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BSD Now
622: Interview with Mark Phillips - Technical Marketing Manager at the FreeBSD Foundation

BSD Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 55:10


This week Benedict interviews Mark Phillips , the Technical Marketing Manager at the FreeBSD Foundation, while they both are at a Hackathon in Germany. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Interview Mark Phillips - Technical Marketing Manager at the FreeBSD Foundation (https://freebsdfoundation.org/about-us/our-team) Personal website (https://probably.co.uk/) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow) Special Guest: Mark Phillips.

We Built A Thing
315 - Sick Chickens, Fast Utility Shelving & Hand Planing Drawers

We Built A Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 52:28


In this episode, Mark has a sick chicken, hand planes some drawer fronts and is ready to spray foam. Bruce builds a really fast utility shelf using Yosemite Shelving brackets (link below), and squares up scrap OSB with a tracksaw. Yosemite Shelving: https://yosemiteshelving.com?sca_ref=9306595.CDi5JricdkOGnm14 Use code "BRUCEAULRICH" at checkout to save 10%! Dirt to Done video: https://youtu.be/vgOriYaWUpA?si=ipBVNEBZ1uWEmg7x T-shirts: https://www.bruceaulrich.com/shop/clothing SUBSCRIBE TO DIRTtoDONE on YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/DIRTtoDON Become a patron of the show! http://patreon.com/webuiltathing OUR TOP PATREON SUPPORTERS -Tim Morrill -Scott @ Dad It Yourself DIY http://bit.ly/3vcuqmv -Ray Jolliff -Deo Gloria Woodworks (Matthew Allen) https://www.instagram.com/deogloriawoodworks/ -Henry Lootens (@Manfaritawood) -Chris Simonton -Maddux Woodworks http://bit.ly/3chHe2p -Bruce Clark -Will White -Cody Elkins (creator of the Jenny Bit) -Andy @ Mud Turtle Woodworks -Damon Moran -Monkey Business Woodworks -Rich from Woodnote Studio -AC Nailed It -Joe Santos from Designer's Touch Kitchen & Bath Studio -Chad Green -Trevor -Mark Herrick @ Empty Nest Woodworks -Not That Aaron, the other one Support our sponsors: TOOL CODES: -MagSwitch: “WBAT” -SurfPrep: “FISHER10” -Bumblechutes: “FISHER10” -Starbond: “BRUCEAULRICH” -Brunt Workgear: “GUNFLINT10” -Rotoboss: “GUNFLINT” -Merlin Moisture Meters: “FISHER10” -Montana Brand Tools: “GUNFLINT10” -Monport: “GUNFLINT6” -Stone Coat Epoxy: Gunflint -MAS Epoxy: FLINT -YesWelder: GUNFLINT10 -Millner-Haufen Tool Co: “ULRICH20” for 20% off -SmartSquareTools.com: “FISHER10” -Camel City Mill: GUNFLINT10 -Arbortech Tools: “BRUCEAULRICH” for 10% off -HighCountryTool.com: “FISHER10” for 10% off -Wagner Meters: https://www.wagnermeters.com/shop/orion-950-smart/?ref=210 We Built A Thing T-shirts! We have two designs to choose from! (You can get one of these as a reward at certain levels of support) https://amzn.to/2GP04jf  https://amzn.to/2TUrCr2 ETSY SHOPS: Bruce: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BruceAUlrich?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=942512486 Mark: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GunflintDesigns?ref=search_shop_redirect We are makers, full-time dads and have YouTube channels we are trying to grow and share information with others. Throughout this podcast, we talk about making things, making videos to share on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, etc...and all of the life that happens in between.  CONNECT WITH US: WE BUILT A THING: www.instagram.com/webuiltathingWE BUILT A THING EMAIL: webuiltathing@gmail.com BRUDADDY: www.instagram.com/brudaddy/ GUNFLINT DESIGNS: https://www.instagram.com/gunflintdesigns

The Marc Cox Morning Show
Big Beautiful Bill Brewing, IP Reform Fails, and Rising Utility Bills (Hour 2)

The Marc Cox Morning Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 32:04


Hour 2 digs into Senator John Kennedy's sharp take on gun control amid the NYC shooting, focusing instead on mental health and accountability. Brendan Steinhauser breaks down the next “big beautiful bill” GOP lawmakers are eyeing to build on the July 4 legislative win — with tax relief, border security, and spending control front and center. Former Missouri Senator John Lamping joins to explain how Caleb Rowden killed vital IP reform, and warns about Ameren's lobbying win that's now doubling utility bills across Missouri thanks to surge pricing and legislative changes. Plus, cultural takes on woke advertising and absurd climate lawsuits round out the hour.

JIMD Podcasts
Shortcast: Investigating the utility of leukocyte sialic acid measurements in Lysosomal FSASD

JIMD Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 4:22


Marya Sabir shares new insights into the utility of leukocyte sialic acid levels as a diagnostic and monitoring tool in free sialic acid storage disorder. Investigating the Utility of Leukocyte Sialic Acid Measurements in Lysosomal Free Sialic Acid Storage Disorder Marya S. Sabir, et al https://doi.org/10.1002/jmd2.70029

A New Morning
Is AI to blame for rising utility bills?

A New Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 1:43


Massive AI data centers are indirectly contributing to the rising costs of utilities. ABC's Jim Ryan tells us more.

Around the World
Around the World: Utility pole kills 4 horses in Puerto Rico

Around the World

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 16:50


Jonathan DeBurca Butler joins Seán Moncrieff to take listeners through the week's international stories…

China In Focus
6 Million China-based Hacks Hit Ca Water Utility - China in Focus

China In Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 22:43


00:00 Intro01:32 6 Million China-Based Hacks Hit California Water Utility03:13 More Than 400 Victims Hit in Microsoft SharePoint Cyberattacks04:51 Pentagon Boosts Drone Production Like Never Before07:40 Think Tank: U.S. Special Forces' Role in a Collapsing China10:38 Bank CEOs Subpoenaed for Ties to CCP Military Tech13:01 Shipbuilding Is South Korea's Leverage in Tariff Talks16:41 France: China Sets Up 9 Secret Police Stations19:08 UK Risks Being ‘Dumping Ground' for Forced Labor Goods

Factor This!
This Week in Cleantech (07/25/2025) - A win for a utility in the data center struggle

Factor This!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 20:14


Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm's Mike Casey.This week's episode features special guest Dan Gearino from Inside Climate News, who wrote about how an Ohio utility has won a fight over who foots the costs of grid infrastructure upgrades from the buildout of data centers.This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Russ Bates, Founder of NXTGEN Energy Solutions. Russ was asked to testify as an expert witness before the Georgia Public Service Commission. Georgia Power Company imposes size limits on solar-plus-storage and provides little meaningful access to community solar. Russ explained how these concerns are already addressed by inverter technology, export-limiting capabilities, and Georgia's own interconnection review process. Now, the Commission has expanded access to clean energy across churches, schools and the like. They also put community solar on a clear path forward. This Week in Cleantech — July 25, 2025 Trump administration taking new steps to block wind and solar projects, undisclosed memo says — POLITICOWith One Call, Trump Alters the Fate of a Contested Power Project — The New York TimesWall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom — The New York TimesLobbyists spent millions to save green energy. Wins were few. — E&E NewsConsumers (and a Utility) Get a Win in Ohio, While Data Centers Take the Loss — Inside Climate NewsWant to make a suggestion for This Week in Cleantech? Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

AP Audio Stories
California utility creates compensation program for victims of January's deadly Eaton Fire near LA

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 0:37


AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports a California utility is setting up a compensation program for victims of January's L.A. wildfires.

