AIOps: How Companies Can Harness AI to Reshape IT Operations
AI for IT Operations (AIOps) is emerging as a transformative technology that blends human expertise with machine learning, advanced analytics, predictive analytics, and real‑time event correlation to automate and enhance IT, network and security management. By ingesting high‑quality data, AIOps platforms can quickly identify performance issues, security anomalies and root‑cause events, cutting mean time to resolution and freeing staff for strategic work. Adoption is accelerating, with more than 84 % of enterprises either using or planning AIOps deployments, driven by the need for faster decision‑making, improved observability and cost efficiencies across ITOps, NetOps and DevOps. Successful rollout hinges on data integrity and phased implementation to realize operational efficiency and new growth opportunities.
LWiAI Podcast #225 - GPT 5.1, Kimi K2 Thinking, Remote Labor Index
The episode reviews the latest AI model releases, highlighting OpenAI's GPT‑5.1 with added personality options and Baidu's ERNIE 5.0, alongside breakthroughs in autonomous driving from Baidu Apollo Go and Pony AI’s IPO. It covers a wave of startup funding—Incept’s $50 M for diffusion models,...
Will X's Usage-Based API Pricing Succeed in Winning over Developers?
X is shifting its API pricing from a flat‑fee structure to a usage‑based model, adding a cost estimator, fewer rate limits and a redesigned developer console. The beta, limited to select developers, offers a $500 credit but early estimates show...
Driving the Systemic Change for AI – with Deborah Golden of Deloitte
Deborah Golden, Deloitte's U.S. Chief Innovation Officer, discusses why many AI pilots fail to scale and offers a practical framework for systemic change. She highlights tools such as AI sandboxes, portfolio‑based funding, and blameless post‑mortems to break organizational inertia and...
White House Plans Order to Block State AI Laws
The episode examines the White House’s plan to issue an executive order that would preempt state-level AI regulations, outlining the federal government’s intent to create a unified AI policy framework. It discusses the potential implications for innovation, regulatory consistency, and...
Gartner MQ Leaders: Unifying Lakehouse & Lakebase for AI
Gartner's MQ on Cloud Database Management Systems (DBMS) is out and we're leaders again! Thanks to all our customers and all the teams working on improving our Lakehouse DW and Lakebase Postgres! We're really excited about the unification of Lakehouse...
How This Founder’s Unlikely Path to Silicon Valley Could Become an Edge in Industrial Tech
Interface, a San Francisco AI startup founded by 24‑year‑old Thomas Lee Young, uses large‑language‑model‑driven audits to spot safety‑procedure errors in heavy‑industry operations. In its first deployment with a major Canadian energy firm, the platform identified 10,800 procedural flaws in 2½...
Turn Crises Into Trust: Authentic Rapid Response Wins
59% of Brands Face This Crisis, Are You Ready? Discover the rapid response system and Stakeholder Communication Matrix that helped turn a potential PR disaster into a trust-building opportunity. From recognizing issues instantly to tailoring messages for different audiences, this...
Marketing Wins by Retaining, Not Just Attracting
Great marketing is not about who arrives. It's about who stays. So many people are focused on the wrong thing thanks to the influence of mass-market brands first, now social media algorithms. The entire job of the marketer is to: 1. Earn trust 2....
Google Denies ‘Misleading’ Reports of Gmail Using Your Emails to Train AI
Google refuted viral claims that it now scans Gmail content to train its Gemini AI model, stating the reports are misleading and that no settings have been changed. The company clarified that Gmail’s Smart Features—such as spell checking and automatic...
Users Demand Toggle to Hide AI Error Warnings
"AI responses may include mistakes" No shit. Please just give us the option to turn this off, Google. https://t.co/uTzgDC8Dwg
Great Leaders Demand Relentless Product Humility and Improvement
Best interview answer award goes to Stewart Butterfield : "I was interviewed by MIT Technology Review, and they asked if we were working to improve Slack . I said I feel like what we have right now is just a...
OpenAI Is Ending API Access to Fan-Favorite GPT-4o Model in February 2026
OpenAI will retire the GPT-4o (Omni) model from its API on February 16, 2026, giving developers a three‑month window to migrate to newer models such as GPT‑5.1. The move reflects GPT‑4o’s status as a legacy, low‑usage model that is now...
CharacterAI Bot Allegedly Prompted Suicide, Demand Moral Leadership
The AI company @CharacterAI_app is IMHO doing evil, and I don't say this lightly. I've never been this upset during an interview before – it came right after Megan Garcia described how CharacterAI's bot encouraged her late son to commit...
Weekly Syncs, Shared Scorecards, Unified Platform Bridge Gaps
Sales and Marketing fail when the conversation stops. Communication is the bridge that moves revenue and too often that bridge is closed. What is one practice your teams use to keep the bridge open? Why the gap exists • Marketing...
Elon Musk on the Future of Jobs and AI, 'My Prediction Is that Work Will Be Optional'
At the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted that within the next 10‑20 years AI-driven automation could make work optional, likening future employment to a hobby such as gardening or video‑gaming from a couch. He suggested that as...
