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Market share for generative AI products will be influenced heavily by user perception
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Market share for generative AI products will be influenced heavily by user perception

Google announced a number of generative AI improvements for consumers and developers today, ahead of Microsoft's GPT-4 launch this week

Generative AI will dramatically reduce the price and effort of creating new content, and automating tasks

Don't write Cloud gaming off just yet. Where Google Stadia failed, others might succeed.

The top 10 companies investing in R&D, M&A and commercialisation of the tech stack for the Metaverse

The various startup engagement and outreach programs at Google from investment, to partnerships and commercial through various equity free mentorship and support programs.

The growth in cloud gaming presents a big opportunity for startups. Until now, the main benefactors of free-to-play Battle Royale games like Fortnite or Apex Legends were the studios (Epic Games, EA, etc.) or the platforms (like Twitch, YouTube, Caffeine, etc.) as well as the advertising platforms, who drove traffic to these games initially. With the growth in the gamer and viewer population, the dollars are pouring in from gamers (for skins, and in-game purchases), brands and media companies (who otherwise struggle to reach this demographic). Couple that growth with new tech developments (AI, computer vision, real time streaming with zero latency, streaming overlays, etc) and it's clear to see new opportunities emerging for for startups in 'game enablers' or 'game enhancers'.

We seem to have hit an inflection point as more VC funding went to China than the US in Q2 2018. Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are investing billions in innovation and have a play in seemingly every sector of technology. But what would it take for American companies to succeed in China or Chinese companies to succeed in America? And will trade tariffs slow up growth?

As we approach the last stretch of 2017, I wanted to take stock of the tech trends that shaped our year. In the next post, I’ll cover additional tech trends of 2017 and my predictions for 2018.

Ultimately, success in your dream job is about setting up your own parameters. Managing yourself. Measuring yourself. Planning yourself. It will not only help you get the job, but also to succeed while you’re in it. For me the 100 day plan was critical then, in 2011, and it’s just as relevant today.
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