Voice-Over-Text: Pandemic Quotables
Single US Water Utility Receives 6 Million China-Based Connection Attempts in 1 Week: Security Report

Voice-Over-Text: Pandemic Quotables

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 5:31


Pandemic Quotables
Single US Water Utility Receives 6 Million China-Based Connection Attempts in 1 Week: Security Report

Pandemic Quotables

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 5:31


BSD Now
621: Exaggerated Death Report

BSD Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 50:07


Designing a Storage Pool, The Report of My Death Was an Exaggeration, Generic BSD installations on ARM64 UEFI, dmtargetcrypt_ng - Add next-generation implementation, The X Window System didn't immediately have X terminals, The Book of PF 4th Edition Is Coming Soon, Periodical 20 Localized Computing, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Headlines Designing a Storage Pool: RAIDZ, Mirrors, and Hybrid Configurations (https://klarasystems.com/articles/designing-storage-pool-raidz-mirrors-hybrid-configurations/?utm_source=BSD%20Now&utm_medium=Podcast) The Report of My Death Was an Exaggeration (https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/the-report-of-my-death-was-an-exaggeration/) News Roundup Generic BSD installations on ARM64 UEFI: results and first impressions (https://mekboy.ru/post/bsd-uefi-arm64/) dmtargetcrypt_ng - Add next-generation implementation (https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/commit/14e6c73d4c479e4ab26571490758da27da5cbbad) The X Window System didn't immediately have X terminals (https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/XTerminalsNotImmediate) Yes, The Book of PF, 4th Edition Is Coming Soon (https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-book-of-pf-4th-edition-is-coming.html) Periodical 20 — Localized Computing (https://www.chrbutler.com/2024-10-16) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Feedback/Questions -Aleksej - RockPro64 (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/621/feedback/Aleksej%20-%20RockPro64.md) Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)

The Valenti Show
The Journey From Often-Traded Utility Man To All Star With Zach McKinstry | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

The Valenti Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 5:25


From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Bradfo sits down with Tigers All Star Utility Man Zach McKinstry to discuss his experiences getting traded, why the Tigers were the perfect landing spot for him, and much more! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Volts
Ann Arbor's experiment with a new kind of utility

Volts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 65:28


Ann Arbor voted to create a parallel, municipal electric utility that offers only distributed renewables, and Missy Stults is the woman making it real. We explore the nuts and bolts: buying existing solar for seed revenue, building microgrids in a city still served by DTE, and why DTE is — so far — more curious than threatened. If it works, the SEU could become the blueprint for every climate-ambitious town trapped in IOU territory. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe

Web3 with Sam Kamani
273: AI agents need open money — Matthew Graham on Ryze Labs, crypto rails & emerging markets

Web3 with Sam Kamani

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 32:31


What happens when an emerging‑markets banker, lifelong Reddit degen, and early Ethereum believer builds a global crypto fund focused on AI? Meet Matthew “Matty” Graham, Managing Partner at Ryze Labs.Matty shares how a pizza post pulled him into Bitcoin, why the Ethereum whitepaper was his “drop everything” moment, and how Ryze helps founders reach 2B+ users across emerging markets through its “global + local” team model.We dig into the big ideas: AI agents as economic actors that must transact on open, programmable ledgers; stablecoins as the clearest current use case; why meme speculation crowds out real adoption; and why every startup should obsess over its first 5–7 real super fans (not airdrop farmers).We also hit culture clashes (AI vs crypto), institutional entry, tech history, data privacy (your ChatGPT logs are more revealing than your Google search history), and what Matty would do if launching Ryze today.Not investment advice.Key Timestamps[00:00:00] Introduction: Sam tees up Ryze Labs, AI + crypto, and future signals. [00:01:00] Origin story: Reddit pizza, early Bitcoin, failed 2013 banker pitch, curiosity grows. [00:02:30] Ethereum moment: Programmable money snaps it wide open for Matty. [00:04:00] Banker to degen: Emerging markets + appetite for the “wild west.” [00:05:00] What is Ryze Labs: Global fund with local experts across key emerging markets. [00:06:30] Why AI + crypto: Digital agents will transact value; legacy rails can't scale. [00:08:00] Real PMFs so far: Stablecoins & thinly disguised gambling; AI could be next. [00:09:30] Stablecoin utility: Paying global teams when Stripe/PayPal fail. [00:10:30] Tech history lens: Hardware waves unlock software waves; AI feels similar. [00:12:00] Data intensity: You'd leak Google history before ChatGPT chats — privacy matters. [00:14:00] AI for health: Matty's coffee/acid anecdote shows practical value already. [00:16:30] Work futures: New roles (prompt skill!), humans reorganize around tech. [00:21:00] Super fans first: 5–7 paying evangelists > vanity metrics. [00:23:00] Incentive traps: Points & airdrops mask real product‑market fit. [00:25:00] Trends check: Utility underhyped; meme/points meta overweight. [00:26:30] Institutional adoption: East‑coast style (ETFs) vs tech‑driven engagement. [00:29:00] If starting today: Split team across AI hubs (SF, Hangzhou) + emerging market depth. [00:30:00] The ask: Best‑in‑class AI+crypto builders & top engineers — DM @MattyRyze.Connecthttps://ryzelabs.io/https://x.com/RyzeLabshttps://ky.linkedin.com/company/ryzelabshttps://x.com/mattyryzeDisclaimerNothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. Finally, it would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend.Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/

TD Ameritrade Network
"Accumulation Phase" Continues, Watch Metal & Utility Rallies

TD Ameritrade Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 5:22


George Tsilis turns to the broad market action and points out why an "accumulation phase" has kept dip-buying mentality alive. He also talks about noticeable moves in metals and utilities and explains how they're adding to the backbone of rallies in the SPX and NDX.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – / schwabnetwork Follow us on Facebook – / schwabnetwork Follow us on LinkedIn - / schwab-network About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

ClimateBreak
Rerun: Public Utilities Commissions, with EarthJustice's Jill Tauber

