On paperback publication day, feels like both a lot + not much has changed since I saw The Coming Wave hit shelves for the first time. The wave is here. But it’s still just getting started. Out today with a new afterword that adds a 2025 perspective: https://
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The Coming Wave paperback released with 2025 perspective
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DeepSeek V3 Launches on SambaNova Cloud for Fastest Inference
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DeepSeek made a whale-sized splash in the #AI world with @DeepSeek_ai V3-0324 Devs can now use this on SambaNova Cloud & experience the fastest inference in the world More details
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AI Disrupting Traditional R&D: New Innovation Era
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How AI is disrupting traditional R&D: a new era of innovation
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SAS and Microsoft Leaders Discuss AI Future at Innovation Event
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Curious about the future of AI and tech? Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from SAS CEO Jim Goodnight and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella in a special, pre-recorded conversation at #SASInnovate http://
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How AGI Will Structure Our Hyper-Technological Future World
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Est-ce que mes followers réalisent qu’ils vont vivre dans ce monde hyper technologique structuré par la Super Intelligence Artificielle ?
— Docteur Laurent Alexandre (@dr_l_alexandre) 1 avril 2025
Vous en pensez quoi ? pic.twitter.com/Gtqwb6hn8kEst-ce que mes followers réalisent qu’ils vont vivre dans ce monde hyper technologique structuré par la Super Intelligence Artificielle ? Vous en pensez quoi ?
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Agility Raises $400M for Humanoid Robot Digit Development
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Oregon-based robotics company Agility is said to be raising $400M at a pre-money valuation of $1.75B
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 1 avril 2025
The company is building Digit, a humanoid for commercial operations, much like Figure.
And it's led by former Microsoft executive Peggy Johnsonpic.twitter.com/XJDDfIbwIAOregon-based robotics company Agility is said to be raising $400M at a pre-money valuation of $1.75B The company is building Digit, a humanoid for commercial operations, much like Figure. And it's led by former Microsoft executive Peggy Johnson
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OpenAI raises $40B at $300B valuation in historic funding round
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OpenAI raised $40B at a post-money valuation of $300B—the largest private tech deal in history SoftBank led the round, with Microsoft, Coatue, Altimeter, and Thrive in participation The capital will help OAI scale compute and further push AI research
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Intel’s New CEO Lip-Bu Tan Commits to Company Future
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Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan promises to be in there ‘as long as it takes’ Newly installed Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan became rather choked-up with emotion as he told the audience at the company’s customer event, “I love this company.” His tone was pitch-perfect throughout the talk, and his
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Wall Street cuts tech price targets amid trade uncertainty
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Wall Street’s Best Ideas: Slash those price targets! The uncertainty of trade and tariffs and what the DOGE is doing is prompting price target cuts across the tech landscape. Plus, why you should consider buying beaten-down MongoDB, and defending AppLovin against the short
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GPT-4o ImageGen Launch Impact Across 35 Different Use Cases
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I've just rounded up 35 different ways I've seen people using ImageGen from GPT-4o… And those were just the ones I was able to quickly rattle off onto a notepad. The implications of that launch I don't think have been totally felt yet by most. It was / will be a massive