Science-Centric Streaming Service Curiosity Stream Is an AI-Licensing Firm Now
Curiosity Stream, the niche science‑focused streaming service founded by Discovery Channel’s John Hendricks, is pivoting to become an AI‑licensing firm. In Q3 2025 the company reported a 41% YoY revenue jump, driven largely by $23.4 million in licensing its original and third‑party...
Creative Partnerships Thrive on Human Insight, Not Algorithms
Ever feel like you’ve been set up with an agency by a soulless algorithm? One that knows nothing about your brand, your goals, or your team? On Monday’s episode of On Brand, Toby Wilkinson , co-founder of ASK US FOR...
Is Nvidia Opening up Its NVLink Doors Even Further? New Partnership with AMD Will See Greater Integration Across Many Kinds...
Nvidia announced that its NVLink Fusion interconnect will now be supported on Arm‑based Neoverse CPUs, enabling direct, high‑bandwidth communication between custom Arm processors and Nvidia GPUs. The move expands NVLink beyond Nvidia’s own CPUs and Intel/AMD‑based servers, allowing hyperscalers such as...
AI Market Sizzles: Rapid Change Fuels Excitement
The AI market today is bacon in a hot skillet. Everything is sizzling, moving, & changing at an incredible pace. We’re all watching it closely. Market share is fluid because no one yet knows what AI can do & the...
AI Trained on Bacterial Genomes Produces Never-Before-Seen Proteins
Stanford researchers have built a genomic language model called Evo, trained on millions of bacterial genomes, that can predict and generate novel protein-coding sequences directly from DNA context. In benchmark tests Evo accurately completed partial gene sequences and restored missing...
Nothing’s Android 16 Update Puts a Progress Bar on the Back of Your Phone
Nothing has begun rolling out its Android 16‑based Nothing OS 4.0, starting with the Phone 3 and later expanding to the rest of the lineup. The update introduces a Glyph‑based Live Updates feature that shows progress bars on the rear...
Ep. 181 - How Fast-Growing SaaS Companies Are Modernizing Their Revenue Stack
In this episode, Mark Walker, CEO of Nue.io, explains how legacy CPQ and billing systems are failing fast‑growing SaaS and AI companies, prompting a shift to unified, flexible revenue infrastructures that can handle complex, consumption‑based and bank‑billed models. He highlights...
Gaussian Splatting the World with Satellite 3D & Google's One-Two Punch
The episode spotlights Skyfall‑GS, a new method that combines 3D Gaussian splatting with diffusion models to generate detailed, city‑scale 3D maps from satellite imagery alone, opening up applications from conflict‑zone mapping to military terrain planning. It then shifts to Google’s...
AI Mania Is Making Nvidia a Lot of Money
Nvidia's data‑center segment is now generating close to $50 billion in annual revenue as AI startups and enterprises pour massive capital into GPU‑powered infrastructure. The surge reflects a broader AI spending wave, but analysts question whether the growth is sustainable or...
What Are Google’s Core Web Vitals and Page Experience Factors?
The post explains Google’s Core Web Vitals—Largest Contentful Paint, First Input Delay, and Cumulative Layout Shift—and the broader Page Experience signals that now affect search rankings. It highlights how these metrics are measured via PageSpeed Insights and Search Console, and...
The Hottest AI Wearables and Gadgets You Can Buy Right Now
A new wave of AI‑powered wearables is hitting the consumer market, ranging from affordable pendants to higher‑end voice recorders. Amazon‑owned Bee offers a $49.99 pendant with a $19 monthly AI assistant subscription, while Friend’s $129 emotional‑support pendant has sparked privacy...
Addressing the Risks of Human-Like AI
The episode outlines a new policy framework endorsed by Center for Humane Technology and partners to curb risks from human‑like AI, emphasizing how design features that mimic human personalities foster emotional dependence and social isolation. It highlights recent litigation—including three...
Choose a Sell‑side only Bank to Avoid Conflicts
What does it mean to be an unconflicted investment bank? Unconflicted means that a bank doesn't take revenue from anyone who could be a potential buyer, or who doesn't trade favors with someone who could be a potential buyer. Conflicts...
CHROs Lead AI-Driven Workforce Transformation
Does a CHRO even exist in the AI age? Not only do I give that a strong yes, but I think they have one of the most important roles in business transformation. I weighed in on ServiceNow Chief People and...
Explore Meta’s SAM 3 & 3D in New Playground
The Segment Anything Playground is a new way to interact with media. Experiment with Meta’s most advanced segmentation models, including SAM 3 + SAM 3D, and discover how these capabilities can transform your creative projects and technical workflows. 🔗 Try it...
Google's Vertical AI Strategy Mirrors Its Internet Domination
Google is the only company in the world building AI vertically. They used the same move to dominate the internet. Their AI playbook explained👇
Linus Torvalds Gives Approval to "Vibe Coding" - Just Don't Use It on Anything Important
Linus Torvalds cautioned against using AI‑assisted "vibe coding" for Linux kernel development, warning that such tools can introduce maintenance headaches and generate misleading vulnerability reports due to indiscriminate code crawlers. He endorsed the technique only as a learning aid for...
