Best Agent Based Modeling Podcasts (2025)

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From Micro-Behaviors to Macro-Patterns: Exploring Agent-Based Models with Andrew Crooks 30:12

19d ago30:12

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In this episode of The Flux, host John Cordier sits down with Andrew Crooks at the Complex Social Systems Society Conference in Santa Fe. They dive into the world of agent-based modeling (ABM) - what it is, why it matters, and how it helps us simulate and better understand human behavior in complex systems. From simulating traffic jams to modeling …

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Uber, Volkswagen pair up to launch robotaxi service in US with self-driving, electric microbuses 3:37

4h ago3:37

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Volkswagen of America and Uber on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service — using autonomous electric VW ID. BUZZ vehicles — in multiple U.S. cities over the next decade. The companies expect to launch a commercial service in Los Angeles, the first city on the list, by late 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. …

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Is The HR Profession As We Know It Doomed? In A Way The Answer is Yes. 32:03

2d ago32:03

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In this week’s podcast I discuss my meetings with many companies in Europe about “how to rapidly implement AI” to improve productivity and scale. And every single company is being asked to do this now, some with very mature and sophisticated plans. So the first question I ask is “how do we implement AI to improve the productivity of the company” an…

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Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps … yet 5:50

3d ago5:50

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Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there’s currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured. Earlier this month, Bluesky restricted access to 72 accounts in Turkey at the request of Turkish governmental authorities, according to a recent report by the Freedom of Expression Association. Learn more about your a…

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Linktree rolls out a suite of monetization features for creators 4:09

3d ago4:09

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Linktree is launching a set of new features aimed at helping creators earn more money directly from its platform. The new tools include the ability to sell courses and digital products, earn from brand-sponsored links, and build shoppable storefronts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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The U.S. doesn’t refine cobalt. This startup wants to change that. 3:08

4d ago3:08

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Xerion says it has a new technique to produce highly refined cobalt in a single step. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Crowdsourced AI benchmarks have serious flaws, some experts say 5:29

4d ago5:29

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AI labs are increasingly relying on crowdsourced benchmarking platforms such as Chatbot Arena to probe the strengths and weaknesses of their latest models. But some experts say that there are serious problems with this approach from an ethical and academic perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Tariff turmoil may have killed the tech M&A market’s comeback 6:41

5d ago6:41

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The tech market doesn’t need to be soaring up and to the right to foster healthy M&A activity. Deals can get done even in down markets. But can M&A thrive in an uncertain market? That’s a harder question. The venture market soured in 2022 as fundraising and exits largely dried up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’ 3:34

5d ago3:34

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A digital rights group blasted the Florida bill, but lawmakers voted to advanced the draft law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Mining Meaning: Laura Sheppard on Gender, Academia, and the Power of Public Data 39:40

6d ago39:40

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In this episode of The Flux, we talk with Laura Sheppard, a research fellow at University College London’s Centre for Longitudinal Studies, about how data mining can uncover powerful insights from unexpected sources. Laura shares her work using the British Library’s Ethos dataset, a comprehensive record of UK doctoral theses - to explore gender ine…

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ChatGPT is referring to users by their names unprompted, and some find it ‘creepy’ 3:38

6d ago3:38

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Some ChatGPT users have noticed a strange phenomenon recently: occasionally, the chatbot refers to them by name as it reasons through problems. That wasn’t the default behavior previously, and several users claim ChatGPT is mentioning their names despite never having been told what to call them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice…

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E198: Buyer of Rippling at $16b?; Figma IPO at $21b?; Humanoid robots run marathon 36:58

6d ago36:58

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Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Buyer of Rippling at $16b? 08:00 - Figma IPO at $21b? 21:29 - Humanoid robots run marathonBy AG Dillon & Co

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066 Outsourcing Operations with Jen Dillard 52:17

6d ago52:17

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Get instant access to 8 subscriber-only episodes: https://realestateteamos.com/subscribe The JDRE Team was growing quickly in the relatively small and highly competitive market of Hood River, Oregon. But when their Director of Operations and Marketing Manager separated from the organization, team leader Jen Dillard found herself back in a challengi…