ClimateBreak

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 1:45


What are public utility commissions (PUCs)? In the transition to clean energy, state public utility commissions (PUCs), which regulate electric, gas, telecommunications, water and wastewater utilities, play an increasingly important role in achieving energy efficiency, enabling renewable energy, and implementing policies for greenhouse gas emissions reduction. PUCs  play a pivotal role in determining the energy mix, setting rates, and deciding on investments in infrastructure, such as electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), for example, has to balance  safety, reliable utility service, and reasonable rates through the regulation of various large investor-owned electric, natural gas, and water utilities. Utility commissions like CPUC are given a statutory mandate to ensure reasonable, adequate and efficient service to customers at just and reasonable prices. PUCs can issue regulations that impact electricity generation, the adoption of clean energy, and related emissions of pollutants and GHGs. PUCs can play an important role in shaping energy infrastructure, policy, and clean energy development.The Role PUCs play in shaping energy infrastructurePUCs were first created in the early 20th century to focus on overseeing operations and the utility investment in service while ensuring affordable rates. That role has evolved, and now PUCs often play a transformative role in transitioning towards a greener economy. PUCs have the ability to consider the impacts of GHG emissions, equity, grid reliability, distributed energy resources, and increased consumer choices in their policy decisions. PUCs oversee planning processes that affect a utility's resource portfolio and therefore its environmental profile. A new method of planning amongst PUCs has emerged known as Integrated Resource Planning (IRP), which compares the life cycle costs of different resource choices that factor energy efficiency into their analysis. Portfolio standards have also been added to IRP, which requires certain types of resources to be included in the utilities' mix of power procured, including renewable energy and energy efficiency. PUCs can also incorporate environmental considerations by increasing oversight of utility planning processes, setting prices, determining clean energy targets, and addressing utility incentives related to energy efficiency and distribution. PUCs thus have the ability to promote and shape clean energy adoption and development through their regulatory oversight. The Case for PUCsState PUCs have significant authority, often includingI the ability to accelerate decarbonization of the energy sector, mitigate the impacts of climate change, improve public health, and assist in reaching state energy goals. Updated PUC statutory mandates that reflect state energy priorities can contribute to their success in transforming the energy grid to become more energy efficient. Energy efficiency is a cost-effective mechanism to meet future demand for electricity. Energy efficiency reduces the amount of electricity needed to meet demand thereby benefiting the overall reliability of the electric grid. With more efficient systems, utilities and states will not need to build as much new transmission and generation, which can save money and improve environmental quality. Further, modern regulations to achieve such priorities and framing for the public interest can incorporate climate and environmental justice concerns. The Case Against PUCsOrganizational challenges such as outdated mandates, staff constraints, gaps in technical knowledge, misinformation, and quasi-judicial processes have created barriers to innovation amongst PUCs. Some PUCs still continue to view themselves as purely economic regulators, which does not accurately reflect the current decisions they are being asked to make. Additionally, the authority of PUCs varies widely from state to state. PUCs authority is established by state legislatures, thus their power only extends as far as their statutory authorization. The level of statutory authority delegated to PUCs by legislatures also varies widely. Barriers such as these have made it difficult for some  PUCs to develop more innovative mechanisms consistent with new environmental targets and the effort to achieve a zero-carbon US grid.While transitioning to clean energy promises long-term savings and environmental benefits, the short-term costs can be significant and potentially burdensome for consumers and businesses, posing political and fiscal challenges for PUCs. Stakeholder engagement in this transition will be vital. Labor issues also pose challenges as states transition away from  fossil fuels. In addition, challenges exist around regulatory complexities and the evolving federal and state policies. About Our GuestJill Tauber is the Vice President of Litigation for Climate and Energy at EarthJustice. Jill leads the organization in achieving an equitable shift to clean energy through her litigation and legal advocacy work. Prior to serving as VP of Litigation, Jill worked as the Managing Attorney of Earthjustice's Clean Energy Program, focusing on achieving clean energy solutions across the country.ResourcesRMI: Purpose: Aligning PUC Mandates with a Clean Energy FutureRMI: The Untapped Potential of Public Utility CommissionsEPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency State Climate and Energy Technical Forum Background DocumentFurther ReadingColumbia Law: Public Utility Commissions and Energy EfficiencyFor a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/public-utilities-commissions-with-earthjustices-jill-tauber/

The Marc Cox Morning Show
Utility Rate Hikes & GOP Blind Spots: John Lamping Sounds the Alarm

The Marc Cox Morning Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 8:37


Marc and Kim unpack the fallout from the Tulsi Gabbard revelations, continuing their frustration over political cowardice when it comes to potential indictments tied to the Obama administration's alleged coup attempt. Marc doubles down: If it happened, someone needs to be held accountable. Then, former Missouri Senator John Lamping joins to break down a quiet but brutal legislative change—Republican-backed bills that allow Ameren to pre-charge customers for future energy infrastructure, including projects they may never benefit from. Gas and electric rates are already spiking 12%, and that's before the new law kicks in. Lamping warns the GOP risks alienating the very working-class voters that now make up its base. With food stamps, Medicaid, and Obamacare subsidies on the chopping block, the message is clear: lawmakers are listening to lobbyists, not constituents.

The AI Fundamentalists
AI governance: Building smarter AI agents from the fundamentals, part 4

The AI Fundamentalists

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 37:25 Transcription Available


Sid Mangalik and Andrew Clark explore the unique governance challenges of agentic AI systems, highlighting the compounding error rates, security risks, and hidden costs that organizations must address when implementing multi-step AI processes. Show notes:• Agentic AI systems require governance at every step: perception, reasoning, action, and learning• Error rates compound dramatically in multi-step processes - a 90% accurate model per step becomes only 65% accurate over four steps• Two-way information flow creates new security and confidentiality vulnerabilities. For example, targeted prompting to improve awareness comes at the cost of performance. (arXiv, May 24, 2025)• Traditional governance approaches are insufficient for the complexity of agentic systems• Organizations must implement granular monitoring, logging, and validation for each component• Human-in-the-loop oversight is not a substitute for robust governance frameworks• The true cost of agentic systems includes governance overhead, monitoring tools, and human expertiseMake sure you check out Part 1: Mechanism design, Part 2: Utility functions, and Part 3: Linear programming. If you're building agentic AI systems, we'd love to hear your questions and experiences. Contact us.What we're reading:We took reading "break" this episode to celebrate Sid! This month, he successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis on "Psychological Health and Belief Measurement at Scale Through Language." Say congrats!>>What did you think? Let us know.Do you have a question or a discussion topic for the AI Fundamentalists? Connect with them to comment on your favorite topics: LinkedIn - Episode summaries, shares of cited articles, and more. YouTube - Was it something that we said? Good. Share your favorite quotes. Visit our page - see past episodes and submit your feedback! It continues to inspire future episodes.

Clark County Today News
Expect overnight delays on I-205 in Clark County for utility work, July 21

Clark County Today News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 1:11


Expect overnight delays on southbound I-205 near Northeast Fourth Plain Blvd on July 21 as WSDOT crews perform traffic sensor repairs. The work runs from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. with lane closures and posted detours. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/expect-overnight-delays-on-i-205-in-clark-county-for-utility-work-july-21/ #I205 #VancouverWA #TrafficAlert #WSDOT #Roadwork #ClarkCounty #July21 #TransportationUpdate #UtilityWork

Oracle University Podcast
Modernize Your Business with Oracle Cloud Apps – Part 1

