Show Notes
This week, we discuss the unsung genius of Apple Pay, AI watermarking, and why digital transformation fails without a crisis. Plus, D&D Beyond's secret character API.
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Runner-up Titles
Special Sauce
A new monkey’s thing
I am all for USB-C
Did I like it
It’s all water marked'
That NPC did need to be there
It's Pre-Watermarked
We Need to Touch Grass More
Send Us Your APIs
Rundown
Apple Pay Chief Jennifer Bailey Retiring in October
AI Watermarking's Unintended Consequences
Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations
Why "It's People, Not Tech" Never Actually Changes Anything
The Chief Therapy Officer, Job Titles as Culture Change, and AI as Spreadsheets, with Bryan Ross
Platform Engineering ROI: What it costs to build your own platform
How Duolingo uses AI to create lessons faster
Silver Lake's Workday Buyout Talks Could Be the First 'SaaSpocalypse' Opportunity
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The Actual Reason Why Google "Fell Out" of the AI Race Changes Everything
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Farewell, Mico: Microsoft's cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps
Google may retire Gems in October, forcing Skills migration
OpenAI replaces revenue lead as Greg Brockman builds his presence
OpenAI CFO Friar tells investors that enterprise business now bigger than consumer by revenue
OpenAI sheds senior execs in pre-IPO refresh
OpenAI's Brockman brushes off concerns about leadership changes in CNBC exclusive
Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading early IPO meetings with investors and has not discussed valuation, sources say
Anthropic in Talks to Buy AI Startup Decart for $6 Billion
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