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Robots run a half marathon, slowly 2:59

6d ago2:59

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It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the first world’s first humanoid half-marathon on Saturday, with 21 humanoid robots competing alongside thousands of humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads 5:34

7d ago5:34

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Graze, a startup that lets people build and monetize custom feeds for Bluesky’s social network, has attracted new capital. Pre-seed investors, led by Betaworks and Salesforce Ventures, have invested $1 million in the company’s small team, which is working to give users control over their algorithms and social media experiences. Learn more about you…

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Archer Aviation wants to help New Yorkers skip airport traffic with electric air taxis 4:43

7d ago4:43

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New York City — where you can get a dollar slice at 2am or a McDonald’s delivery in under 30 minutes, but still spend two hours crawling down the highway to catch a flight. Archer Aviation wants to change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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What Does AI-Native Mean? How "AI-First" Apps Change HR. 20:50

9d ago20:50

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This week I discuss this massive shift toward “AI-Native” applications and systems which are radically different from traditional HR Tech, with a particular focus on L&D. I also explain how new AI architectures are so completely different from our traditional types of HR platforms, and how vendors have to be more expansive with their thinking. Vend…

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LibreEval: The Largest Open Source Benchmark for RAG Hallucination Detection 27:19

10d ago27:19

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For this week's paper read, we actually dive into our own research. We wanted to create a replicable, evolving dataset that can keep pace with model training so that you always know you're testing with data your model has never seen before. We also saw the prohibitively high cost of running LLM evals at scale, and have used our data to fine-tune a …

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TikTok takes on Google Maps by surfacing reviews in the comments tab 2:41

10d ago2:41

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As TikTok continues to build out its search experience, the social network is now surfacing reviews for select places right within the comments tab of a video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Stop doomscrolling and watch the ‘Great Moose Migration’ livestream 3:11

10d ago3:11

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You could say that TikTok is ruining our attention spans, and yet, viewers around the world are tuning in to watch a monotonous livestream from a Swedish TV station that they’ve probably never heard of. It’s time for the Great Moose Migration. For thousands of years, moose have crossed the Ångerman River each spring. Learn more about your ad choice…

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Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani spills business tea with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 5:29

11d ago5:29

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Reshma Saujani, founder of the non-profit Girls Who Code, got straight to the point. “If I had applied to be the CEO of Girls Who Code, I wouldn’t have gotten the job,” she told Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on the latest episode of the duchess’ podcast, “Confessions of a Female Founder.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch…

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Phantom Neuro grabs $19M to help amputees put their phantom limbs to use 6:54

11d ago6:54

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The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how that plays out is announcing some funding. Phantom Neuro, which is developing a wristband-like device that gets implanted under the skin to let a person control prosthetic limbs. Learn more about…

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Nvidia says it plans to manufacture some AI chips in the U.S. 3:30

12d ago3:30

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Nvidia says it has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test AI chips in Arizona and Texas as part of an effort to move a portion of production to the U.S. The chipmaker says that Nvidia Blackwell chips have started production at TSMC’s chip plants in Phoenix, Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

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Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges 6:06

12d ago6:06

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Demand for solar energy in power-starved Nigeria has soared in the last decade thanks to worsening grid reliability and rising fuel costs. That’s drawn investor interest to Arnergy, a cleantech startup meeting that need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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How Chef Robotics found success by turning away its original customers 6:32

13d ago6:32

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A few years ago, Chef Robotics was hurting. But founder Rajat Bhageria turned it around by doing something that early-stage founders fear to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Transforming The Talent Acquisition Function at NHS, UK 18:37

13d ago18:37

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Alfredo Thompson, Chief People Officer at Royal United Hospitals Bath, NHS Foundation Trust, talks with Kathi Enderes about how he is leading an end-to-end transformation of talent acquisition and onboarding for the Trust. Built on principles of customer orientation and systemic HR®, the organization shifted recruitment from a compliance-oriented f…

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Ep. 21 | Taking the Leap… Into Firm Ownership 57:45