Oracle University Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 13:56


Join hosts Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham, along with Cloud Delivery Lead Sarah Mahalik, as they unpack the core pillars of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications—ERP, HCM, SCM, and CX.   Learn how Oracle's SaaS model, Redwood UX, and built-in AI are reshaping business productivity, adaptability, and user experience. From quarterly updates to advanced AI agents, discover how Oracle delivers agility, lower costs, and smarter decision-making across departments.   Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications: Process Essentials https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-foundation-hcm/146870 https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-foundations-enterprise-resource-planning-erp/146928/241047 https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-foundation-scm/146938 https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-foundation-cx/146972   Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode. -------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead: Editorial Services with Oracle University, and with me is Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs.  Lois: Hi everyone! In our last two episodes, we explored the Oracle Cloud Success Navigator platform. This week and next, we're diving into Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications with Sarah Mahalik, a Cloud Delivery Lead here at Oracle. We'll ask Sarah about Oracle's cloud apps suite, the Redwood design system, and also look at some of Oracle's AI capabilities.  01:02 Nikita: Yeah, let's jump right in. Hi Sarah! How does Oracle approach the SaaS model? Sarah: Oracle's Cloud Applications suite is a complete enterprise cloud designed to modernize your business. Our cloud suite of SaaS applications, which includes Enterprise Resource Planning, or ERP, Supply Chain Management, or SCM, Human Capital Management, or HCM, and Customer Experience, or CX, brings consistent processes and a single source of truth across the most important business functions.  At Oracle, we own all of the technology stacks that power our suite of cloud applications. Oracle Cloud Applications are built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and ensure the performance, resiliency, and security that enterprises need. Your business no longer needs to worry about maintaining a data center, hardware, operating systems, database, network, or all of the security. With deep integrations, a common data model, and a unified user interface, these applications help improve customer engagement, increase agility, and accelerate response to change. Oracle's Cloud Applications are updated quarterly with new features and improvements. These updates are based on our deep understanding of customer's functional needs, as well as modern technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and digital assistants. Expectations for user experience only go up. Oracle's Redwood User Experience methodology ensures those expectations are matched and exceeded by including powerful and predictive search, a look and feel that actually helps users see what they need to in the order they need to see it, and by providing conversational and micro-interactions. Oracle, as a SaaS provider, puts the customer first by having enough dedicated resources to ensure zero downtime and increasing the speed of implementation by eliminating much of the hardware and software setup activity. 02:59 Nikita: What are the advantages of adopting Oracle Cloud Apps? Sarah: First off, Oracle provides automatic quarterly updates, and they're usable immediately. Customers can focus on leveraging the new functionality instead of spending cycles on installing it. There's much more accessibility because Oracle hosts the heavy part of the applications and customers access it via thin clients. The applications can be used from nearly anywhere and on a wide range of devices, including smartphones and tablets. Another great advantage is speed and agility. A lot of the benefits you see here result from Oracle's provider model. That means customers aren't spending time on customization, application testing, and report development. Instead, they work on the much lighter and faster tasks of configuration, validation, and leveraging embedded analytics. And finally, it's just better economics. Because of the pricing model, it is easy to compare an on-premises implementation cost. While upfront costs are almost always lower, overall operational costs and risk are usually lower as well. This translates to better total cost of ownership and improved overall economics and agility for your business. 04:10 Lois: Sarah, in your experience, why do customers love Oracle Cloud Apps? Sarah: At Oracle, we empower you with embedded AI that drives real breakthroughs in productivity and efficiency, helping you stay ahead of the curve. With the power of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you get the best of performance, security, and scalability, making it the perfect foundation for your business. Our modern user experience is intuitive and designed with your needs in mind, while our relentless innovation is focused on what truly matters to you. Above all, our commitment to your success is unwavering. We're here to support you every step of the way, ensuring you thrive and grow with Oracle. 04:49 Lois: Let's talk about Oracle's Redwood design system. What is it? And how does it enhance the user experience?  Sarah: Redwood is the name of Oracle's next-generation user experience. Redwood design system is a collection of prefabricated components, templates, and patterns to enable developers to quickly create very sophisticated and polished interactions that are upgrade safe. It provides a consumer grade-plus experience, where you have high-quality functionality that can be used across multiple devices. You have access to insightful data readily at your fingertips for quick access and decision making, with the option to personalize your application to create your own state of the art experience. Processes and entry time will now be more efficient and streamlined by having fewer clicks and faster downloads, which will lead to high productivity in areas that matter the most. The Redwood design is intelligent, meaning you have access to AI, where you will receive recommendations and guidance based on your preferences and business processes. It's also adaptable, allowing you to use the same tools to create new experiences by using the Business Rule Framework with modern UX components. Oracle's Redwood user experience will help you to be more productive, efficient, and engaged with a highly personalized experience. 06:11 Are you keen to stay ahead in today's fast-paced world? We've got your back! Each quarter, Oracle rolls out game-changing updates to its Fusion Cloud Applications. And to make sure you're always in the know, we offer New Features courses that give you an insider's look at all of the latest advancements. Don't miss out! Head over to mylearn.oracle.com to get started.  06:37 Nikita: Welcome back! Sarah, you said the Redwood design system is adaptable. Can you elaborate on what you mean by that?  Sarah: In a nutshell, this means that developers can extend their applications using the same development platform that Oracle Cloud Applications are built on. Oracle Visual Builder Studio is a robust application development platform that enables users to rapidly create and extend web, mobile, and progressive web interfaces using a visual development environment. It streamlines application development and reduces coding, while also providing flexibility and support for popular build and testing frameworks. With Oracle Visual Builder Studio, users can build apps for the web, create progressive web apps, and develop on-device mobile apps. The tool also offers access to REST services and allows for planning and managing development processes, as well as managing the code lifecycle. Additionally, Oracle Visual Builder Studio provides hosting for apps along with easy publishing and version management. Changes made using Visual Builder Studio are called Application Extensions.  Visual Builder Studio Express Mode has two key components: Business Rules and Constants. Use Business Rules, which is the Redwood equivalent to Transaction Design Studio for responsive pages, to leverage delivered best practices or create your own rules based on various criteria, such as country and business unit. Make fields and regions required or optional, read-only or editable, and show or hide fields in regions, depending on specific criteria. Use the various delivered Constants to customize your Redwood pages to best fit your specific business needs, such as hide the evaluation panel and connections or reorder the columns in the person search result table. 08:23 Lois: Sarah, here's a question that's probably on everyone's mind—what about AI for Fusion Applications? Sarah: Oracle integrates AI into Fusion Applications, enabling faster, better decision making and empowering your workforce. With both classic and generative AI embedded, customers can access AI-driven insights seamlessly within their everyday software environment. In HCM, AI helps to automate routine tasks. It's also used to attract and manage talent more efficiently by doing things like reducing the time to hire and performing automatic skill matching for job vacancies. It also uses some of that skill matching for existing employees to optimize their engagement, improve productivity, and maximize career growth. All the while, it provides suggested actions so that those tasks are quick, accurate, and easy. In SCM, AI helps predict order cycle times by analyzing historical data and trends, allowing for more accurate planning. It also generates item descriptions automatically and uncovers potential suppliers by analyzing market data, thereby improving efficiency and sourcing decisions. With ERP, it's all about delivering efficiencies and improving strategic contributions. You can use AI to automate some of the core processes and provide guided actions for users in the rest of the processes. This is our recipe for improved efficiency and reduced human error. For example, in Payables, you can use AI features to accelerate and simplify invoice processing and identify duplicate transactions. And in CX, AI helps you to identify which sales leads offer the greatest potential, provides real-time news alerts, and then recommends actions to ensure that reps are working on the right opportunity at the right time and improving conversion to sale. 10:11 Lois: Everyone's heard about AI agents, but I've always wondered how they work.  Sarah: AI agents are a combination of large language models and other advanced technologies that interact with their environments, automate complex tasks, and collaborate with employees in real time. Reasoning capabilities in these LLMs differentiate AI agents from the brittle rules-based automation of the past. Since they can make judgment calls, AI agents can create action plans and manage workflows, either independently or with human supervision. At the core of their functionality is the capability to learn from previous interactions, use data from internal systems, and collaborate with both people and other agents. This ability to continuously adapt makes AI agents particularly valuable for complex business environments, where flexibility and scalability are key. 11:01 Nikita: And how do they work specifically in Fusion Apps? Sarah: Oracle Fusion AI agents are autonomous assistants designed to help organizations streamline operations, improve decision making, and reduce manual workloads. They can assist with simple or complex tasks and work across departments. 11:19 Lois: Sarah, what are the different types of AI agents? Sarah: Functional agents act as digital assistants for different personas within the enterprise and perform domain-specific tasks. Supervisory agents manage other agents, overseeing complex workflows and making decisions on whether human intervention is needed. Utility agents perform routine low-risk tasks such as retrieving data, sending notifications, or running reports. They're often optimized to help with specific roles, so an AI agent or collection of agents might act as a finance clerk, hiring manager, or a customer service representative. 11:54 Nikita: Can you give us some real-world use cases? Sarah: In human resources, agents will assist employees with benefit inquiries and policy clarifications. In finance, agents will automate invoice approvals and help optimize financial workflows. In supply chain management, a field service agent can guide technicians through repairs by providing real-time diagnostic data, troubleshooting steps, and automating orders for parts. In customer experience, the contracts researcher agent enables sales teams to automate routine contract workflows and approvals so they can focus on selling rather than administrative tasks. Oracle Fusion AI agents represent a leap beyond traditional AI. They don't just automate, they collaborate with human workers, making AI agents more than just tools. By integrating advanced AI within business systems, Oracle continues to lead the way in improving productivity and operational efficiency. As AI technology evolves, expect to see even more sophisticated AI agents capable of managing entire business processes autonomously, giving your team the freedom to focus on strategic, high-impact activities. 13:04 Nikita: Thank you so much for taking us through all that, Sarah. We're really excited to have you back next week to continue this discussion.  Lois: And if you liked what you heard today, head over to mylearn.oracle.com and take a look at the free Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Process Essentials courses to learn more. Until next time, this is Lois Houston… Nikita: And Nikita Abraham, signing off! 13:27 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. We'd also love it if you would take a moment to rate and review us on your podcast app. See you again on the next episode of the Oracle University Podcast.

