audio and host of the economics-focused podcast The New Bazaar (after spending many years as the co-creator and co-host of NPR's The Indicator podcast). Podcast production by The Podcast Consultant. Music by Seaplane Armada. About Fundrise With over 1 million users, Fundrise is America's largest direct-to-investor alternative asset investment platform. Since 2012, our mission has been to build a better financial system by empowering the individual. We make it easier and more efficient than ever for anyone to invest in institutional-quality private alternative assets — all at the touch of a button.   Please see fundrise.com/oc for more information on all of the Fundrise-sponsored investment funds and products, including each fund's offering document(s). Want to see the specific properties that make up and power Fundrise portfolios? Check out our active and past projects at www.fundrise.com/assets. 

After eight years, today marks the final day for the current CEO of the Electricity Network Association Graeme Peters, his final words being a warning that electricity bills will double within the next five years. Peters told Heather du Plessis-Allan that it's due to decarbonizing, and the subsequent investment into infrastructure that will support electric vehicles. He says that the total cost will be around $22B over the next eight years, and it's likely that this cost will be passed onto the consumers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week our guest is Sam DeNormandie, Senior Account Director with Silver Sky Security, a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) firm primarily servicing the small and mid-sized business (SMB) market. Sam is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with experience at Cylance, Blackberry, and Cyvatar and understands the security needs of the small to mid-sized business. This episode discusses the challenges faced by SMBs, in part due to the difficulty they have in hiring the people they need and managing the vulnerabilities they face. The MDR industry is growing at CAGR 18.1% and is expected to be $22B by 2030. What does that growth mean for MSSPs? Join us for this episode and learn how companies are struggling to keep pace with the threat environment and how MDRs are filling a void.

What did we learn from this week's U.S. Congressional hearing on stablecoins? Let's discuss this with someone who was there. Ash Bennington will look into the future of stablecoins (and CBDCs) with an expert in the field: Austin Campbell, managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, who managed a $22B stablecoin portfolio at Paxos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we speak to special guest Kian Katanforoosh, whose company Workera just raised a $23.5M Series B. We also talk about:AI Push and PullCall for a pause on AI training met with skepticismEd tech experts urge caution on ChatGPT's student data privacyItaly blocks ChatGPT over privacy concernsHello Dolly: Democratizing the magic of ChatGPT with open models Higher Ed's Price Hikes in the Face of UncertaintyIvy League tuition costs over $80KA look at trends in college consolidation since 2016Rising Tuition? It's Not About Sticker PricesWhy are prices rising more for lower-income college students than their higher-income peers? The Power of Microcredentials and America's Higher Education DilemmaTikTok Ban DebateTikTok hearing: CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before US Congress amid looming ban – as it happenedLuben Pampoulov's Evaluation of Public EdtechsLearning with CopilotsBig Haircut for Byju's Valuation Some Investors Cut Byju's Valuation (from $22B to $11B)Byju's Raising $700M on Original $22B Valuation

Contents Essays of the Week --24 Seriously Embarrassing Hours for AI --Is Microsoft about to get the deal of the century? Or is Sam Altman unloading OpenAI at just the right time? --Is ChatGPT Really a “Code Red” for Google Search? --ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Could Be Valued At $29B In Tender Offer --Infinite AI Interns for Everybody --Who Owns the Generative AI Platform? --Fireside Chat: Reid Hoffman, w/ Elad Gil (AI, Big Tech, & Startups) --New AngelList Data Shows Startup Fundraising Pain in Second Half of 2022 --What Creators Really Want From Twitter --Visualizing China's Dominance in Battery Manufacturing (2022-2027P) News of the Week --Apple's New Reality --Twitter Officially Bans All Third-Party Apps --The European Union and the Quest for Digital Sovereignty: Briefing addresses the causes of Europe's failure on digital innovation Startup of the Week --Blackstone raises over $22B for world's biggest secondaries fund Tweet of the Week --Bill Gurley on Degobalization --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thatwastheweek/message