13d ago57:45

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FREE CPE (1 credit) via EarMark: https://earmark.app/c/2392 About the Guest: Katie Munoz Katie is a seasoned tax professional and firm owner with a career spanning over eight years. She leverages her expertise to modernize tax practices with a focus on integrating innovative solutions tailored for firm management and personal development. Katie is …

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065 The Identity-Based Team Model with Lisa Stafford 59:19

13d ago59:19

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Talk or type with our new Team Bot: https://realestateteamos.com/bot Seasoned agents and new agents alike often wonder what they’ll give up when they join a team - including their identity. Over the past decade, Lisa Stafford has refined an identity-based team model that blends the best of both the team and solo experiences - your individual identi…

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AI insurtech Ominimo bags its first investment at a $220M valuation 7:22

13d ago7:22

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How do you get talented engineers to work for a startup in a mundane field at a time when more exciting companies are paying well and hiring aggressively? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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E197: Are you a buyer of Safe Superintelligence at $33b, Thinking Machines at $10b; Pre-IPO opportunities from tariffs 38:08

13d ago38:08

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Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Safe Superintelligence, Thinking Machines 15:44 - Tariff opportunitiesBy AG Dillon & Co

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Microsoft inks massive carbon removal deal powered by a paper mill 3:53

14d ago3:53

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The purchase covers 12 years of emissions from CO280’s first carbon capture project at a mill on the Gulf Coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Revent rocks the boat with a fresh $100M to invest in people and the planet 3:37

14d ago3:37

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It would appear the environment and society remain relevant, whatever you might hear in some other quarters. At least, that’s one conclusion to be drawn from the news that European specialist VC Revent has closed a €100 million ($109 million) Fund II to invest in “planetary and societal health” startups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc…

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How AI Is Blowing Up The Corporate Learning Market: The Whole Story 36:24

16d ago36:24

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This week I detail the whole story: how the $360 billion corporate learning market is being blown up by AI. This tidal wave has now arrived, with every major company asking “how can I get rid of a third of my training department and deliver skills faster in the flow of work?” What happens to the Chief Learning Officer? What happens to the LMS? Is I…

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E196: Thinking Machines targets $10B valuation with $2B seed round; ByteDance revenue hits $155B in 2024; Anysphere(Cursor) revenue quadruples, eyes $10B valuation; Nuro raises $106M at $6B valuation; ... 13:52

17d ago13:52

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Send us a text Subscribe to AG Dillon Pre-IPO Stock Research at agdillon.com/subscribe; - Wednesday = secondary market valuations, revenue multiples, performance, index fact sheets - Saturdays = pre-IPO news and insights 00:00 - Intro 00:08 - Thinking Machines Targets $10B Valuation with $2B Seed Round 01:12 - ByteDance Revenue Hits $155B; Valuatio…

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Google’s enterprise cloud gets a music-generating AI model 3:59

17d ago3:59

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On Wednesday, Google rolled out updates to several of its first-party media-generating AI models available through its Vertex AI cloud platform. Lyria, Google’s text-to-music model, is now available in preview for select customers, and the company’s Veo 2 video creation model has been enhanced with new editing and visual effects customization optio…

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Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware 3:08

17d ago3:08

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The advisories say the spyware apps are used to target members of civil society who may oppose China’s state interests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Amazon says its AI video model can now generate minutes-long clips 2:45

18d ago2:45

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Amazon has upgraded its AI video model, Nova Reel, with the ability to generate videos up to two minutes in length. Nova Reel, announced in December 2024, was Amazon’s first foray into the generative video space. It competes with models from OpenAI, Google, and others in what’s fast becoming a crowded market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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Blackbird gobbles up $50M for its blockchain-based payment-loyalty app for restaurants 5:33

18d ago5:33

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A founder who has carved out a name for himself building products to help restaurants connect better with would-be diners has $50 million for his latest startup: a new take on the idea of customer loyalty. Blackbird Labs has built a payments-meets-loyalty-meets-blockchain platform for restaurants to grow repeat business while reducing some of the f…

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IBM releases a new mainframe built for the age of AI 3:47