TD Ameritrade Network
Bitcoin's Utility in a Post-GENIUS Act Financial World

TD Ameritrade Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 27:00


Jack Mallers joins Jenny Horne on the latest episode of Market Overtime to cover Bitcoin, the role of cryptocurrency in the modern world and the future of money. From the utility of Bitcoin to the differences between money and currency, Jack jumps into it all as he maps out the reasons why Bitcoin is at the heart of his businesses.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – / schwabnetwork Follow us on Facebook – / schwabnetwork Follow us on LinkedIn - / schwab-network About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Divorce Master Radio
How to Separate Utility Bills and Household Expenses Post-Divorce? | Los Angeles Divorce

Divorce Master Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 2:16


SunCast
835: Inside the Machine: How Nextracker Is Rewiring Utility-Scale Solar | Jonathan Eastwood

SunCast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 42:16


Nextracker has proven its market dominance for more than a decade, and has practically rewritten the playbook on utility-scale solar globally. Lately, they've been on an acquisition spree, further fueling their market dominance and diversifying to better serve their customers. If you, like us, are on the outside looking in wondering “how they heck do they do it?”, then this episode will give you a glimpse inside the magnificent machine that is NXT!Jonathan Eastwood, Nextracker's SVP of Sales, has seen the clean energy industry evolve from the ground up—literally. In this long-awaited episode, Jonathan joins Nico to share how product innovation, customer obsession, and strategic M&A are helping solve solar's most urgent challenges, from logistics chaos to catastrophic hail risk.It's a rare peek behind the curtain on how NextTracker has become more than just another manufacturing partner—offering not just parts, but fully integrated systems that EPCs and owners trust to perform. From solving logistics bottlenecks with proprietary software to designing hail-proof stow systems that win over insurers, Eastwood shares the innovations—and the culture—that keep NextTracker at the front of the pack.You'll hear what most people get wrong about trackers, how customer feedback led to some of NextTracker's biggest breakthroughs, and why integrated solutions—not just price—are winning deals in 2025. Expect to learn:

BSD Now
620: Postmortem for jemalloc

BSD Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 53:53


The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist, ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload, what would a multi-user web server look like, That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List, rsync's defaults are not always enough, jemalloc Postmortem, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Headlines The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist (https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/) ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload (https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-performance-tuning-optimizing-for-your-workload/?utm_source=BSD%20Now&utm_medium=Podcast) News Roundup What would a multi-user web server look like? (A thought experiment) (https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/MultiUserWebServerWildIdea) That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List (https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/05/that-grumpy-bsd-guy-short-reading-list.html) rsync's defaults are not always enough (https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/05/31/sync/) jemalloc Postmortem (https://jasone.github.io/2025/06/12/jemalloc-postmortem/) Beastie Bits IPv6 and proxying on DragonFly (https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/06/25/ipv6-and-proxying-on-dragonfly/) BoxyBSD (https://boxybsd.com) Sysctltui (https://alfonsosiciliano.gitlab.io/posts/2025-05-29-sysctltui.html) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Feedback/Questions Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)

Kerry Today
Kerry households struggling with utility bills

Kerry Today

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025


Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast
Why can't we be friends? A new POV on utility vegetation management

Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 36:01


How are utilities supposed to balance 1) strategic grid planning with 2) strong stewardship of the tree canopy we all rely on? It requires a new approach to vegetation management—one rooted in global information sharing that transcends competitive bounds. That's what today's guests—Dennis Fallon, Executive Director of the Utility Arborist Association, and Justin McQuistan, Corporate Partnerships Manager at the Arbor Day Foundation—are building. And this week, Kim & Lee getting the inside scoop on how they're doing it. Because trees and vegetation certainly can work in favor of utilities…it's just about the right tree in the right place. This episode serves as a roadmap for utility leaders who want to redefine their vegetation management approach to go from reactive to proactive. PLUS: The Arbor Day Foundation is giving away free trees. They'll plant one free tree for the first 200 Piloting the Future listeners who go to this link: https://get.arborday.org/innovationforce Thanks for listening, and go claim your tree now. See you soon.

River to River
Des Moines Waterworks CEO reflects on 35 years at the utility

River to River

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 47:45


A conversation with Ted Corrigan, the soon-to-retire CEO of Des Moines Water Works.

Public News Service
PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 16, 2025

Public News Service

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 6:00


A scion of Democratic politics defeats the upstarts in an Arizona Primary; Utility disconnections in extreme heat put KY households at risk; Good news accompanies NM's 80th anniversary of Trinity atomic bomb test; AARP CT accepting 'Livable Communities' grant applications.