For bitcoin news, resources, price updates, and bitcoin mastery videos sign up for free at https://21towers.com. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Summary 01:25 Happy 14th Birthday Bitcoin 03:42 Long term damage of inflation 08:59 Hawkish US Fed showing signs of confusion 10:17 Bitcoin price & Mayer multiple 11:39 Is it a good time to buy GBTC? 18:23 Tim Draper predicts Bitcoin going 250K 20:38 Bitcoin trading volume drops massively - now at $22B/day 22:09 Crypto mess at FTX 22:44 CZ of Binance bombs CNBC interview 24:56 DCG & Genesis troubling saga continues 29:10 Bitcoin core developer loses Bitcoin 32:09 A simple custody solution that works (sign up at *https://21towers.com/*) 33:53 Thinking of Bitcoin price in probabilities and not absolutes Links from this show: https://dailybitcoiner.substack.com/p/td-genesis-block-jan-3rd-not-your https://pomp.substack.com/p/the-long-term-damage-of-inflation https://www.livemint.com/news/world/fed-meeting-minutes-may-point-to-rate-hike-endgame-new-debate-phase-11672831604064.html https://buybitcoinworldwide.com/stats/mayermultiple/ https://bmpro.substack.com/p/the-bitcoin-ghost-town https://u.today/tim-draper-continues-to-stand-by-his-250000-bitcoin-price-prediction https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-will-reach-10000-might-take-another-year-tim-draper https://news.bitcoin.com/global-cryptocurrency-trade-volumes-saw-a-significant-decline-in-december-2022/ https://unchainedpodcast.com/sam-bankman-fried-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-charges/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxlMc1yLt0&t=75s https://dirtybubblemedia.substack.com/p/digital-currency-grift https://twitter.com/cameron/status/1609913051427524608 https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1297-use-a-dedicated-hardware-device/ https://pomp.substack.com/p/probabilities-not-predictions If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask us questions, sign up for free at https://www.21towers.com. Telegram: https://t.me/btc21towers 21Towers Podcast: YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/21towers/id1560959546 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Twitter: https://twitter.com/21towersbitcoin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btclighthouse/message

A 60.1-meter Long March 7A rocket blasted off at 6 am at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province and soon deployed the Shijian 23 and Shiyan 22A and 22B experimental satellites into their orbits, according to a news release from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor.据中国航天科技集团有限公司报道，本次执行任务的长七A火箭全箭高度60.1米，于早上6点在海南省文昌航天发射中心发射，成功将实践二十三号卫星和搭载的试验二十二号A/B星发射升空，卫星顺利进入预定轨道。The Shijian 23 is tasked with conducting in-orbit scientific experiments and technology demonstrations while the Shiyan 22A and 22B will be used to monitor and survey the space environment and verify new technologies.实践二十三号卫星主要用于开展科学试验、技术验证等领域，试验二十二号A/B星主要用于空间环境监测等新技术在轨验证试验。This was the fifth launch of the Long March 7A model. The Shijian 23 is the heaviest spacecraft the rocket has ever carried.这是长七A火箭的第五次发射。本次发射的实践二十三卫星是目前我国中型高轨运载火箭发射的重量最大的卫星。The Long March 7A has a liftoff weight of 573 metric tons and a core-stage diameter of 3.35 meters. It is capable of placing a 7-ton spacecraft into geosynchronous transfer orbit.长七A火箭的发射重量为573吨，核心级直径为3.35米。它能够将7吨重的航天器送入地球同步转移轨道。The rocket is tasked with sending satellites into high-altitude orbits such as the geosynchronous transfer and inclined geosynchronous orbits. It can also be used to carry out missions to the moon, Mars or asteroids.长七A火箭的任务是将卫星送入高空轨道，如地球同步转移轨道和倾斜地球同步轨道。它还可以用于执行月球、火星或小行星的任务。The launch marked the first space activity for China in 2023, and the 459th flight of the Long March rocket family.这次发射标志着2023年中国航天发射首战告捷，也是是长征系列运载火箭的第459次发射。On Monday afternoon, Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, carried out the fifth flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket to deploy five small satellites into orbit.1月9日下午，位于北京的火箭民企星河动力航天公司执行了谷神星1号火箭的第五次飞行任务，成功将五颗卫星送入轨道。The CERES 1 Y5 rocket blasted off at 1:04 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert and placed the satellites into a preset orbit, the company said in a news release.星河动力的“谷神星1号遥5”运载火箭在北京时间1月9日13:04在中国西北部戈壁滩的酒泉卫星发射中心成功发射，将卫星送入预定轨道。Galactic Energy has achieved five successive successes in orbital launch, far outperforming other private competitors. The five CERES 1 flights have placed a total of 19 satellites into space.星河动力航天公司连续第五次成功发射，远远超过其他私营竞争企业。截至目前星河动力航天已通过五次发射总计将19颗卫星送入轨道。There are a number of private rocket companies in China but only Galactic Energy and i-Space, another Beijing-based private enterprise, have succeeded in orbital missions, which refers to spaceflight by a carrier rocket that deploys payloads into an orbit in outer space.我国有许多民营商业航天企业，但只有星河动力和i-Space（另一家总部位于北京的私营企业）成功完成了轨道任务，轨道任务是指通过运载火箭将有效载荷部署到外层空间的轨道上的航天飞行。Before CERES 1, the SQX 1 rocket developed by i-Space launched two satellites and several experimental payloads into space from the Jiuquan center in July 2019.The model's maiden flight also marked the first orbital mission by a privately built rocket in China. However, all of the next three SQX 1 launches failed due to technical malfunctions.在谷神星1号之前，i-Space开发的SQX 1火箭于2019年7月从酒泉中心向太空发射了两颗卫星和几个实验有效载荷。这一模型的首飞也标志着中国私人制造的火箭首次执行轨道任务。然而，接下来的三次SQX 1发射都因技术故障而宣告失败。Last year, China conducted 64 rocket launches, a national record. Among them, 53 were made by Long March rockets from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.去年，中国共进行了64次火箭发射，创下了全国纪录。其中有53枚由中国航天科技集团公司的长征火箭发射。The nation plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year.中国今年将计划安排发射任务60余次。China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp has more than 50 launch missions planned in 2023, according to its annual work report.据中国航天科技集团公司的年度工作报告称，他们2023年将有50多项发射任务计划。The planned spaceflights include manned and robotic missions to the newly assembled Tiangong space station and the maiden flight of the Long March 6C carrier rocket, according to the report distributed at the company's annual research and production work conference in Beijing last week.中国航天科技集团上周在北京举行的年度研发工作会议上发布的报告指出，计划中的航天飞行包括前往新组装的天宫空间站的载人和机器人任务，以及长征6C运载火箭的首飞。Another State-owned space enterprise, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, plans 10 spaceflights using its Kuaizhou 1A and Kuaizhou 11 solid-propellant rockets.另一家国有航天企业中国航天科工集团，计划使用其快舟1A和快舟11固体运载火箭进行10次航天飞行。If the plan becomes a reality, 2023 will become the busiest year for the Kuaizhou family, company sources said.有消息人士称，这一计划如果成为现实，2023年将成为快舟系列最繁忙的一年。Contractor英 [kənˈtræktə(r)] 美 [ˈkɑnˌtræktɚ, kənˈtræk-]n. 承包商Orbit英 [ˈɔːbɪt] 美 [ˈɔːrbɪt]n.轨道Geosynchronous英[ˌdʒɪə'sɪŋkrənəs]美[ˌdʒɪr'sɪŋkrənəs]adj.与地球的相对位置不变的

