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GOOGLE REPORT: THE SHIFT TO POST-KEYBOARD AI INTERFACES

Simple text prompts and chat interfaces are quickly hitting their ceiling. In Google for Startups' _Future of AI_ report, [5] 8 industry leaders lay out the blueprint for the the next wave of generative media [6]: * ARCHITECTING FOR SPATIAL UI: How to build responsive systems for digital avatars, 3D worlds, and voice-first interaction. * DIGITAL TWINNING AT SCALE: How startups are running AI-powered focus groups to test product features before writing a line of code. * THE AUTOMATED CREATIVE STACK: Strategies for orchestrating autonomous media agents without sacrificing quality or control.

CUT YOUR AI TRAINING COSTS BY 25% OR MORE

Most large-scale AI training runs use less than half the computing power they're paying for. Lambda's team found the root causes and built a reproducible framework that boosted efficiency by over 25% [5], without changing the model itself. Lambda's whitepaper shows you how to address: * Memory inefficiencies silently inflating your costs * Training configurations that aren't making full use of your hardware * Bottlenecks that slow down GPU communication Get the whitepaper [6].

😇 HOW ETSY'S ENGINEERS KEEP THEIR APP CRASH-FREE DURING TRAFFIC SPIKES

Etsy gets more than its fair share of traffic during holiday shopping, and any downtime is a revenue problem - which is why they've built robust systems to prevent it. Join Etsy's Jay Henry and Sergiy Dybskiy from Sentry [5] to see how Etsy's engineering team prepares for peak traffic, debugs in real time, and measures the business impact of crashes when it matters most. Expect real stories and practical takeaways from Etsy's own high-traffic events!

WHAT IF YOUR AI AGENT COULD MANAGE YOUR ENTIRE VIDEO LIBRARY?

Join Wistia's co-founder and Head of Content on August 21 @ 11 am ET for a hands-on workshop [5] where you'll learn how tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor can connect to your Wistia library. By the end, you'll be able to manage your videos, surface insights, and speed up everyday work with simple prompts. You'll learn how to: → Connect AI agents to your Wistia library → Audit your video library [6] and spot quick wins → Turn webinar engagement data into smarter follow-up You'll also get downloadable MCP skills you can keep using after the workshop ⬇️

AI CAN WRITE THE CODE. THE REST OF YOUR INTEGRATION STRATEGY IS STILL ON YOU.

Agents make writing integrations with payroll, HR, and benefits systems faster than ever. But the hard part of unifying employment data was never writing code: it was the walled gardens, data mapping, and auth configurations within deeply fragmented ecosystem. These challenges are still at the heart of the build-vs-buy debate, even with AI in the mix. Finch [5] is the unified API behind fintech platforms like DualEntry, Rillet, and Thatch. Their playbook breaks down where AI genuinely helps with integrations, and where it still hits a wall. Get the full build vs. buy playbook →

HOW HEADSPACE TAMES "WILD" CODE AND EMPOWERS RESIDENT BUILDERS

With AI, non-technical employees are shipping apps, agents, and automations faster than IT can track. The best companies are letting everyone build, without putting their core operations at risk. On August 19 [4], join Tines to hear from HEADSPACE'S Director of AI Enablement for an exclusive look at how Headspace enables everyone to build securely with AI [5] at scale: > HOW HEADSPACE GOVERNS WILD CODE AT SCALE: gaining visibility into tools built outside IT's radar. > GIVING TEAMS THE FREEDOM TO BUILD WITHOUT OPERATIONAL RISK: adding governance and control, without slowing innovation. > MONITORING AI-BUILT WORKFLOWS IN PRACTICE: understanding what's running, how it's performing, and where it's spending.

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