Best Ted Forbes Podcasts (2025)

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Severance's Jessica Lee Gagné on Cinematography, Directing, and More! 1:35:44

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The AI/XR Podcast April 18th, 2025 ft. Adam Draper, Boost VC 1:01:19

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In the latest episode of "The AI/XR Podcast," hosts Charlie, Rony, and Ted welcome Adam Draper of Boost VC. First we dive into pressing industry news, including Google’s monopoly verdict and OpenAI’s user base. Adam shared his investment philosophy focused on making small pre-seed bets to minimize risk while highlighting innovative ventures like Pr…

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The AI/XR Podcast April 11th, 2025 ft. John Gaeta, CEO Escape.ai 49:11

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In the latest episode of "The AI/AR Podcast," hosts Charlie Fink and Ted Schilowitz welcomed John Gaeta to discuss his innovative project, Escape AI, which serves as a platform for emerging creators using cutting-edge technologies like game engines and generative AI. Gaeta described how Neo Cinema represents a new wave of storytelling that gives sp…

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The Coolest Camera Gear from the Year's Biggest Video Show! 1:11:07

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The AI/XR Podcast April 4th, 2025 ft Patty Rangel, Producer, Impact Investor, and Futurist 56:52

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In this episode Charlie and Ted celebrate reaching over a million downloads before diving into news which includes OpenAI’s $40B raise and $300B valuation, Runway’s "paltry" $380M in funding, the fate of TikTok, and the rapid evolution of cinematic AI. Our guest is futurist, producer, and investor Patty Rangel, who recounts her journey from theater…

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Does Any Competitor Beat the Nikon Z5 II Right Now? 1:34:58

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The AI/XR Podcast March 28th, 2025 ft. Nils Phil, CEO of Auki Labs, and Caspar Thykier, CEO of Zappar 51:11

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This week on the AI/XR Podcast, Charlie, Rony, and Ted welcome Nils Pihl, CEO of Auki Labs, and Caspar Thykier, CEO of Zappar, to discuss a massive retail rollout in of indoor virtual positioning systems in Sweden. In the news, OpenAI’s $12B revenue and projected $125B by 2029 set off fireworks. Rony floats Sam Altman as Tim Cook’s successor. Charl…

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The Very Good Smartphone Cameras We Didn't Talk About (Feat. Ted Kritsonis) 1:34:58

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I are joined by PetaPixel's mobile and computing contributing writer Ted Kritsonis to talk about the very good smartphone camera systems that North Americans might not know about or have outright disregarded. With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixe…

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The AI/XR Podcast March 21st, 2025 ft. Bob Cooney, Author, Futurist, Preeminent Expert in Location-Based Entertainmen 49:44

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This week Charlie and Ted welcome an old friend, Bob Cooney, the world's preeminent expert in location-based entertainment, who has just wrapped his own VR Arcade and Attractions Summit in Las Vegas. He's particularly excited by the portable MR theme park being developed by Brent Bushnell (Two Bit Circus), who keynoted the show. In the news, Big te…

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GFX100RF Design Philosophy with Fujifilm's Justin Stailey 1:31:55

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With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest ca…

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The AI/XR Podcast March 14th, 2025 ft. David Nussbaum, founder and Chairman, Proto 47:02

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In the latest episode of the AIXR Pod, the team engages in a dynamic discussion about SXSW. Guest David Nussbaum, founder and Chairman of Proto, an innovative holographic technology The podcast kicks off with a recap of South by Southwest, where Ted and Charlie dissect the event's diminishing impact and highlight noteworthy XR experiences, includin…

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Is Chris Wrong About the Sigma BF? Feat. David Imel 1:31:50

1M ago1:31:50

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With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest ca…

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The AI/XR Podcast March 7th, 2025 ft. SXSW Programmers Blake Kammerdiner (XR) and Katie Perera (AI) 46:15

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On the opening day of SXSW 2025, the hosts are joined by SXSW Programmers Blake Kammerdiner (XR) and Katie Perera (AI) to get a preview of the conference and exhibition, an annual part of our podcast, which turns 5 in July. In the news, Google's new AI search puts the search giant in competition - with itself; MWC wrap up featured the upcoming Sams…

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Did Panasonic Finally Support Photographers? Feat. Micro Four Nerds 1:36:26

2M ago1:36:26

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Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help! Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find a…

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The AI/XR Podcast February 28th, 2025 ft. Cecilia Shen, CEO of Cybever 50:02