Readings LK 6:39-42  Jesus has a sense of humor which comes through in this reading today.  1 COR 9:16-19, 22B-27 People questioned Paul's right or even obligation to preach the Gospel, since he wasn't one of the original Apostles. Emails Karen - Is it okay to get the covid vaccine and other letters  Word of the Day Liberal  Calls Patricia - I have an elderly father who has dementia and is not Christian. Can I baptize him and when would it be appropriate?  Jerry -How do I respond to an Episcopal priest and friend who said that the question of abortion is 'complicated.' Up to the individual. 

This month on The Wigs - a discussion of a brand new provision in the NSW Bail Act 2013, section 22B. This provision came into effect in late June and provides that people who have pleaded guilty or have been found guilty by a court of a crime should be remanded in custody immediately if they "will" ultimately receive a jail term when they are sentenced unless there are special or exceptional circumstances justifying bail continuing. Secondly, a new High Court case has reaffirmed the fundamental structural separation in the Australian Constitution between judicial and executive power. In Alexander v Minister for Home Affairs, the High Court struck down section 36B of the Australian Citizenship Act on the basis that citizenship stripping as a punishment for misconduct could not be done by a minister and could only occur as criminal punishment following a conviction by a court. Wig Stephen Lawrence was one of the barristers who appeared for the applicant and he provides some interesting insights into the course of the litigation. Lastly the Wigs look at a new decision of Justice Hamill in DPP v Peckham where a decision of a magistrate was quashed on the basis that the case proceeded in the absence of the prosecutor and on the basis of no charge or evidence. This amounted to a fundamental breach of procedural fairness and proper process. The case took only three minutes to be heard in the Dubbo Local Court!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Cook-led Apple (AAPL) earned $1.20 per share on $82.96B in revenue. That's a 2% increase year-over-year. Revenue attributed to the iPhone came in $40.65B. Services revenue rose to $19.6B. Daniel Rubino and Kyle Clark discuss factors driving Apple's success including sales of the iPad, Mac, Wearables and Accessories which came in at $7.22B, $7.38B, and $8.08B, respectively.

