### Title AI: The Potential Savior for Software Companies as Net Retention Plummets ### Important Facts - 📉 Net retention at software companies has been halved in recent quarters - 💰 Slowdown of revenue growth at tech firms is partially explained by the decline in net retention ### Secondary Facts - None

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### Title Pitch Deck Teardown: Analyzing DeckMatch's $1M seed deck ### Important Facts - 📊 DeckMatch, a tool that evaluates pitch decks, raised $1 million in seed funding. - 🧐 The founders of DeckMatch offered their own pitch deck for evaluation as well. - 💼 The news article discusses the irony of evaluating a tool's own pitch deck. - 🌟 The author is looking for more unique pitch decks to analyze and critique. - 📝 Instructions are provided on how to submit your own pitch deck for evaluation. ### Secondary Facts - 🔍 The article mentions that the author previously wrote about DeckMatch's $1 million seed round. - ⚡️ The founders saw it fitting to offer their pitch deck as a sacrifice to the "teardown gods." - 🎯 The author expresses interest in receiving additional pitch decks for analysis.

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### Title Viome raises $86.5M, partners with CVS to expand its microbiome business ### Important Facts - 💰 Viome, a microbiome startup, secures $86.5 million in funding - 🏢 Viome specializes in assessing customers' microbiomes and providing personalized supplements and guidance - 🤝 Viome signs a distribution deal with CVS to expand its reach - 🧬 Research on the human microbiome has led to valuable insights into health - 🚀 The interest in alternative medicine drives venture capital investment in Viome's space ### Secondary Facts - 💼 Viome applies AI technology to analyze microbiome data - 💊 Viome offers supplements and other products based on their findings - 🌐 Microbiomes are microorganism communities that exist in different parts of the body - 🔬 The study of microbiomes is an ongoing field of research - 📈 Viome aims to use the funding to grow its business further

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### Title Unbabel's AI project enables communication through thought alone ### Important Facts - Unbabel, a language translation startup, has developed an AI project that allows communication using only thoughts - The project involves linking a wearable device to Generative AI technology - The aim is to provide superhuman capabilities and unlock new possibilities for ALS patients and others with limited physical abilities ### Secondary Facts - The AI project could revolutionize the way we communicate by eliminating the need for speech or typing - Unbabel's innovation holds potential for enhancing accessibility and inclusivity in various fields

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### Title Amazon and Google are developing new AI models to improve their voice assistants ### Important Facts - 🌟 Amazon is building a large language model similar to OpenAI's GPT-4 for Alexa - 🌟 Google plans to enhance Google Assistant with AI technology like its algorithm-powered chatbot, Bard ### Secondary Facts - 💡 Cortana, an AI assistant, is slowly losing popularity - 💡 The current AI assistants are not meeting expectations

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### Title Understanding Liquid Neural Networks ### Important Facts - 📅 The concept of liquid neural networks emerged in 2018. - 📄 "Liquid Time-constant Networks" paper, published in late 2020, gained attention from other researchers. - 🗣️ Authors of the paper have presented their work through a series of lectures. ### Secondary Facts - 💡 Liquid neural networks are still a new and evolving field of research.

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### Title Arthur releases open source tool to help companies find the best LLM for a job ### Important Facts - 🚀 Arthur, a machine learning morning monitoring startup, has released an open source tool called Arthur Bench. - 🤖 The tool is designed to assist users in finding the most suitable LLM (Language Model) for a specific dataset. - 💼 It aims to help companies work with LLMs more effectively. - 🔍 Arthur Bench can be used to identify the best LLM for a job or task. - 🌐 The tool is available as an open source resource. ### Secondary Facts - 💡 Arthur has benefited from the growing interest in generative AI this year. - ⭐️ The company has been developing tools related to LLMs.

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### Title Researchers are developing self-learning robots to open dishwashers and doors ### Important Facts - 🤖 Researchers are working on teaching robots to open dishwashers and doors without human assistance. - 🎥 Most videos of robots opening doors involve some form of human guidance or training. - 💻 The guidance can be in the form of manual remote control or a one-time walk-through for the robot to mimic the activity. ### Secondary Facts - 🌐 The goal is to enable robots to perform tasks autonomously, without constant human intervention. - ⚙️ This research could lead to advancements in robotics and automation technology.

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### Title OpenAI acquires AI design studio Global Illumination ### Important Facts - OpenAI has acquired Global Illumination, a New York-based startup. - Global Illumination specializes in leveraging AI to build creative tools, infrastructure, and digital experiences. - This is OpenAI's first public acquisition in its roughly seven-year history. ### Secondary Facts - The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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### Title Caden raises $15M to enable users to monetize their personal data ### Important Facts - 💰 Caden has secured $15 million in funding - 📊 Startups are emerging to help people monetize their personal data - 🌐 Datacy allows users to collect and sell their browsing data - 🎁 Pogo and Tapestri reward consumers for sharing their behavioral and purchasing data ### Secondary Facts - 🚀 The trend of privacy awareness is driving the emergence of data monetization startups

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