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This week we welcome Cecilia Shen, CEO of Cybever, an AI-powered 3D creation platform that leverages advanced layout algorithms to enable industries to build professional-grade, production-ready environments for industrial simulations. The Metaverse was in the news this week, with the launch of HTC's Viverse (now we know what they're doing with the…

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Sigma's CEO Talks BF, Foveon, and More 1:10:19

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The AI/XR Podcast February 21st, 2025 ft. Naeem Talukdar, CEO Moonvalley AI 49:17

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This week we welcome Naeem Talukdar, CEO Moonvalley AI, whose company is building a "clean" generative video model, trained exclusively on licensed video content. In the news, Niantic is selling its Pokemon Go business. The failed Humane Pin, a great idea with shockingly bad execution, is sold to HP for $116M for parts and patents, and Microsoft in…

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What to Expect From CP+ 2025, the World's Biggest Photo Expo, Feat. Ted Forbes 1:35:05

2M ago1:35:05

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Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help! Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find a…

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The AI/XR Podcast February 14th, 2025 ft. Ann Hand, CEO Super League 52:42

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Our guest this week is Ann Hand, CEO of Super League, a brand agency specializing in game platforms like Roblox and Fortnite. The news this week starts with an ironic twist: first people who are losing jobs to AI are people who work in tech. Also, tech's super bowl commercials barely made a sound. Super League started as a platform for eSports mark…

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The AI/XR Podcast February 7th, 2025 ft. Sean Mann, CEO RP1 49:41

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Charlie, Ted, and Rony welcome Sean Mann, CEO of RP1, whose Metaverse browser can support hundreds of thousands of unique users in a spatial environment. It's earning week in the tech world and the outlook for 2025, after two years of hypergrowth, is downright conservative. Love for Meta's money printing machine continued, despite continued losses …

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What Else MUST Micro Four Thirds Do in 2025? 1:30:41

3M ago1:30:41

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Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help! Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find a…

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The AI/XR Podcast January 31st, 2025 37:01

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Charlie, Rony & Ted are guestless today. It happens. It was a busy news week. First up, Deepseek. Their model may have been trained on OpenAI. Stealing from the thieves, he called it. Big financing deals we announced this week: Softbank is investing $500 M in Skild Robotics, and Eleven Labs (AI Voices) raised $250 M. Marcus Brownlee takes the new S…

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The AI/XR Podcast January 24th, 2025 ft. Elizabeth Baron, Senior Advisor, Intelligent Immersive Simulation, UNMC iEXCEL 49:21

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Charlie and Ted welcome Elizabeth Baron, who at Ford Motor Company led Immersive Simulation for Product Development, where she combined design, engineering and manufacturing digital twins together for a holistic review of vehicles. She then moved to the University of Nebraska iEXCEL, where she is leading Intelligent Immersive Simulation to bring AI…

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Did Samsung Do Enough To Separate From Google? 1:19:25

3M ago1:19:25

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While many of the creator-focused additions to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are direct responses to what Apple is doing with the iPhone (digital aperture adjustment and log video are prime examples), it is perhaps Google that Samsung should be most wary of. Because it relies so much on what Google develops when it comes to AI enhancements, it might…

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The AI/XR Podcast January 17th, 2025 ft. Ashley Crowder, CEO Vntana 53:27

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This week the hosts welcome Ashley Crowder, CEO of Vntana, which manages CAD drawings and other 3D assets for companies in industries as diverse as fashion and concrete. The news segment was focused on the imminent shut down of TikTok, and rumors Elon will announce a deal to buy the platform before the deadline Sunday night. Biden mentioned tech ol…

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Is L-Mount Worth Investing Into? 1:35:23

3M ago1:35:23

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The AI/XR Podcast January 10th, 2025 ft. Dean Takahasi, Lead writer for VentureBeat and GamesBeat 59:23

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This week our guest is esteemed journalist Dean Takahasi, dean of tech writers, who helps us analyze this year's CES. News topics on our minds were the LA fires, which have personally affected Charlie and Ted, Meta's big announcement on content moderation, free speech, and Jensen Huang's Nvidia keynote, which promised a new AI-capable personal comp…

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This Isn't the Compact Camera Revival We Asked For 1:32:21

4M ago1:32:21

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The AI/XR Podcast January 3rd, 2025 ft. Gary Shapiro, CEO of CES 53:47

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Charlie, Ted, and Rony have a wide-ranging preview of CES 2025 and what to expect from the coming year from Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association which owns CES. To be sure, we'll be seeing a lot more AI in everything. Mobility, robotics, drones, wearables and healthtech are going to have a strong presence this year as well. Gary…

