Immoderata Tech #13
Welcome to the latest edition of Immoderata Tech.
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Let’s dive in.
FinTech
FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s new payments system that was launched last week, is predicted to bolster growth for the US fintech sector… more here.
Fintech valuations have fallen. Where do they go from here?... more here.
American Express has rolled out its Sync Commercial Partner Program, API integration for its business and corporate customers through fintechs… more here.
Big Data and AI
McKinsey reports that generative AI is quickly infiltrating organizations… more here.
Is technology on the cusp of true AI, where machines will generate original thoughts and solve complex problems? more here.
5 questions investors should be asking inception-stage generative AI founders… more here.
The biggest risk of all is not taking one
Mellody Hobson
Climate
'Green infrastructure' pulls big VC dollars into climate tech… more here.
Although burned in the first cycle, General Catalyst is doubling down for ClimateTech 2.0… more here.
How the 2024 elections may complicate climate tech startup investing… more here.
Digital Health
Biopharma companies are harnessing AI tools for multiple aspects of drug development such as identifying drug development targets and modeling a drug's effect on the body.…more here.
The digital health funding market is entering a new reality with fewer deals and smaller average check sizes…more here.
But, startups that focus on the intersection of digital health and fintech as evidenced-based clinical pathways may see more investment… more here.
Preceding accomplishment must be desire. Thy desires must be strong and definite
George Samuel Clason
Cloud
Airlines are slow to take off on cloud tech, but it’s not too late to upgrade…more here.
Q2 earnings season is upon us, see how the hyperscalers are performed… more here.
Meta will charge cloud computing companies for AI model Llama 2… more here.
Ecosystem
In praise of the boring chief executive… more here.
The end of affirmative action poses new challenges in corporate hiring… more here.
[Video] Where Thousands Of Tech Workers Went After Mass Layoffs… more here.
A world which sees art and engineering as divided is not seeing the world as a whole
Edmund Happold
Until next time,
Eric
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