Well, the weather outside is… totally dependent on where you are, we suppose. For this newsletter, let’s imagine sunshine, pristine beaches, a cool breeze and a few piña coladas, because if we can make up fictional weather, we can make it pretty, right? 🇧🇷 Kristina Y hahaha
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Surprised, but also not surprised: FTX co-founders Gary Wang and Alameda’s Caroline Ellison plead guilty to criminal charges, darrell he is writing
$look, I believe: Twitter now pulls stock and cryptocurrency prices from TradingView and automatically displays them in search results. Ivan show you how to make them appear in your next tweet.
Another loophole: Okta has confirmed it is responding to another major security incident after a hacker gained access to the source code after breaching its GitHub repositories. carly reports. Startups and VCs
AI text-to-image has exploded this year as advances in technology have significantly improved the fidelity of art that AI systems can create. As controversial as systems like Stable Diffusion and OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 are, platforms like DeviantArt and Canva have used them to power creative tools, customize brands, and even develop new products, he writes. Kyle It takes you on a tour through a brief history of diffusion, the technology at the heart of modern AI that creates images.
Speaking of AI, Amanda reports that Unstable Diffusion, a group trying to monetize the AI-powered porn generation, has raised more than $56,000 on Kickstarter from 867 backers. So when Kickstarter changed its mind about what kind of AI-based projects it would allow, the crowdfunding platform ended the Unstable Diffusion campaign.
And only partially in AI news:
Avoid 3 common sales mistakes startups make during a recession
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Analysts estimate that IT spending will increase in 2023, but they’re telling that to SaaS sales teams trying to close deals with customers who are being told to cut back.
“What every business needs right now is efficient distribution,” said Anand Shah, CEO and co-founder of Databook.
In a guest post from TC+, he explains why reactive actions, such as increasing sales quotas or raising prices, are the wrong actions that don’t move the needle.
“Make real changes to meet the needs of your buyers. Use the macroeconomic context to drive the necessary improvements in sales productivity.”
Three more from the TC+ team:
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However, it is annoying that this ad blocking box pops up when you try to open a new website bag says we have to find the silver lining in this, even the feds tell the hell you should use an ad blocker, he writes. Why? Apparently “cyber criminals buy ads to impersonate legitimate brands like cryptocurrency exchanges”, and they are so good that it is hard to tell they are not legit. Stay healthy everyone!
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Jason Jack is an experienced technology journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in computer science and engineering, he has a deep understanding of the latest technology trends and developments. He writes about a wide range of technology topics, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, software development, and cybersecurity.
