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On today's episode of the Business of Tech podcast, key topics include the struggles of mid-market tech companies, the introduction of Microsoft's Pirate toolkit for enhancing AI security, the rise of fractional CAIOs for steering AI strategies, and updates from ASCII, CompTIA, PIA, and SILENCE laboratories. Market data from Canalys reveals a projected 20% growth in worldwide cloud service spending for 2024, with significant contributions from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Four things to know today

00:00 Mid-Market Tech Struggles: Advania Study Highlights Need for Better Solutions

04:24 Microsoft's PyRIT: A New Toolkit for Enhancing Generative AI Security Practices

07:02 The Emergence of Fractional CAIOs: A Flexible Approach to Steering AI Strategies

09:26 ASCII, CompTIA, Pia, and Silence Laboratories in the news

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