Today in the business of podcasting: Amazon has laid off some Audible corporate staff, brands are paying more for less efficient ads, Spotify brought video to AppleTV, the trend of business folks hosting B2B podcasts, and China now requires influencers be qualified to talk about certain topics authoritatively. Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.

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This week, Character.AI announced that it would soon be taking its A.I. companions away from teens. We explain why this is a major development in the world of chatbots and child safety and how we expect other companies to respond. Then, Elon Musk has built a Wikipedia clone called “Grokipedia.” We discuss what it means for the control of knowledge on the web. And finally, we’re joined by A.J. Jacobs to talk about his 48-hour experiment in which he tried to avoid all forms of artificial intelligence

How much power – and risk – do we carry around with us in our pockets? A Reuters investigation about how easily LLMs can be utilized for online phishing scams is the subject of this week’s Five-Minute Friday with Jon Krohn. By asking six of the most popular LLMs (Grok, ChatGPT, Meta AI, Claude, DeepSeek and Gemini) to generate phishing emails specifically targeting elderly people, Reuters found the safety sometimes severely lacking in the models. Listen to the episode to hear Jon quantify this

In this special episode celebrating seven years of the 'Software People Stories podcast, hosts Anita Shiva, Shiv, Gayatri, and Chitra reflect on their journey. Theydiscuss the origins, challenges, milestones, and personal experiences of managingthe podcast, offering insights into what kept them motivated. The conversation alsotouches on the evolution of the podcast, notable guests, and some of the humorousbehind-the-scenes moments. Looking ahead, the hosts share their vision for the nextphase,

The Israeli tech sector sees mixed activity, with SanDisk acquiring startup Imagn' for $30-40 million and SolCold developing a new UV sensor, while overall tech funding plunged 56% in 2023 to a four-year low. In the AI space, Apple's Tim Cook detailed the new 'Apple Intelligence' integrations, while Meta's AI faces criticism for bias, reportedly refusing to generate images of Jews and describing terrorists as "freedom fighters." Meanwhile, TheMarker published a report on Wall Street and a

Patrick Hartley is a self-taught developer with nearly a decade of software engineering experience. When he was 21 he had to dropped out of college to provide for his family. He taught himself programming while working at a thrift store. After building his own apps and freelancing, he became the founding engineer at startup that got acquired, and has since worked as a dev at other tech companies. A few months ago he turned down an opportunity at Amazon so he could continue to work remotely from his

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Markets got the treat they were waiting for with a Fed rate cut and pause on quantitative tightening, but prices still fell. Why? This week, Ryan and David break down why the markets got spooked, what Powell really said about December cuts, and what it means heading into November. We also cover MegaETH’s oversubscribed ICO, Monad’s airdrop, Polymarket’s confirmed token, and JP Morgan’s $34B Base token estimate. Plus Solana’s new ETF, Western Union’s stablecoin, Circle’s controversial L1 launch, the

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In this closing keynote from a16z’s Runtime conference, General Partner Erik Torenberg speaks with our firm’s cofounders, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz on highlights from throughout the conference, the current state of LLM capabilities, and why despite huge capex, AI is not a bubble. Resources:Follow Marc on X: https://x.com/pmarcaFollow Ben on X: https://x.com/bhorowitz Stay Updated: If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends!Find a16z on X:

It’s Halloween! And what better way to mark the day than discuss one of the biggest horror stories of October?We are of course referring to the AWS outage, which on 20 October took down some incredibly notable websites and caused global disruption. It’s the latest, most severe example of why data centers are considered critical infrastructure – and acts as a stark reminder to IT administrators that even big tech can fall foul of technical errors.Of course, October hasn’t just been defined by

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This week on Working Together, we focus on efforts to fight food insecurity in South Sudan. As the world marks World Food Day, we explore how government institutions and humanitarian partners are collaborating to build sustainable and climate-resilient food systems. Joining host Tidio Betty are Ms. Nahid Remis, Acting Director for National Food Reserve at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security; Mr. Nicholas Kerandi, Food Security Specialist at FAO; and Mr. Mackenzie Masocha, Agriculture and

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[Cheerful lo-fi intro music fades up, then down.]Welcome to “I Am GPTed,” where the future is now, the jargon is minimal, and I—Mal, your Misfit Master of AI—am here to give you practical large language model tips that even your grandma could use (but probably won’t, because she’s still mad at Alexa for not understanding her accent).Today’s episode: The Prompt, The Myth, The Malfunction.You know how people say there are no stupid questions? That’s adorable. But there are definitely *ineffective

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/aembit-introduces-identity-and-access-management-for-agentic-ai. Nearly half of technology executives say they are already adopting or fully deploying agentic AI, and expect most of their AI deployments to be autonomous withi Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #aembit, #cybernewswire,

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How much do you trust the AI chatbots you use on a day-to-day basis? Once you send your prompt off into cyberspace, how do you now no one is interfering with it somewhere in between? Prompt injections are an increasingly common vulnerability in generative AI services and they could be tricking you into giving away majorly sensitive information.Also, Google announced a breakthrough in quantum computing, the first ever algorithm to gain an actual quantum advantage on every day

In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into how the Offensive Security group at SecurIT360 is strategically leveraging and utilizing artificial intelligence technologies in offensive security operations. We'll explore the innovative ways this team is harnessing the power of AI to enhance their penetration testing capabilities, automate security assessments, and identify vulnerabilities more efficiently. Blog: https://offsec.blog/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyberthreatpov Twitter: ht...