Who Is AI Nostalgia Slop Even For?
OpenAI’s newly launched Sora video‑generation app is flooding social platforms with AI‑crafted clips that recycle nostalgic 80s‑90s aesthetics and sensationalized depictions of dead celebrities. The content, often low‑quality and riddled with cultural stereotypes, is being promoted by influencers such as...
Outbound Email Domains & Inbox Setup Using Instantly
The post emphasizes that the foundation of any effective B2B outbound email campaign lies in the technical setup—specifically configuring domains, inboxes, authentication, and reputation management—before any messages are sent. It explains how proper domain configuration and inbox preparation with tools...
Google’s Vertical AI Stack Fuels Unmatched Competitive Edge
Google is the only company in the world building AI vertically. They used the same move to dominate the internet. Their AI playbook explained👇 Everyone’s busy debating model benchmarks, GPU shortages, and who shipped the newest AI app. But that’s...
AI-Driven Playbook Boosts CTV Conversions 38%
A DTC brand I advise ramped CTV spend hard in Q1. It should’ve been a scalable channel, but the results were hazy, expensive, and nearly impossible to interpret. • Attribution was all over the place • CPMs looked great, but...
6-Figure Secure AI Solutions that Deliver 7-Figure ROI
Disney has been quietly leveraging AI for 22 years, embedding it in everything from crowd control to ride scheduling while keeping the human experience front‑center. The article highlights that 95 % of generative‑AI pilots fail because leaders start with technology rather...
Even Unicorns Stall: Why Bootstrapping Matters
One of my CEO friends raised over $100M. His startup had a $1.2B unicorn valuation in 2021. I always thought he was CRUSHING IT on every observable metric. So did he. Then last week we went jogging and he started...
AI Platform Valuations Spike with Growth Rate
This week on Clouded Judgement: The AI Platform Wars! - Median software multiple: 4.5x - High Growth software median: 13.3x - Mid Growth software median: 6.0x - Low Growth software median: 3.4x - 10Y: 4.1% https://lnkd.in/gY9aFwM4
Sierra's Revenue Flex
In this episode Alex Heath talks with Bret Taylor about Sierra’s rapid growth to $100 million ARR, emphasizing that its upfront, multi‑year contracts make the figure more credible than the usage‑based ARR many AI startups tout. Taylor argues that solid contracted revenue...
From 3D Chip Pioneer to IPO: Pixar’s Untold Story
Pixar Animation Studios went public 30 years ago next week and Duarte, Inc. made the decks! Last night at the Computer History Museum , the team that led that IPO told the story of the wild ride. Sometimes I forget...
Welcoming Top GTM Advisor Robert Koehler to Our Team
This is Robert Koehler . We brought him on as a GTM Advisor for He was also a TOPO consultant. He is one of the best sales advisors on the market. This pic from Zach Dobson from the GTM AI...
AI Startups Are Turning Their Revenue Into Recruiting Bait
AI startup Sierra, co‑founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, announced it has reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), up from $20 million a year earlier, by securing multi‑year, upfront contracts with enterprise customers such as SoFi, Wayfair and Rocket Mortgage. The...
This Mummy Portrait Isn’t From Roman Egypt - It Was Generated by AI
An Instagram post claimed a newly discovered Fayum portrait of a young man was a genuine Roman‑Egyptian artifact, but investigators traced the image to Midjourney, an AI image generator. The AI prompt instructed the system to mimic the encaustic technique...
Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples This Week
This week in enterprise software: Top 10 #SaaS #Cloud multiples as of today's market close https://t.co/CfonGqKE4o
9 Essential AI Skills for 2026 Success
9 AI skills that will actually matter in 2026 (not just “use ChatGPT”) 👉Prompt engineering 👉RAG pipelines 👉Agentic workflows 👉Fine-tuning & distillation 👉LLM evaluation & red-teaming 👉Cost & latency optimization 👉Tool calling + function calling 👉Multimodal systems 👉Production deployment &...
Jimdo Adds AI to Its Website Builder, Promises Better Business Outcomes
Jimdo announced Companion, an AI‑driven chatbot embedded in its website‑builder platform for solopreneurs and micro‑businesses. The tool analyzes a user’s performance data, industry benchmarks and competitive landscape to deliver personalized recommendations on SEO, conversion optimization and other growth actions, and...
New Framework Helps Brands Become Best Answer Leaders
I had the pleasure of presenting at #mpb2b this week. The topic? Our new thought leadership research with Ascend2 + @TopRank's framework for becoming a best answer brand. Original research + multi-channel content experiences for SEO, GEO, & humans! https://t.co/2aot41mGAB...
Boost Startup Visibility with Growing SaaS News Traffic
Want to get our funded startup in front of more eyeballs? Traffic continues to grow at @TheSaaSNews! 30 day period. https://t.co/OngA6G974M