Weekly DaaS Roundup for October 24

DaaS Never Sleeps

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World of DaaS
October 24, 2024

NEWS, READS AND MORE

The report shows a 10% year-over-year increase in bottlenecks related to sourcing, cleaning, and labeling data and a 9% decrease in data accuracy. The path to perfection has a long tail.

Is web scraping still worth it? by Pierluigi Vinciguerra

Great overview of the evolution of web scraping and why transitioning to a marketplace model could enhance efficiency by commoditizing web data, similar to how cloud computing transformed data storage.

On the heels of NYT bringing similar suits against OpenAI and Microsoft, is the age of train now, ask for forgiveness later model of AI development over?

The number of investible assets has grown by 10x in 20 years. We sat down with MS Chief Data Officer Lee Davidson to learn how the company is able to stay nimble in a rapidly changing environment.

The old “if you want to see what Main Street will be doing in 5 years with data, look to Wall Street today” in action.

There’s been a lot written about the rise of so called “Ghost Jobs” - LinkUp crunched the numbers, and the data just isn’t there.

🎧THE LATEST WOD PODCAST 🎧

Tomas Pueyo is the author of the Uncharted Territories blog, where he analyzes global trends in technology, politics, and economics.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Tomas and Auren discuss:

  • Why geography ruled the past but not the future

  • How zero cost energy will affect global politics

  • Causes and effects of declining fertility

👀We’ve had over 2 Million views on YouTube! 👀

M&A AND FUNDING

AI-Enhanced Procurement Startup Zip Locks Up $190M At $2.2B Valuation

With AI representing both buyers and sellers in the near future, procurement tools are about to get very hot.

TollBit Raises $24 Million to create AI Market

The NYP/DJ vs Perplexity case mentioned above is exactly the reason a solution like Tollbit is timely.

Oriole Networks raises $22m to reduce energy consumption of AI data centers

Smarter energy consumption combined with cheaper energy prices will be necessary to keep up with energy demand.

Patient Consent Management Solutions Startup HealthEx Raises $14M

HealthEx is building a consumer preference and consent platform for healthcare.

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RANDOM ART(TIFICIAL HALLUCINATION) OF THE WEEK

Prompt: camping in the fall in the style of a Flintstones cartoon

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