Best Synthetic Data Generation Podcasts (2025)

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20VC: Cohere's Chief AI Officer on Why Scaling Laws Will Continue | Whether You Can Buy Success in AI with Talent Acquisitions | The Future of Synthetic Data & What It Means for Models | Why AI Coding ... 57:34

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Joelle Pineau is the Chief AI Officer at Cohere, where she leads research on advancing large language models and practical AI systems. Before joining Cohere, she was VP of AI Research at Meta, where she founded and led Meta AI's Montreal lab. A professor at McGill University, Joelle is renowned for her pioneering work in reinforcement learning, rob…

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20Product: How AI Changes Product Design | Does the Design Phase Become Irrelevant in a World of Vibe Coding | The Five Pillars of Truly Great Product Design with Carl Rivera, Chief Design Officer at Shopify ... 1:11:23

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Carl Rivera is the Chief Design Officer at Shopify, where he previously led both Merchant Services and the Shop App as VP of Product. Before joining Shopify through its acquisition of Tictail, Carl was the co-founder and CEO of Tictail, the "Tumblr for e-commerce," where he built one of the most beloved design-forward commerce platforms of its era.…

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Autonomous Vehicle Research at Waymo 52:08

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Waymo’s VP of Research, Drago Anguelov, joins Practical AI to explore how advances in autonomy, vision models, and large-scale testing are shaping the future of driverless technology. The conversation dives into the dual challenges of building an onboard driver and testing that driver (via large scale simulation). Drago also gives us an update on w…

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20VC: Sequoia's Leadership Transition | Michael Burry Shorts NVIDIA and Palantir | Gamma Raises $100M at $2BN | Has Defensibility Died in a World of AI | Datadog Surges as Duolingo Plummets: What is Happening ... 1:15:50

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AGENDA: 04:22 Sequoia's Leadership Transition 09:46 Michael Burry's Big Short on Nvidia and Palantir 17:41 Gamma Raises $100M at a $2BN Valuation 32:34 Does Defensibility Exist Today When Copying is Easy 40:31 Should All Funds Be Way More Diversified 47:12 How to Run a Fundraising Process & What Not To Do 57:57 Datadog Surges 20% and Duolingo Crash…

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No Community Left Behind with Paula Helm 52:06

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Paula Helm articulates an AI vision that goes beyond base performance to include epistemic justice and cultural diversity by focusing on speakers and not language alone. Paula and Kimberly discuss ethics as a science; language as a core element of culture; going beyond superficial diversity; epistemic justice and valuing other’s knowledge; the tran…

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Are we in an AI bubble? 49:41

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Dan and Chris unpack whether today’s surge in AI deployment across enterprise workflows, manufacturing, healthcare, and scientific research signals a lasting transformation or an overhyped bubble. Drawing parallels to the dot-com era, they explore how technology integration is reshaping industries, affecting jobs, and even influencing human cogniti…

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20VC: Benchmark's Newest General Partner Ev Randle on Why Margins Matter Less in AI | Why Mega Funds Will Not Produce Good Returns | OpenAI vs Anthropic: What Happens and Who Wins Coding | Investing Lessons ... 1:25:43

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Ev Randle is a General Partner @ Benchmark, one of the best funds in venture capital. In their latest fund, they have Mercor ($10BN valuation), Sierra ($10BN valuation), Firework ($4BN valuation), Legora ($2Bn valuation) and Langchain ($1.4Bn valuation). To put this in multiples on invested capital, that is a 60x, two 30x and two 20x. Before Benchm…

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20Sales: Why You Need a CRO Pre-Product | Why Remote Sales Teams Do Not Work | How Snowflake Built a Sales Machine with Chad Peets 1:09:13

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Chad Peets is one of the greatest sales leaders and recruiters of the last 25 years. From 2018 to 2023, Chad was a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures. Chad has worked with the world's best CEOs and CROs to build world-class go-to-market organizations. Chad is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Lacework and Luminary Cloud and on…

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20VC: Navan IPO: Winners, Losers and is a $4.5BN Exit Enough in VC Today | Harvey Raises $150M at $8BN Price | Why Google is a Buy and Amazon is a Sell | Meta Down 10%, Is Zuck Struggling? 1:16:23

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AGENDA: 04:27 Navan's IPO: Winners, Losers and 20% Crater 12:55 Harvey Raises $150M at an $8BN Valuation 35:36 Was Sam Altman Wrong to Snap at Brad Gerstner 41:25 Why GOOG is a Buy and Amazon is a Short 47:43 Meta Down 10%, Buy or Sell? 51:12 If You Have Not Accelerated with AI, You Are Dead 01:05:20 Why Now is the Best Time for Series A and Worst …