"The vaping market will double in size from $11B to over $22B in 2030. Altria (MO) does not make JUUL products and it's just an investor. The value of JUUL plummeted 87% on Altria's (MO) balance sheet. If the value of JUUL falls by more than 90%, Altria (MO) would be free to invest in other e-vapor products or even make their own," says John Bencich. He also discusses the stock market being under pressure ahead of tomorrow's inflation data.

We talk about the Canadian Grand-Prix, the absurdly priced Pro-drive 22B recreation, and delve into the nuts and bolts of 4-wheel steering. At the end Ryan stumps Lenny and John in "What I wish I was driving." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zerolift/support

Trigger warning:Parental suicide • Parental alcoholism • Parental promiscuity • Parental borderline personality disorder • Binge eatingLet's me take you on a coached walk while I share some secrets about my childhood, and why I turned to food to feel loved. This walking podcast episode (22B) is voice only.  Episode 22A has  background walking music if you prefer that.  There's a bell at the halfway point.   Visit the show website at WALKINGANDTALKING.SHOW Episode highlights:Why I started binge eatingWhy food made me feel loved.Growing up with a parent with borderline personality disorder.How my mother's suicide attempts affected me. Why I sometimes still eat too much You can listen while walking outdoors or indoors, working out, cleaning, gardening, driving, or while having a cup of coffee.Resources: Visit the show website: https://walkingandtalking.show Come join my Facebook group to get tons of healthy recipes, tips, and support: https://imperfectlyhealthy.group.Support the show

Trigger warning:Parental suicide • Parental alcoholism • Parental promiscuity • Parental borderline personality disorder • Binge eatingSlip on your walking shoes and let's go for a short walk. I'm going to share some secrets about my childhood, and why I turned to food to feel loved. This walking podcast episode (22A) has background walking music. If you want no music, have a listen to episode 22B. There's a bell at the halfway mark. Visit the show website at WALKINGANDTALKING.SHOW Episode highlights:Why I started binge eatingGrowing up with a parent with borderline personality disorder.How my mother's suicide attempts affected me. Why food made me feel loved.Why I sometimes still eat too much You can listen while walking outdoors or indoors, working out, cleaning, gardening, driving, or while having a cup of coffee.Resources: Visit the show website: https://walkingandtalking.show Come join my Facebook group to get tons of healthy recipes, tips, and support: https://imperfectlyhealthy.group.Support the show

We end this week, with the announcement of The January 6th House committee's save the date, which has been tentatively scheduled from June 9th to the end of the month. Then, President Biden asked congress for another 33 billion dollars to aid Ukraine, in light of the White House unveiling a legislative package that would allow the federal government to sell Russian yachts. On top of that, we discover the U.S economy has shrunk 1.4 percent during the first three months of the year due to slow growth. Next, Moderna is officially seeking emergency authorization for children ages 6 months to 6 years due to a strong immune response in children. Lastly, The Oklahoma State House has passed a bill banning abortion after six weeks.  Resources/Articles Mentioned In This Episode:  The Washington Post: Jan. 6 committee plans prime-time hearings in June AP News: Biden seeks $22B for Ukraine, signaling long-term commitment Axios: White House proposes plan to sell Russian yachts for Ukraine aid The New York Times: G.D.P. Report Show the U.S. Economy Shrank, Masking a Broader Recovery Axios: Moderna seeks emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in young children The Washington Post: Oklahoma legislature approves Republican bill banning abortions      

Seeler, 10th of Gracos, 301 YOD This is episode 22B, which follows Rubin, Tamacti, and Iris. They travel westward along the Burach Empire in hopes to find some answers. Join the Split Party today in our ever growing community: https://linktr.ee/splitparty (https://linktr.ee/splitparty) And remember... Never split the party! Music used in Episode 22B: Give these guys some support for their awesome scores! https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalTracks4free (To the end of time - Ean Grimm) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Passing - Adrian Von Ziegler) https://www.youtube.com/c/SwordCoastSoundscapes (Mists of Ravenloft - Sword Coast Soundscapes) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Deathless - Adrian Von Ziegler) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (The Path- Adrian Von Ziegler) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Ceremonial Spell - Adrian Von Ziegler) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Approaching Doom - Adrian Von Ziegler) *All music used in this episode have been given the approval by their original composers for commercial use* For business inquiries contact us at: thesplitpartypodcast@gmail.com

Shanghai neighborhood notices hint at longer lockdown Hungry Shanghai workers protest aid lockdown Locals reveal lacking medical care: Shanghai lockdown NIH deleted virus info from Wuhan lab: Docs Falun Gong practitioner paralyzed over torture Q&A: Examining Inner Mongolia's school boycotts, yrs later Shanghai Expo center turned into quarantine site Quarantine centers raise cross-infection concerns Shanghai goes into mass lockdown 7 lockdown days costs China over $10b: Study Shanghai hands out $22B in aid to firms U.S., Philippines hold military drills U.S., Singapore to deepen economic relations Singapore: A new safe haven for China's rich?