Divorce Master Radio
How to Separate Utility Bills and Household Expenses Post-Divorce? | Los Angeles Divorce

Divorce Master Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 1:35


Public News Service
PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - July 16, 2025

Public News Service

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 6:01


A scion of Democratic politics defeats the upstarts in an Arizona Primary; Utility disconnections in extreme heat put KY households at risk; Good news accompanies NM's 80th anniversary of Trinity atomic bomb test; AARP CT accepting 'Livable Communities' grant applications.

NewsData’s Energy West
EDAM Update With Kathleen Staks

NewsData’s Energy West

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 44:43


The latest episode of People in Power provides an up-to-the-minute update on the extended day-ahead market with Kathleen Staks, chair of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Launch Committee. Staks and California Energy Market's Jason Fordney and Abigail Sawyer discuss new governance structure for EDAM with the official joining of the market by Public Service Company of New Mexico; the status of legislation in California that would enable a new regional organization to govern the market; jitters among California lawmakers about influence by President Donald Trump if California gives up any decision-making power; and worries about the break-up of the Western Energy Imbalance Market. At stake is billions of dollars in market transactions, regional grid reliability and the ability to integrate renewables across the region.

Daily Crypto Report
"Truth Social to roll out utility token" Jul 10, 2025

Daily Crypto Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 6:29


Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news  Bitcoin is down slightly at $110,934 Eth is up slightly at $2,776 XRP, is up slightly at $2.45 Truth Social to roll out utility token Justin Sun says he's committing $100M to buy TRUMP Snoop Dogg sells 1M digital collectibles on Telegram Whales hedge pump.fun token sale Bit Mining to focus on Solana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BSD Now
619: Happy Tooling

BSD Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 45:57


Disaster Recovery with ZFS: A Practical Guide, The best interfaces we never built, Choose Tools That Make You Happy, open source has turned into two worlds, TrueNAS CORE is Dead – Long Live zVault, You should start a computer club in the place that you live, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Headlines Disaster Recovery with ZFS: A Practical Guide (https://klarasystems.com/articles/disaster-recovery-with-zfs-practical-guide/?utm_source=BSD%20Now&utm_medium=Podcast) The best interfaces we never built (https://www.chrbutler.com/the-best-interfaces-we-never-built) News Roundup You Can Choose Tools That Make You Happy (https://borretti.me/article/you-can-choose-tools-that-make-you-happy) I feel open source has turned into two worlds (https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/OpenSourceTwoWorlds) UPDATE 2 – TrueNAS CORE is Dead – Long Live zVault (https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2024/04/20/truenas-core-versus-truenas-scale/#truenas-core-dead-long-live-zvault) You should start a computer club in the place that you live (https://startacomputer.club) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Feedback/Questions Brad - syslogng issue (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/618/feedback/Brad%20-%20syslogng%20issue.md) Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)

FORward Radio program archives
Truth to Power | Tom FitzGerald | Siting of Utility-Scale Solar in Kentucky | 7-11-25

FORward Radio program archives

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 59:03


This week on Truth to Power, we bring you an important conversation about the siting of utility-scale solar power plants in Kentucky! Tune in to hear from one of our Commonwealth's most well-known environmental lawyers, Tom "Fitz" FitzGerald, on “Siting Solar Facilities.” This community conversation took place online on June 13th, and it kicked off the 2025 season of the Kentucky Environmental Leadership Institute (KELI), a free, virtual series from Kentucky Resources Council designed to equip local leaders and engaged residents with tools to influence environmental decisions in their communities. In this session, KRC's former Director and current Of Counsel, Tom FitzGerald breaks down the critical (and often confusing) topic of solar siting. He explains how large-scale solar facilities are approved, why local land use rules matter, and how community members can help shape smart, people-centered development. Watch a recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBey0DRivXY Learn more: https://www.kyrc.org Contact : hello@kyrc.org On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

Adam and Jordana
Quick Takes and Stuck in a “Utility Vault”!

Adam and Jordana

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 17:27


From the return of Sir Paul McCartney, Science Museum cuts, and more with Quick Takes, including being stuck in a sewer or a “utility vault” in this case which leads to the question - worst places to get stuck for four days?

The AI Fundamentalists
Linear programming: Building smarter AI agents from the fundamentals, part 3

The AI Fundamentalists

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 29:46 Transcription Available


We continue with our series about building agentic AI systems from the ground up and for desired accuracy.  In this episode, we explore linear programming and optimization methods that enable reliable decision-making within constraints. Show notes:Linear programming allows us to solve problems with multiple constraints, like finding optimal flights that meet budget requirementsThe Lagrange multiplier method helps find optimal solutions within constraints by reformulating utility functionsCombinatorial optimization handles discrete choices like selecting specific flights rather than continuous variablesDynamic programming techniques break complex problems into manageable subproblems to find solutions efficientlyMixed integer programming combines continuous variables (like budget) with discrete choices (like flights)Neurosymbolic approaches potentially offer conversational interfaces with the reliability of mathematical solversUnlike pattern-matching LLMs, mathematical optimization guarantees solutions that respect user constraintsMake sure you check out Part 1: Mechanism design and Part 2: Utility functions. In the next episode, we'll pull all of the components from these three episodes to demonstrate a complete travel agent AI implementation with code examples and governance considerations.What we're reading:Burn Book - Kara Swisher, March 2025Signal and the Noise - Nate Silver, 2012Leadership in Turbulent Times - Doris Kearns GoodwinWhat did you think? Let us know.Do you have a question or a discussion topic for the AI Fundamentalists? Connect with them to comment on your favorite topics: LinkedIn - Episode summaries, shares of cited articles, and more. YouTube - Was it something that we said? Good. Share your favorite quotes. Visit our page - see past episodes and submit your feedback! It continues to inspire future episodes.

Big Take Asia
China's Plans to Make AI a Utility

Big Take Asia

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 16:09 Transcription Available


In a remote part of China's northwestern Xinjiang region, dozens of data centers rise from the desert. A Bloomberg analysis of investor and tax documents and company filings found Chinese companies plan to buy more than 115,000 high-tech Nvidia chips — chips the US has banned from being exported to China – to power these centers, which could then be used for training AI models. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg’s Andy Lin and James Mayger about the story, and what it means for China’s AI master plan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SeniorLivingGuide.com Podcast, Sponsored by: Parrish Healthcare
In America: Tackling Rising Utility Costs & Affordable Living for Seniors with AARP

SeniorLivingGuide.com Podcast, Sponsored by: Parrish Healthcare

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 33:54 Transcription Available


