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ServiceNow Throws Money at Fortune to Jumpstart AI Spending
ServiceNow has launched a special report on Fortune to jumpstart strategic spending on AI, illustrating workarounds for implementation problems, and otherwise illuminating the path to
The SiliconANGLE TechForward Awards: You Can Apply Now
Here are the details — Choose from 5 categories and 30+ subcategories. The awards are being promoted by Bhava Communications, an SWMS subscriber.
Check Out the LinkedIn Profile of TechCrunch’s Publisher
The guy also is the full-time “chairman” of Bally and Sassoon. On top of that, he’s also chairman of Foundry and 13 other companies. Well,
Big Valley Marketing’s Podcast: Julie Bort
Julie opens up to host Dave Reddy.. it’s a good listen. BVM is a SWMS subscriber.
When Publishers Ditch Readers Altogether…
Media analyst Brian Morrissey predicts that many smaller trade publishers and consumer publishers may one day just ditch readers altogether and simply publish to LLMs
Axios is Hiring…
Axios is hiring a senior tech reporter to cover AI. How long will it take for the “laid-off” to land on their feet? It is
Next Big Thing: BrainTech
From Crunchbase News: Neuralink’s recent $650 million raise is by far the largest for a neural interface startup on record, but comes as funding to
The Era of ‘Camera-less’ Video
From the excellent The Rundown AI newsletter: The future of video content creation is increasingly looking camera-less — with this latest round of upgrades taking
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BI, Wired Tricked By AI Freelance ‘Author’
This is a must-read article about both Business Insider and Wired being tricked by a phony freelance reporter writing phony stories. If BI and Wired can be fooled, everybody can be fooled.
SWMS ‘Sound Thinking’: David Strom on AI
Veteran tech journalist David Strom is working with a couple of AI developers to understand exactly the nature of his writing as it has unfolded over the years. In this edition of Sound Thinking, David shares his learnings and where everything might go.
Catch Up on SDxCentral
It’s been tough to keep track of SDxCentral this year, with the sale… management moves… Here’s a podcast and an article that will help you catch up.. thank you, Ben, for the assistance.
Layoffs at Informa Techtarget
Newly merged TechTarget and Informa this month laid off 10 percent of their employees. Check out the euphemism in the 8-K: “[the] net reduction [will be] up to approximately 10% of the Company’s current global colleague base.” That just beats all, doesn’t it?
BI Lets You Advertise Against Emotion
Using NLP software, Business Insider assesses how readers will react to its content emotionally, and then sells advertising based on that info. For example, an advertiser can choose to advertise against a story (or video) that makes you feel good or optimistic or pessimistic. This is where content is headed; and this trend may someday affect the way that you pitch.