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20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable 1:31:49

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🎧 20VC x Tim Ferriss — Full Episode Timeline 00:00 – "How Do You Stay True to Yourself When You Have to Perform for the World?" 06:00 – "Why Tim Ferriss Refused to Go All-In on YouTube" 09:00 – "You Don't Need 10 Million Fans—You Need 1,000 True Believers." 12:00 – "The Internet Is Not a Relevance Machine—It's a Sensationalism Machine." 15:00 – "Mo…

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While loops with tool calls 44:45

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Dan and Chris sit down (again) with Jared Zoneraich, co-founder and CEO of PromptLayer, to discuss how prompt engineering has evolved into context engineering (and while loops with tool calls). Jared shares insights on building flexible AI applications, managing tool calls, testing and versioning prompts, and empowering both technical and non-techn…

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20VC: a16z Raises $10BN in New Funds | Mercor Raises $350M at a $10BN Valuation | OpenAI Restructuring: Who Wins and Who Loses | Why IRR is a BS Metric and Three Ways to Win in VC Today 1:24:09

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AGENDA: 05:17 OpenAI's Restructuring: Winners and Losers 17:17 Andreessen Horowitz's Raise $10BN in New Funds 26:38 Mercor Raises $350M at a $10BN Valuation 43:08 Spray and Pray: Does it Work: Data Breakdown 47:04 The Role of Option Checks Venture Capital 48:36 The Three Ways to Win in VC Today 54:26 Why IRR is a BS Metric and What Matters More 01:…

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What AI Values with Jordan Loewen-Colón 51:41

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Jordan Loewen-Colón values clarity regarding the practical impacts, philosophical implications and work required for AI to serve the public good, not just private gain. Jordan and Kimberly discuss value alignment as an engineering or social problem; understanding ourselves as data personas; the limits of personalization; the perception of agency; h…

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20VC: Sequoia's David Cahn on The Winners and Losers in AI | The $0-$100M Revenue Club: Is Triple, Triple, Double, Double Dead? | The Future of Defence: Who Wins and Who Loses | How to Analyse Margins ... 1:14:23

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David Cahn is a Partner at Sequoia Capital and one of the world's leading AI investors. At Sequoia David has led investments in Clay, Juicebox, Sesame, Kela, Stark, etc.. Before Sequoia, David was a General Partner @ Coatue where he led investments in Notion and Hugging Face. AGENDA: 00:00 We Are in an AI Bubble 05:04 Why Building Physical Data Cen…

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Tiny Recursive Networks 48:23

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In this fully connected episode, Daniel and Chris explore the emerging concept of tiny recursive networks introduced by Samsung AI, contrasting them with large transformer based models. They explore how these small models tackle reasoning tasks with fewer parameters, less data, and iterative refinement, matching the giants on specific problems. The…

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20Growth: How to Build a Paid Marketing Machine: ROAS (Return on Ad Spend) 101 | The Rise of User Generated Content and How to Use It | TikTok Ads: Expectations vs. Reality | Hiring for Growth: When and ... 1:16:18

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Sandy Diao is one of the most exceptional growth leaders of the last decade. Sandy has scaled products to over 200M+ users and led growth teams at Descript, Meta and Pinterest. She is also a prolific writer all on things growth here. AGENDA: 03:59 Biggest Growth Lessons from Pinterest 08:01 What is a Good vs a Bad Growth Hypothesis 11:11 Common Mis…

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20VC: Why VC Today is Worse Than 2021 | Why Vertical SaaS is a Bad Investment Today | Why We Are Deluding Ourselves on Growth Expectations | Revolut Raises $3BN at a $75BN Valuation | Benchmark Adds Their ... 1:28:58

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AGENDA: 04:50 Benchmark's New Partner: Everett Randall 10:19 Revolut Raises $3BN at a $75BN Valuation: Another Loss for Public Markets? 28:39 Why Today is as Bad as the Hype of COVID in 2021 32:10 Why Vertical SaaS is a Bad VC Investment Today 36:14 Why Everyone Investing in Legal SaaS Will Lose Money 44:16 Why King Making is More Real Than Ever 55…