19d ago3:47

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IBM is releasing the latest version of its mainframe hardware that includes new updates meant to accelerate AI adoption. The hardware and consulting company on Monday announced IBM z17, the latest version of its mainframe computer hardware. This fully encrypted mainframe is powered by an IBM Telum II processo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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The Galileo™ Mercury Release: Reasoning, Talent Intelligence & More 12:13

19d ago12:13

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Introducing the Galileo Mercury Release: a new reasoning model, extensive new data and information from Lightcast, the Universal Competency Framework from SHL, and our first “consultant mode” feature, Intelligent Benchmarking. Galileo is now the essential AI tool for HR professionals around the world. Get Galileo Today!…

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Want to stay young? Peter Diamandis says survive the next 10 years 8:46

19d ago8:46

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Peter Diamandis, a futurist with degrees from both MIT and Harvard, has spent much of the past two decades evangelizing a vision of an “abundant future” driven by exponential technologies that will lengthen our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Meta releases Llama 4, a new crop of flagship AI models 6:30

20d ago6:30

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Meta has released a new collection of AI models, Llama 4, in its Llama family — on a Saturday, no less. There are four new models in total: Llama 4 Scout, Llama 4 Maverick, and Llama 4 Behemoth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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E195: TARIFFS! [1] Pre-IPO stock opportunities, [2] Opportunities w/ Protectionism, [3] Opportunities w/ Manufacturing (robotics?) 50:56

20d ago50:56

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Send us a text 00:21 - Navigating pre-IPO stock opportunity in a shifting market 17:00 - Protectionism’s impact on pre-IPO stocks 34:00 - Embracing efficiency: AI, automation, and the future of workBy AG Dillon & Co

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S4E9: Running MCP-Based Agents on AWS with James Ward 59:37

20d ago59:37

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they welcome James Ward, Principal Developer Advocate at AWS. This episode explores James' career journey, his podcast work, and his expertise in Java development. The conversation dives into Amazon's Nova model and James' recent article on Model Context Protocol (MCP). Learn about building AI agents with Spring …

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064 The Myth of Work-Life Balance (and What to Do Instead) with Jordan Quaresma 54:39

20d ago54:39

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Get instant access to 8 subscriber-only episodes: https://realestateteamos.com/subscribe When you’re an early stage team leader who’s built your business on a high level of customer care, you have to figure out how to balance the needs and wants of your clients, agents, systems and processes, and … life. Instead of seeking balance, Jordan Quaresma …

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X may soon start selling inactive usernames to Verified Organizations starting at $10K, code reveals 3:18

20d ago3:18

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X’s plan to boost revenue by selling off dormant usernames on its service is starting to shape up. According to recent changes found in X’s web application, the company is setting up a “handle inquiry” process that will allow Verified Organizations — companies and other organizations that already have a $1,000 per month X subscription Learn more ab…

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You might be following Second Lady Usha Vance on Instagram now 3:19

21d ago3:19

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Starting Wednesday, Meta says it will begin combining the Instagram accounts of the Second Lady of the United States, Usha Vance, and the former Second Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Automakers jump on Tesla’s brand woes with discount EV offers 5:39

21d ago5:39

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Tesla trade-ins in the U.S. are at an all time high as some owners become disillusioned with Elon Musk’s politics, and some just want to avoid their car getting keyed by Musk haters. Automakers are pouncing on the opportunity. Polestar, Lucid Motors, Volvo, and Ford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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AI Benchmark Deep Dive: Gemini 2.5 and Humanity's Last Exam 26:11

24d ago26:11

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This week we talk about modern AI benchmarks, taking a close look at Google's recent Gemini 2.5 release and its performance on key evaluations, notably Humanity's Last Exam (HLE). In the session we covered Gemini 2.5's architecture, its advancements in reasoning and multimodality, and its impressive context window. We also talked about how benchmar…

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Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly books 5:45

24d ago5:45

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OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI watchdog organization makes the serious accusation that the company increasingly relied on non-public books it didn’t license to train more sophisticated AI models. AI models are essentially complex prediction engines. Learn m…

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