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This Week In XR December 20th, 2024 ft. Shelly Palmer, CEO of the Palmer Group 54:45

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Charlie, Rony, and Ted are out in full force to greet the world's foremost tech consultant and professor Shelly Palmer, CEO of the Palmer Group. We hit the news quickly, Perplexity raises $500M at a $9B valuation, ChatGPT under assault, AI's coming "clean." Our wide ranging conversation with Shelley was focused on some important trends in AI and XR…

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The Annual Airing of Grievances (Season 3 Finale) 1:40:01

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From October 24th, 2024, to January 3rd, 2025, you can showcase your best outdoor photography for a shot at winning an incredible trip to Japan with OM SYSTEM Ambassador Lisa Michele Burns. Submit your best nature-inspired photograph for a chance to win a 7-day photo tour of Japan with OM SYSTEM Ambassador, Lisa Michele Burns. This amazing experien…

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This Week In XR December 13th, 2024 ft. Russell Patton, Product Manager, Snap Spectacles 57:32

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This week Charlie and Rony welcome Russell Patton, Product Manager for the Snap Spectacles AR headset. It's a news week rich with AI news from OpenAI, Google, and others. OpenAI suffered a major outage on Wednesday, which may be related, according to Rony, to the theft of weighted models from its database. We thought it was related to stress on the…

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The PetaPixel Awards: The Best of Photography in 2024 1:31:26

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If you’re a wildlife or birding photographer, you know the magic of capturing rare encounters from afar. Get an OM-1 Mark II, a 150-600mm F5.0-6.3 IS, the MC-20 2x Teleconverter, and the HLD-10 Battery Grip for just $4,499.96 – that's a savings of $1,380! Don’t miss out! This amazing offer expires on January 5, 2025! Discover more at http://explore…

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This Week In XR December 6th, 2024 ft. Michael Murray, CEO, Kopin 51:53

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This week Charlie and Ted are joined by Michael Murray, CEO of Kopin (NASDQ: KOPN), a leading developer of microdisplay and optical technologies for military and enterprise applications. Meta needs a hit entertainment franchise for its platforms, so they've made a deal with filmmaker James Cameron, to make one for them. With Elon Musk at the elbow …

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PetaPixel’s Bold Camera Predictions for 2025 (Feat. Becca Farsace) 1:32:48

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If you’re a wildlife or birding photographer, you know the magic of capturing rare encounters from afar. To bring your vision to life, OM SYSTEM has curated the ultimate telephoto kit designed for those who demand precision, durability, and exceptional image quality. Get an OM-1 Mark II, a 150-600mm F5.0-6.3 IS, the MC-20 2x Teleconverter, and the …

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Grading Every Camera Maker: 2024 Final Review (Feat. Gordon Laing) 1:43:01

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As the holiday season draws near, now is the perfect time to purchase gifts that will bring joy to your loved ones. And if you’re ready to spoil yourself or someone special with an incredible camera deal, we’ve got the best winter offer waiting for you. Right now, OM SYSTEM is offering Black Friday pricing, and you don't want to miss it! For a limi…

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Fuji Eterna, Final Cut Pro 11, and the Fall of Sony's Airpeak 1:36:39

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This episode is brought to you by OM SYSTEM, and their Black Friday pricing is here! There are incredible savings on OM SYSTEM gear that you won’t want to miss. OM SYSTEM has nearly every lens on sale, right now, with discounts up to $700 off! It’s the ideal opportunity to expand your kit, upgrade to the lenses you’ve had your eye on, or purchase a…

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This Week In XR November 8th, 2024 ft. Alex Marsharov, Founder and CEO, Higgsfield AI 54:11

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In this week's pod the hosts discussed big tech's investment in Trump, Australia's move to regulate social media, and Google's accidental preview of Jarvis, which will be the Android answer to AI Siri, and may even launch sooner. They also highlighted a company called Mawari, which is working on tokenizing streaming XR content, aiming to simplify t…

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What Are the Best Entry-Level Cameras Right Now? 1:39:14

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This episode is brought to you by OM SYSTEM, and their Black Friday pricing is here! There are incredible savings on OM SYSTEM gear that you won’t want to miss. OM SYSTEM has nearly every lens on sale, right now, with discounts up to $700 off! It’s the ideal opportunity to expand your kit, upgrade to the lenses you’ve had your eye on, or purchase a…

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This Week In XR November 1st, 2024 ft. Shara Senderoff, Co-Founder, Futureverse 49:26