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20VC: Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz on Raising $300M+ at a $17BN Valuation | Deel vs Rippling: WTF is Going On | Management Lessons from Ben Horowitz and Nik Storonsky | Deel's M&A Playbook: Lessons from 13 Acquisitions ... 1:15:23

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Alex Bouaziz is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Deel, the $17BN global payroll juggernaut that just last week announced their latest $300M fundraise led by Ribbit, a16z and Coatue. Deel has been on the most insane journey, they do $1BN+ in ARR, they just had their first $100M revenue month and they have been profitable for over 3 years. AGENDA: 03:38 Anno…

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20VC: The Startup Adding $1M ARR Every Week | Competing Against OpenAI's Codex and Claude Code: Who Wins | Why Gemini is Failing and GPT-5 Is Winning | Do Margins Matter in a World of AI | The Ugly Truth ... 1:13:49

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Zach Lloyd is the Founder and CEO of Warp, the next-generation developer terminal reinventing how engineers build and collaborate. Warp has raised over $70M from top-tier investors including Sequoia Capital, GV, Dylan Field, and Elad Gil. Before founding Warp, Zach was Principal Engineer at Google, where he led development of Google Docs, and later…

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Dealing with increasingly complicated agents 54:56

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As AI systems move from simple chatbots to complex agentic workflows, new security risks emerge. In this episode, Donato Capitella unpacks how increasingly complicated architectures are making agents fragile and vulnerable. These agents can be exploited through prompt injection, data exfiltration, and tool misuse. Donato shares stories from real-wo…

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20VC: $3.5BN - The Price Zuck Paid for Thinking Machines Co-Founder | Goldman Sachs Acquires Industry Ventures for $665M | Softbank Borrows $5BN Against ARM Holding to Invest More Into OpenAI 1:19:54

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AGENDA: 03:44 Rory Is So Old He Worked with Arthur Rock!!! 07:28 Goldman Sachs Acquires Industry Ventures for $665M 16:37 Thinking Machines Co-Founder Raises $2BN and Then Leaves for Meta 29:36 SoftBank Goes for $5BN Leverage Against ARM Stock To Buy More OpenAI 39:35 More Data Centres Than Offices: Are We In a Bubble 43:28 Where is the Alpha in Ve…

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Agentic Insecurities with Keren Katz 49:19

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Keren Katz exposes novel risks posed by GenAI and agentic AI while reflecting on unintended malfeasance, surprisingly common insider threats and weak security postures. Keren and Kimberly discuss threats amplified by agentic AI; self-inflicted exposures observed in Fortune 500 companies; normalizing risky behavior; unintentional threats; non-determ…

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#65 (2025) NanoEdge AI Studio v5, 1st AutoML tool with Synthetic Data Generation 10:58

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NanoEdgeAI Studio v5 is the first AutoML tool for STM32 microcontrollers capable of generating anomaly data out of typical logs, thanks to a new feature we call Synthetic Data Generation. 🔍 Discover more on the STBlog

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#64 (2025) Living on the Edge: How edge AI is powering faster, smarter and safer technology 8:00

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Edge AI is transforming how intelligence is built into devices by processing data locally instead of on the cloud. This results in faster performance, stronger security and greater efficiency across industries – from healthcare to consumer electronics to smart infrastructure. Learn how “tiny edge” systems are driving this shift and what’s next. ➡️ …

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#63 (2025) Train like a pro: smart sensors in sports and healthcare elevate performance and wellbeing 9:02

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Discover more on the STBlog

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#62 (2025) GPS-Buddy RFID-Tag and ST’s LIS2DUX12: Let’s talk about the new era of tracking assets and safety monitoring 7:25

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What does asset tracking really mean? The GPS-Buddy RFID-Tag, from the company GPS-Buddy, can provide so much more information than just a location on a map. 🔍 Discover more on the STBlog

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#61 (2025) PerCV.ai: How a vision AI platform and the STM32N6 can turn around an 80% failure rate for AI projects 6:17

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Why do so many AI projects not work? The vision AI platform PerCV .ai from Irida Labs, a member of the #STPartnerProgram, enables companies to deploy AI applications by capturing and managing data, training models, and optimizing algorithms to run on STM32 devices. 🔍 Discover more on the STBlog

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#60 (2025) The Qualcomm AMR Reference Platform driven by ST Technology 6:15

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The Qualcomm AMR is powered by Qualcomm’s Aikri System-on-Module (SoM) and ST advanced motion control and sensing technologies. It is equipped with a 360-degree vision system, LiDAR sensors, and AI/ML processing and is compatible with ROS2 and Linux. 🔍 Discover more on the STBlog

