Podcast Episodes

TechCheck+ Why ‘open’ AI might be more marketing than reality 3/15/24

Among developers, Meta's latest open-source large language model, the Llama 2, is the hottest thing around. Wall Street also seems to be waking up to…

2 years ago

The U.S. Money Invested in TikTok, Plus Reddit Readies its IPO 3/14/24

A significant amount of U.S. money is invested in TikTok parent company ByteDance, including Carlyle Group, KKR, GGV, Sequoia, Tiger Global and more.…

2 years ago

Breaking Down the Nvidia Halo Effect 3/13/24

The Nvidia halo effect is alive and well. TechCheck spoke to the founder and CEO of Together AI, a newly minted unicorn that helps developers access …

2 years ago

Arm Shares Face Big Test This Week 3/12/24

Shares of Arm are just fractionally higher today as its lockup period expires. That’s the 6-month period after an IPO during which insiders like earl…

2 years ago

The Fate of OpenAI’s Nonprofit Mission, Plus TikTok Ban Gains Momentum 3/11/24

There's a new, uncomfortable dynamic at OpenAI: a non-profit mission with a corporate profit motive. The recent changes at OpenAI's board underscore …

2 years ago

One Year After SVB’s Collapse, Silicon Valley Still Searches for a Replacement 3/8/24

One year after the collapse of SVB, the Valley is still searching for a replacement. The bank had tailored services for early-stage companies, partne…

2 years ago

OpenAI Fires Back at Elon Musk, Plus Microsoft Engineer Sounds the Alarm 3/6/24

The fight between OpenAI and Elon Musk has entered a new round. After Musk filed suit against the startup accusing it of prioritizing profits, OpenAI…

2 years ago

TechCheck+ Google vs Google: The internal struggle holding back its AI 3/1/24

Instead of a comeback, Google’s Gemini AI chatbot and image generator have gone viral for all the wrong reasons – producing inaccurate and offensive …

2 years, 1 month ago

Bull vs. Bear at Google 2/27/24

The fallout for Alphabet – the stock is now negative for the year as more controversies mount around its AI model Gemini rollout. Some are now callin…

2 years, 1 month ago

Sam Altman Owns A Piece of Reddit 2/23/24

Of course he does! Reddit filed (finally) for its IPO. What it – and the money behind it – say about the state of tech right now.

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2 years, 1 month ago