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  • The CRM Nobody Likes, and the $47M Bet That Agents Will Fix It

    The CRM Nobody Likes, and the $47M Bet That Agents Will Fix It
    2026/09/09
    a16z just announced it is leading a $47M Series A in Lightfield, a startup pitching a CRM that builds itself from your emails and calls, sends agents to do the busywork, and aspires to be a 'business world model.' Daniel and Emily argue about whether this is a genuine break in enterprise software — and what it does to an ordinary salesperson's job. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.a16z.news/p/investing-in-lightfield ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-09T20:08:10.680052+00:00
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    15 分
  • The Shortcut That Chooses for You

    The Shortcut That Chooses for You
    2026/09/09
    ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are all pushing out of the browser and onto your desktop, armed with keyboard shortcuts, screen access, folder permissions, and even cursor control. Daniel and Emily trace how a convenience feature hardens into muscle memory and then lock-in, and what to check before you hand over the keys. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.fastcompany.com/91602750/why-ai-wants-to-take-over-your-desktop?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-09T01:36:50.017777+00:00
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    14 分
  • Fifteen Names, No Dollar Signs

    Fifteen Names, No Dollar Signs
    2026/09/08
    Emergent Ventures just announced its 59th cohort — fifteen winners squeezed into fourteen one-line entries, no dollar amounts, three of them still in their teens. Daniel and Emily read the list the way you'd read a seed portfolio and argue over whether small early money bends a life or just photographs it. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/09/emergent-ventures-winners-59th-cohort.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emergent-ventures-winners-59th-cohort ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-08T17:51:48.569201+00:00
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    15 分
  • Wealth Taxes 'Lose'? A Math Journal's Surprising Tax Verdict

    Wealth Taxes 'Lose'? A Math Journal's Surprising Tax Verdict
    2026/09/08
    A paper in Econometrica by Aguiar, Moll, and Scheuer bluntly concludes that 'wealth taxes lose the comparison' to a well-designed capital gains tax. Daniel and Emily unpack why asset prices were the missing piece in tax theory, and whether a result that wins on paper can survive how ordinary people feel about fairness. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/09/capital-gains-vs-wealth-taxes.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capital-gains-vs-wealth-taxes ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-08T16:06:15.638417+00:00
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    13 分
  • Apple's App Store Shake-Up: What Schiller's Exit Means for Your Apps and Wallet

    Apple's App Store Shake-Up: What Schiller's Exit Means for Your Apps and Wallet
    2026/09/08
    Phil Schiller is stepping back from the App Store, reportedly over a push for more recurring revenue. We unpack what this means for developers, regulators, and the apps you use every day. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/phil-schillers-app-store-exit-reportedly-driven-by-wariness-over-future-plans/ ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-08T14:28:32.871361+00:00
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    14 分
  • Grok Build: When AI Lets Anyone Be a Builder

    Grok Build: When AI Lets Anyone Be a Builder
    2026/09/08
    We dig into Grok Build, a new tool that promises to let anyone create software by just describing it. What does this mean for who gets to build, and what happens to the rest of us? ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.engadget.com/2249020/how-to-use-spacexai-grok-build/ ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-08T13:25:25.696478+00:00
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    13 分
  • AI Governance Goes Live: Who's Accountable When the Policy Hits the Runtime?

    AI Governance Goes Live: Who's Accountable When the Policy Hits the Runtime?
    2026/09/08
    Microsoft is shifting AI governance from static policy documents to live runtime enforcement. We unpack what that means for trust, accountability, and the humans caught in the middle. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.infoq.cn/article/STpCLL13xCQsoYrfWSLb?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-08T12:17:24.386967+00:00
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    13 分
  • One Command, One Corpus: Who Is Cloudflare's AI Search Actually For?

    One Command, One Corpus: Who Is Cloudflare's AI Search Actually For?
    2026/09/08
    Cloudflare has bundled its AI building blocks into AI Search — an end-to-end search pipeline you can stand up with a single command, and it says the real beneficiary is the customer support rep. Daniel and Emily argue about what changes when a company's scattered knowledge becomes one queryable corpus, who actually adopts it, and what the fine print about free embeddings and no-login endpoints is quietly deciding. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.infoq.cn/article/hJYBb35wMVeU07hTPWIb?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-08T11:04:33.025007+00:00
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    15 分