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#59 (2025) XRP: Robotics for all, or how an LSM6DSOX guides new generations to embedded systems engineering 5:21

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Reach a broad audience and be relevant to all experience levels. To develop the XRP platform, SparkFun Electronics, Inc. selected devices that were “easy to use” but still powerful, like the LSM6DSOX. Discover more on the STBlog

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#58 (2025) Why does it MATTER? Understanding the universal protocol that’s making smart homes even smarter 2:14

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Today’s smarthome devices are fragmented, but they are set all start talking to each other, thanks to Matter. Discover more on the STBlog

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#57 (2025) STM32CubeProgrammer 2.20: Check out the new MCU features supported and a big welcome to Apple silicon 33:52

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STM32CubeProgrammer 2.20 is the first version of the ST tool to natively support Apple silicon Macs, to offer Japanese and Chinese localization, and greatly improve incremental update programming. 🔍 Learn more on the STBlog

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#56 (2025) From BCD to Satellite Radio: ST’s Innovation Journey Across Three IEEE Milestones 8:48

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In June 2025 ST received its third IEEE plaque, which recognizes the system of integrated circuits that made Satellite Digital Radio a commercial and humanitarian reality. 🔍 Discover more on the STBlog

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#55 (2025) DH electronics: SoM maker relies on STM32MP1, STM32MP2 & the open source community to make a difference 8:11

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Want to create a gateway with a cost-effective microprocessor? DH electronics came up with the DHCOR STM32MP13, taking the ST MPU and putting it in an industrial-grade production-ready system. 🔍 Discover more on the STBlog

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#54 (2025) PLT-300A: an ambassador on the assembly line to flash, test, and track STM32 MCUs 7:15

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🕹️ Can a test station on an assembly line be as simple and efficient as pressing a green button? That’s precisely the promise behind the PLT-300A from @Blue Clover, a member of the ST Partner Program. 🔍 Discover more on the STBlog

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#53 (2025) X-CUBE-PQC: Why post-quantum cryptography matters already and how STM32 embedded systems are ready for future attacks 6:06

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X-CUBE-PQC ensures STM32 microcontrollers are ready to pass the latest security certifications. Discover more on the STBlog

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#52 (2025) Beyond the Screen: envisioning a giant leap forward for smartphones from physical objects to immersive experiences 7:36

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📱 Explore how smartphones are moving from physical objects to immersive experiences 🔍 ➡️Discover more on the STBlog

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#51 (2025) Quantropi brings post-quantum cryptography to STM32 just in time to face new threats 9:11

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👀 Is your STM32 device quantum-proof? Quantropi, a member of the ST Partner Program, provides an end-to-end quantum security platform to protect STM32 systems from quantum attacks. 🔍 Discover more on the STBlog # STPartnerProgram #STAuthorizedPartner

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#50 (2025) Cars That Talk: Reimagining driving with RADAR, LIDAR and Smart Connectivity 7:11

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🚘 Cars are getting smarter with RADAR, LiDAR & V2X technology. These connected systems improve #safety and prevent accidents. Discover more on the STBlog

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#49 (2025) eDesignSuite Power Management Design Center: 3 new features and a ton of possibilities 5:11

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A new way to choose responsible products, simulate higher loads, and reduce the design phase of power circuits. The eDesignSuite Power Management Design Center includes a power supply and LED lighting design tool, a digital workbench, and a power tree designer. 🔍 Learn more on the STBlog

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#48 (2025) eXtremeDB: All the reasons why embedded systems need a database and how to go about it 5:29

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McObject developed eXtremeDB, an embedded database management system, and makes it accessible by providing APIs in a wide range of programming languages, including C, C++, C#, Rust, Lua, and Python. #STPartnerProgram #STAuthorizedPartner 🔍 Learn more on the STBlog

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#47 (2025) X-LINUX-QT and how collaboration brings longevity, performance, and accessibility to UIs on STM32 MPUs 5:30

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X-LINUX-QT brings Qt 6 to our community. Developers gain greater 2D and 3D capabilities on our MPUs thanks to new optimizations. 🔍 Learn more on the STBlog

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#46 (2025) 5th Gen Human Presence Detection (HPD), an ST turn-key solution with the VL53L8CP multi-zone ToF sensor and AI 9:58

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Protect privacy and battery life with ST’s fifth-generation Human Presence Detection (HPD). The technology is based on our VL53L8CP Time-of-Flight sensor and a machine learning algorithm capable of running on low-power microcontrollers. 🔍 Learn more on the STBlog