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This week the hosts are in full force. Rony talks about his AI startup, Synthbee. It's earnings week, so we got a look at just how much money tech companies are making and their projected investments in AI. OpenAI's ChatGPT search is coming for Google. Inbrain Neuroelectronics raised $50M, and Spot AI raised $31M to turn those janky security camera…

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Retired Sony Exec on How Cameras (and Photographers) Have Changed 1:48:41

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Whether you’re looking for the sharpness and low-light capability of the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO, the versatility of the 12-100mm F4 IS PRO, or the compact convenience of the 14-150mm F4.0-5.6 II, OM SYSTEM has the best travel lenses for every adventure. If you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, OM SYSTEM has something for everyone…

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This Week In XR October 25th, 2024 ft. Deniz Özgür, co-founder, co-CEO, Spacerunners 44:02

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This week our guest is Deniz Özgür, co-founder, co-CEO, Spacerunners. Space Runners is a fashion-tech platform that operates at the intersection of digital fashion, blockchain technology, and the metaverse. Deniz was named a Forbes 30 under 30 CEO last year. Spacerunners uses AI to help brands bring their products to new markets, like the Metaverse…

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The Future of Photography According to Apple, Maker of the World's Most Popular Camera 31:56

6M ago31:56

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This is a special bonus episode of the PetaPixel Podcast where Jaron Schneider, editor-in-chief of PetaPixel, talks with Della Huff, a member of the product marketing team at Apple who oversees all things camera and photos and who you would very likely recognize from many of Apple's recent keynote events as well as Billy Sorrentino, a member of the…

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How to Travel as a Photographer and Not Hate Yourself 1:28:24

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From October 24th to November 3rd, OM Digital Solutions is hosting the third annual OM SYSTEM week, a global event, inspiring photographers to push their creative limits. This year's theme, "Creativity. It’s in our nature," invites you to explore the outdoors with OM SYSTEM cameras. Throughout OM SYSTEM Week, you can score amazing deals, with up to…

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This Week In XR October 17th, 2024 ft. Joaquin Cuenca Abela, Co-Founder and CEO, Freepik 47:41

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This week our guest is Joaquin Cuenca Abela, co-founder and CEO of Freepik. Rony is off for the Jewish holiday, Sukkot. Earlier in the week, he launched his new company SynthBee with $20 million dollars of VC money. Also in the news, Nvidia enters software with a high-performing open source AI model, competing with its biggest customers. Our sponso…

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The Owner of The Camera Store on Industry, Film, and More 1:43:06

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The next Supermoon is just around the corner (October 17th), and it’s expected to be the biggest and brightest supermoon of 2024. If you want to capture it in all its glory, you need the right gear. OM SYSTEM’s Micro Four Thirds cameras and M.Zuiko Digital lenses are perfect for the job. Why? The 2x crop factor doubles your equivalent focal length—…

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This Week In XR October 10th, 2024 ft. Justin Maier, Co-Founder and CEO, Civitai 47:35

7M ago47:35

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This week the hosts are here in full force to welcome Justin Maier, co-founder and CEO of Civitai. Elon Musk of Tesla revealed of the Robotaxi and its accompanying Robobus and Optimus robots. The nobel prize in Physics went to John Hopfield and Geoff Hinton, the AI Scientist who "retired from Google" warning the NY Times about the dangers of AGI. R…

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Our Dream Fixed-Lens Cameras 1:33:43

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If you’re serious about capturing far-away shots with incredible sharpness, the OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko ED 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens is for you. It offers an expansive zoom range, giving you the flexibility to get closer to wildlife, landscapes, and even celestial bodies like the moon, without compromising image quality. With its lightning-fast autofoc…

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This Week In XR October 4th, 2024 ft. Anthony Batt and Neville Spiteri, Co-Founders, Wevr 49:52

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Ted and Charlie welcome Antony Batt, Neville Spiteri, co-founders of Wevr, creators of "The Blu," one of the first experiences created for the HTC Vive in 2016. Rony is off for the holiday (Happy New Year to those who celebrate). In the news, Future Trash, an LA creative studio, scores $5M to make experiences for Fortnite. Runware AI Raises $3M for…

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This Week In XR September 27th, 2024 ft. Yonatan Raz-Fridman, CEO Supersocial 46:39

7M ago46:39

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Charlie, Rony and Ted welcome Yonatan Tal, CEO of Supersocial. First up is the flurry of announcements from Meta Connect, including the unveiling of their see-through AR headset, dubbed Orion, and more broad updates about AI. Rony shares intimate details of his conversation with Mark Zuckerberg at the prestigious Allen & Company invitation-only in …

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