In this episode, we dive into the world of senior advocacy with Zayne Smith, Senior Director of Advocacy at AARP Florida, shares his insights on the pressing issues facing seniors today, from financial security to healthcare challenges.Zayne highlights the growing housing crisis, discussing not just affordability but also accessibility issues affecting seniors. She shares sobering statistics on the rise of homelessness among the 60+ population and the financial squeeze many seniors face.Tune in to learn about AARP's role in consumer protection and their nonpartisan approach to educating the public. We also tackle the impact of rising utility costs on seniors and provide practical strategies to manage these expenses. Whether you're a senior yourself or caring for an aging loved one, this episode offers invaluable insights into navigating the complex landscape of senior living and advocacy.Don't miss Zayne's expert advice on monitoring utility bills, seeking assistance programs, and engaging with consumer groups and elected officials. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to better understand and support the senior community.SeniorLivingGuide.com Podcast sponsored by TransMed Care Long Distance Medical Transportation & GoGo Grandparent 855-464-6874 (ext 81714)The background music is written, performed and produced exclusively by purple-planet.com.https://www.purple-planet.com/*SeniorLivingGuide.com Webinars and Podcast represents the opinions and expertise of our guests. The content here is for informational and educational purposes. It does not necessarily represent the views, recommendations, opinions or advice of Fairfax Publishing/SeniorLivingGuide.com or its employees

The LearnLikeaCPA Show
How to Pick Winning Real Estate Deals Without Guessing

The LearnLikeaCPA Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 61:06


Ready to save $10k-$50k in taxes this year? Book a call here:► https://taxstrategy365.com/pod-appIn this episode, I break down how I analyze real estate deals using patterns, historical percentages, and what I call “return on hassle.” I share a story about a 16-unit property I almost bought to retire my mom and how a mentor helped me realize it wouldn't work—just by looking at the percentages. I go deep into operating expense ratios, debt service thresholds, and how to factor in time and risk. I also touch on contracts, financing contingencies, and why I only move on deals that match my strike zone.Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro – why percentages never lie00:00:50 The 16-unit deal I almost bought to retire my mom00:02:15 Bringing in a mentor to review the numbers00:03:28 Learning to read patterns in properties and people00:04:11 Scarface quote and the power of percentages00:05:46 Ted Williams and only swinging at your pitch00:08:13 Applying the strike zone concept to investing00:09:14 Long-term rental analysis: revenue, OPEX, debt00:11:45 Utility setups and checking meters on multifamily00:13:54 Margin of error and padding your projections00:14:42 Short-term rental rules and the 15% revenue test00:16:16 Sneaky data hacks: talking to local co-hosts00:18:29 Evaluating money down vs. ROI on interest savings00:20:50 Guaranteed returns and the “return on hassle” concept00:23:00 FHA vs. conventional loan and PMI traps00:27:54 Why you must revisit the numbers at month 1600:29:04 Diagnosing why a deal is underperforming00:31:08 Pattern recognition and IRS fraud flags00:33:40 What's included in operating expenses?00:36:28 Community, status, and why people never downgrade00:39:53 Appreciation markets vs. cash flow plays00:41:33 Writing contracts with flexibility: “and/or assign”00:44:05 Laying out all the skunks as a seller00:46:02 Contingencies: inspection, appraisal, financing, permits00:51:04 Buying the LLC to preserve STR permits00:54:20 DSCR strategy and using interest rate leverage00:56:05 Only swing at your pitch and know your advantage00:58:16 Speed, trust, and recognizing patterns in people01:00:32 Final thoughts and the value of knowing your safety netWant me to answer your real estate questions? Come to my next Ask Me Anything Q&A:► https://taxstrategy365.com/pod-amaLet's connect!► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanbakkecpa/► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanbakkecpa/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanBakkeCPA► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryanbakkecpa► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanbakkecpa⁠*None of this is meant to be specific investment advice, it's for entertainment purposes only.

ReinventingPerspectives
From Wall Street to the Utility Revolution: The Startup Story That's Disrupting The Energy Industry with Ben Thomas

ReinventingPerspectives

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 27:28 Transcription Available


The Geek In Review
Trevor Quick on Harvey.ai as the Utility Belt for Lawyers

The Geek In Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 34:13


In this week's episode of The Geek in Review, Greg Lambert flies solo while co-host Marlene Gebauer enjoys some well-deserved relaxation. Greg welcomes Trevor Quick, Strategic Business Development lead at Harvey.ai, to discuss one of the most talked-about companies in legal tech today. With a staggering $300 million Series E funding round and a $5 billion valuation, Harvey is rewriting the narrative of what legal AI can be, as well as who it is for. Trevor, a longtime listener turned guest, brings an insider's view of the company's evolution and its ambitions for reshaping the legal services ecosystem.Trevor provides behind-the-scenes insight into how Harvey has become such a magnet for both capital and attention. He attributes the rapid growth to the company's structure—where legal expertise and AI engineering are in constant collaboration. From founder Winston Weinberg's legal acumen to co-founder Gabe Pereyra's technical leadership, Harvey's DNA has always been rooted in practical use cases for lawyers. The company's commitment to building with, not just for, the legal community has led to the development of a GTM team composed of practicing attorneys who work directly with law firms and corporate legal departments to customize AI solutions that align with real workflows.One of the most talked-about moves is Harvey's deepening partnership with LexisNexis. Trevor explains how integrating Lexis's data directly into Harvey's platform removes the friction lawyers face when juggling multiple research tools. With access to Shepard's citations and native case law lookup, attorneys can now verify and trust the results Harvey generates—turning it from a generative assistant into a full-fledged research companion. This update not only boosts confidence but also meets the rigorous standards legal professionals demand, especially those skeptical of AI's early stumbles.The conversation also touches on Harvey's new functionalities like the Workflow Builder, Vault document review enhancements, and Deep Research Mode. Trevor likens these innovations to “agentic” workflows that let users build custom solutions with low or no code. Whether it's KM teams building tailored research processes, or attorneys streamlining diligence reviews, Harvey is giving legal professionals the ability to shape how AI works with them, not around them. Trevor emphasizes that Harvey's success comes from its honesty, adaptability, and the trust it has earned by meeting lawyers where they are—not forcing them to change how they work overnight.In closing, Greg asks Trevor to gaze into the crystal ball, and while Trevor jokingly admits that predicting the future in AI is a fool's errand, he offers a vision rooted in intuition, collaboration, and democratized access to justice. From expanding into tax, compliance, and marketing workflows, to becoming a central hub for legal and adjacent industries, Harvey is on a path to not only augment what lawyers do, but to enhance how they feel about the work itself. With world-class partnerships and a relentless pace of innovation, Trevor makes a compelling case that Harvey isn't just a tool—it might just be the toolbelt.Listen on mobile platforms:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[Special Thanks to ⁠Legal Technology Hub⁠ for their sponsoring this episode.] Blue Sky: ⁠⁠@geeklawblog.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@marlgeb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.comMusic: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jerry David DeCicca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript

Volts
PG&E tries to prove that a big utility can innovate

Volts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 76:42


PG&E, California's notoriously troubled utility, is trying to prove it can innovate, so I invited Quinn Nakayama, head of its new GRiD program, to explain how. We discuss its strategy of publicly outlining its problems to attract partners and its shift toward faster, more flexible interconnection for new loads like EVs and data centers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe

Omaha Storm Chasers
Pregame Interview: Cavan Biggio | July 3, 2025

Omaha Storm Chasers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 7:33


Utility player Cavan Biggio is our Pregame Interview! Cavan talks about what he has been working on, getting his confidence back, why he signed with the Royals and more!