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#45 (2025) 800 V HVDC for AI data centers: How ST squeezed 12 kW into a smartphone-sized power delivery board 8:52

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NVIDIA’s 800 V HVDC architecture and ST’s power distribution board represent a new era for data centers. Thanks to our expertise and portfolio, we can very easily reuse our work on power converters and fit different power requirements. 🔍 Learn more on the STBlog

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20VC: Atlassian CEO on Why Everything is Overvalued & Are We in an AI Bubble | Do Margins Matter & Does Defensibility Exist in an AI World | Is Per Seat Pricing Dead & The Future of Vibe Coding with Mike ... 1:03:16

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Mike Cannon-Brookes is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Atlassian, the $50BN software giant behind products like Jira, Confluence, and Trello. Since founding the company in 2002, he has scaled it to over 300,000 customers globally, generating more than $5BN in annual revenue. Atlassian now employs over 10,000 people across 13 countries and is one of th…

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20Sales: Scaling Snowflake from $0-$3BN in ARR | Snowflake vs Databricks: My Biggest Lessons | Why Customer Success is BS and What Replaces It with Chris Chris Degnan 1:02:22

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Chris Degnan is the former Chief Revenue Officer at Snowflake, where he was instrumental in scaling the company from less than $1M in ARR to over $3B in annual revenue. He joined as the first sales hires and built Snowflake's go-to-market engine from scratch, growing the team from to more than 6,000 globally. Under his leadership, Snowflake became …

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The impact of AI on the workforce: A state-level case study 44:04

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Daniel sits down with Chelsea Linder, VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at TechPoint, to explore the what AI innovation and impact look like on the ground. They discuss Chelsea's journey from the VC world into economic development/ innovation, the growth of an AI innovation network in Indiana (funded by the SBA), lessons learned from fostering …

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20VC: OpenAI's Multi $BN Deal with AMD | Polymarket, Vercel and Supabase Raise Mega Rounds | Does King Making Really Work in Venture Capital: Harvey vs Legora | Chamath is Back: The SPAC is Back 1:24:50

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AGENDA: 03:29 OpenAI and AMD's Major Partnership 07:35 Microsoft Have F***** Up the OpenAI Partnership 17:08 OpenAI's Developer Day Announcements 20:45 Why VC is the Most Forgiving Asset Class on Price and Valuation 29:10 What Does it Take to IPO in 2025: Why Snyk Will Not IPO 42:30 Four Strategies Companies Need to Take to Own Their Own Destiny 49…

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20VC: Cerebras CEO on Why Raise $1BN and Delay the IPO | NVIDIA Showing Signs They Are Worried About Growth | Concentration of Value in Mag7: Will the AI Train Come to a Halt | Can the US Supply the Energy ... 1:04:59

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Andrew Feldman is Co-Founder & CEO of Cerebras, building the world's fastest AI inference and training. Cerebras recently closed a $1.1BN Series G round at an $8.1 billion valuation, backed by top names including Fidelity, Atreides, Tiger Global, Valor Equity and 1789 Capital. Under his leadership, they've leapfrogged GPU limits in inference, opera…

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20Growth: How to Use Influencers to Scale Growth Insanely Fast | How to Optimise User Onboaring for Growth | How the Best Growth Teams Create Organic Growth and Community | Why LTV/CAC Models are BS with ... 1:00:32

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Ketty Slonimsky is Chief Growth Officer at Palta, the platform behind apps like Flo (the #1 female health app with 77M+ MAU), Simple, and Zing AI, where she leads a centralized growth function across the portfolio. She was previously first VP Product & Growth at HeliosX (£900M+ ARR, bootstrapped D2C healthtech), has advised companies like SonderMin…

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20VC: Are Burn Multiples BS in an AI World | Sam Altman Needs $1TRN of Energy | Klarna, Figma, Stubhub, all Down: Are Public Markets Turning? | FiveTran and DBT: Is the Wave of Consolidation About to Begin ... 1:16:32

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AGENDA: 03:58 Understanding Burn Multiples and Capital Efficiency in an AI World 11:54 What Metrics Founders Need to Focus on in a World of AI 19:31 The Role of Kingmakers in Venture Capital: Harvey, Abridge, Profound 33:42 Klarna, Figma, Stubhub, all Down: Are Public Markets Turning? 36:35 OpenAI Needs the Same Energy as Japan… WTF! 41:09 How Can …