Frank is the Chairman & CEO of Snowflake, a data warehousing company he joined and rapidly accelerated in 2019. Frank led Snowflake to the largest software IPO in history (his third massive IPO as CEO). Previously, he grew Data Domain from $0 in revenue in 2003 to a ~$776M IPO in 2007 and then grew ServiceNow to a $22B market cap. In this episode you will learn the principles Frank uses to achieve outlier outcomes. Attracting and cultivating performing talent. Getting the wrong people off the bus fast is critical. Frank prefers "drivers" to "passengers." Without risk-taking, the business will stagnate. Left to their own devices things slow to a "glacial pace." CEOs should push to find the true limits of the organization. Intellectual honesty is required. Copy-pasting strategy from previous roles is unacceptable. You need to develop deep conviction, while maintaining humility to course correct when you are wrong. Culture and reputation are defined by your actions. CEOs must maintain an incredibly high bar. Show Notes: (00:00) Jason intros the interview (01:44) Why Frank decided to write the book (order here: https://ampitupbook.com/) (05:30) Why "all great products start with great architecture" (09:49) Intellectual honesty is integral to diagnosing problems (11:38) Marketerhire - Get $500 off your first hire at https://MarketerHire.com/twist (13:09) Taking over and increasing the talent density on a team (15:54) Why most organizations avoid confronting and correcting mistakes (23:23) Fellow - Sign up and get $1000 in credits at https://fellow.app/twist (24:50) Managing intensity (25:39) How hiring top talent leads to victory (the definition of victory is breaking the enemy's will to fight) (28:19) Relationships and reputations are defined in the hard times by taking ownership (31:47) Taking risks is essential to success in business (32:53) Keep high standards, people pitching need to be bursting with excitement (35:42) FanDuel Sportsbook - Sign up with promo code TWIST to place a special $1000 risk-free bet at https://fanduel.com (37:32) Drivers vs. passengers, getting the right people on the bus (40:38) Organizations should be governed on influence, people need to go direct (43:30) Why Frank is still optimistic about America and entrepreneurship (48:39) Things cannot be all about you as CEO, the organization needs to be empowered to be accountable (51:22) The difference between people that start things and the people that run things (54:17) Intellectual honesty is the bedrock of being a great operator (57:37) Increasing velocity by narrowing scope (1:00:55) Being mission-driven by "Starting with Why" (1:02:34) Most people don't lean in enough when managing the growth model of the business (1:06:57) Setting big goals (1:07:53) Ubiquitous win-win deals are not possible Buy Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity: https://ampitupbook.com/ FOLLOW Frank: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankslootman/ FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Joe runs down the freight headlines you should be aware of this week. $22B worth of cargo is now stuck on container ships off California Record cargo volumes flowing through Southern California ports despite congestion Online shopping bummer: Out-of-stock products surged 172% from pre-pandemic levels CVSA conducted hazmat inspections without forewarning Trucking, logistics firms left in lurch after auto parts supplier's bankruptcy

Urban Outfitters' (URBN) 2Q total company net sales increased 14.1% compared to six months which ended July 21, 2019 and is one of George Tsilis' overlooked stocks. The next overlooked stock is Intuit (INTU) whish sees a fiscal year revenue of $11.05B - $11.2B. Finally, Toll Brothers' (TOL) earnings were released today, August 24th and its revenue came in at $2.26B versus an estimated $2.22B. Tune in to find out more.

Mobile gaming revenue in 2Q21 grew 5% in the U.S. and 10% worldwide Y/Y, says Anthony Bartolacci of Sensor Tower. U.S. gamers spent almost $6.5B on mobile gaming last quarter, with worldwide spend over $22B, he adds. He discusses Electronic Arts (EA) and its Gold Clash deal.

John Eade from Argus Research says that they are maintaining a $240 price target for the Boeing: BA stock. The earnings report indicated -$1.53 in EPS and $15.22B in revenue. In 1Q, Boeing delivered 77 commercial planes. The company sees travel demand returning to 2019 levels by 2023 and 2024.