Gun Dog It Yourself
Recall | Ep. 162 Lessons Learned in Preparing & Testing the NAVHDA Invite

Gun Dog It Yourself

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 93:44


Alston Peek makes his long awaited return to the podcast to recap his journey from qualifying in a NAVHDA Utility Test last year all the way to the Invitational Test held recently in New Mexico. A lot of honesty in this episode including what it's like to work so hard and fall just short of your intended target! Playing a "game" vs. the "real thing" The decision to retest the Utility to qualify for the '22 Invitational Using "versatile" dogs Mentally preparing for the Invitational Test Going all the way back to Scout's foundation of steadiness Training backing with bumpers?! Baby stepping all the way to a dog that backs! Diversify the training with new places and new dogs Keeping it fun, real, and fresh What its like working year around and still come up just short The day of the test and lessons learned Any regrets after "failing?" Episode References: ⁠91 Backing and Honoring⁠ ⁠124 Backing Dummies⁠ --- Patreon and Partners: Support the Podcast: ⁠PATREON⁠ Gear: ⁠STANDING STONE SUPPLY⁠⁠ ⁠Other GDIY LINKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catalyst with Shayle Kann
Hot intel from state utility regulatory filings

Catalyst with Shayle Kann

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 38:34


You've probably heard about Nat Bullard's massive decarbonization slide decks, filled with charts and insights into decarbonization drawn from climate and energy data.  This time he's waded through piles of utility regulatory filings — countless PDFs that hint at the inner workings of utilities and large customers — to find clues about everything from gas plant costs to new large-load tariffs.  In this episode, Shayle and Nat, cofounder of the climate tech market research firm Halcyon, cover topics like: How utilities — especially small ones — are handling eye-popping interconnection requests New tariff structures that utilities are developing for large-load customers like data centers Historical precedents for this level of change on the power grid, like the 2000s Enron bubble and the 1930s buildout of the West How factories and other large-load customers are battling against data centers for sites Shayle's greatest fear about energy in the next few years: That electricity rates will rise dramatically unless we tackle large-load requests and the cost of new infrastructure What industries to bet on in a world of rising rates What filings reveal about the cost of new gas generation Resources: Catalyst: The US power demand surge: The electricity gauntlet has arrived Catalyst: Making DERs work for load growth Latitude Media: High costs, delays prompt withdrawal of five more Texas gas plants Latitude Media: In Georgia, stakeholders still can't agree on data center load growth numbers Credits: Hosted by Shayle Kann. Produced and edited by Daniel Woldorff. Original music and engineering by Sean Marquand. Stephen Lacey is executive editor. Catalyst is brought to you by Anza, a solar and energy storage development and procurement platform helping clients make optimal decisions, saving significant time, money, and reducing risk. Subscribers instantly access pricing, product, and supplier data. Learn more at go.anzarenewables.com/latitude. Catalyst is brought to you by EnergyHub. EnergyHub helps utilities build next-generation virtual power plants that unlock reliable flexibility at every level of the grid. See how EnergyHub helps unlock the power of flexibility at scale, and deliver more value through cross-DER dispatch with their leading Edge DERMS platform by visiting energyhub.com. Catalyst is brought to you by Antenna Group, the public relations and strategic marketing agency of choice for climate and energy leaders. If you're a startup, investor, or global corporation that's looking to tell your climate story, demonstrate your impact, or accelerate your growth, Antenna Group's team of industry insiders is ready to help. Learn more at antennagroup.com.

BSD Now
618: Funding BSD projects

BSD Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 53:59


A year of funded FreeBSD, ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload, Three Ways to Try FreeBSD in Under Five Minutes, FFS optimizations with dirhash, j2k25 hackathon report from kn@, NetBSD welcomes Google Summer of Code contributors, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Headlines A year of funded FreeBSD (https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2025-06-06-A-year-of-funded-FreeBSD.html) ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload (https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-performance-tuning-optimizing-for-your-workload/) News Roundup Three Ways to Try FreeBSD in Under Five Minutes (https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/three-ways-to-try-freebsd-in-under-five-minutes/) FFS optimizations with dirhash (https://rsadowski.de/posts/2025/ffs-optimizations-dirhash/) j2k25 hackathon report from kn@: installer, low battery, and more (https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250616082212) NetBSD welcomes Google Summer of Code contributors (https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_welcome_contributors) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Feedback/Questions Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)

Gavin Dawson
Texas Rangers Players Show w/ Rangers Utility Player Michael Heiman l

Gavin Dawson

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 13:00


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Gavin Dawson
2nd hour of the G-Bag Nation: The General has an incredible Mavs thought; Texas Rangers Players Show w/ Utility Player Michael Helman joins the Nation; Crusty's Corner: QB Rankings

Gavin Dawson

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 39:14


2nd hour of the G-Bag Nation: The General has an incredible Mavs thought; Texas Rangers Players Show w/ Utility Player Michael Helman joins the Nation; Crusty's Corner: QB Rankings full 2354 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:03:54 +0000 VXArNrsA5alD8n15NMOZkHpJiU41h9Fi sports GBag Nation sports 2nd hour of the G-Bag Nation: The General has an incredible Mavs thought; Texas Rangers Players Show w/ Utility Player Michael Helman joins the Nation; Crusty's Corner: QB Rankings The G-Bag Nation - Weekdays 10am-3pm 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

The Energy Gang
EBOS: the unsung hero that's accelerating clean energy deployment | How Shoals is improving utility-scale solar performance

The Energy Gang

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 27:16


Sponsored content from Shoals Technologies Group.EBOS – electrical balance of systems – includes everything that carries electricity from solar panels to the grid: wiring, switches, connector boxes and other components. It might not grab headlines, but it's the backbone of every solar and storage project, and is essential to performance, reliability and project success. In this special episode of The Energy Gang, host Ed Crooks talks with Stephen LaFleur, Senior Director of Sales for Utility-Scale Solar at Shoals Technologies Group, about why getting EBOS right is critical. Stephen explains how incorporating EBOS early in project planning helps EPCs and developers avoid delays, lower costs, and ensure long-term reliability.Connectors are just one example of an EBOS component that can cause serious issues. A recent report from HelioVolta found that 83% of projects surveyed had at least one connector-related issue, many of them due to simple installation mistakes. In one solar portfolio, connector failure and replacement costs added up to nearly 60% of annual revenues. So how can developers avoid that kind of severe cost impact? Stephen and Ed discuss. Also joining the conversation is Grant Reasor – he's an Associate Electrical Engineer for Solar PV and Storage Projects at Burns & McDonnell, the international architecture, engineering and construction firm. From a project engineer's point of view, he unpacks why EBOS matters more than ever, especially as the industry shifts to higher voltages and looks to repower aging solar sites.The solar and storage industries are evolving fast. Stephen and Grant break down how smart EBOS choices can improve efficiency, reduce risk, and support the next wave of clean energy growth.This episode is brought to you by Shoals Technologies Group. If you are in clean energy, you know that project success depends on more than just panels and batteries, it's about the electrical backbone that connects it all. That's where Shoals comes in. Their factory-built, rigorously-tested EBOS solutions for solar and storage streamline installs, reduce costs, and improve long-term reliability. Want to learn more? Just head over to shoals.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.