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• The Homebase AI Podcast (The AI chopping block)

• Our interview with Lawrence Bugg

• Weekly Headline Recap

• What's trending in AI this week

• Community Update

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Debut: The AI Chopping Block

🎙️ INTRODUCING: THE AI CHOPPING BLOCK PODCAST

We've heard your feedback loud and clear! Due to popular demand—and because our in-depth AI founder interviews can run a bit long—we've launched a podcast version so you can now listen on the go. Our interviews are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, in addition to our YouTube channel.

Additionally, we took a brief break from publishing to expand our team and ramp up our presence across social media. We're now ready to resume sharing more practical and actionable conversations. Expect deeper dives into how founders and tech leaders are effectively leveraging AI solutions to drive real ROI, save valuable time, and optimize resources.

Stay tuned—more great insights are coming your way!

🎧 Episode 1 is live—and we’re just getting started.

AI Founder Story

EP 1: Reinventing Education for the AI Era

Our first guest, Lawrence Bugg, founder of Future State University, joins us to unpack a bold question:

What if school prepared you for jobs that don’t exist yet?

In this episode, Lawrence reveals how Future State University is reimagining education through AI, 3D games, and career simulations built for Gen Z. From skipping college to landing at Oracle and McKinsey, his story is a masterclass in unconventional success—and a blueprint for what's next in EdTech.

What you'll learn:

• Why 60% of future jobs don’t exist yet, and how education must adapt

• How a LinkedIn alternative inside a game could change hiring

• Building AI-powered resumes that reveal more than credentials

• Why tier-three colleges are in decline—and what comes next

• The behind-the-scenes of bootstrapping a startup that won a $50k contract with its very first client

🎧 Listen now on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Podcasts

📝 Prefer reading? [Check out the blog recap → Reinventing Education for the AI Era]

HEADLINE ROUNDUP
AI news that matters

• $600M Bet on AI-Driven Medical Breakthroughs (Link) Deerfield's massive investment signals a new era where AI and healthcare technology converge to transform patient care.

• IBM's $150B Quantum Gamble: The Biggest Tech Bet of the Decade? (Link) The legacy tech giant's staggering investment could rewrite the rules of computing and AI capabilities.

• How Cursor's Creator Secured $900M at $9B Valuation (Link) Silicon Valley's latest mega-deal proves AI-powered coding tools are redefining tech's future—and investors are all-in.

• Andrew Ng's $190M Fund Defies VC Slowdown to Back Next-Gen AI Startups (Link) While many VCs retreat, AI's pioneer doubles down with fresh capital to fuel tomorrow's AI breakthroughs.

• UPS Tests Humanoids as Figure AI Bags $675M (Link) With backing from tech titans Bezos, Microsoft and Nvidia, human-like robots may soon transform how packages reach your door.

TRENDS
What's trending in AI

Vizard AI

• Key Player: Vizard AI is rapidly positioning itself as a frontrunner in the AI video editing space, challenging established players like Descript and Runway with its automated clip generation technology.

• Market Value: The AI video editing market is projected to exceed $3.5 billion by 2026, with Vizard capturing significant attention from content creators and marketers seeking efficiency.

• Adoption: Content creators across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram are increasingly embracing Vizard's technology, with 38% faster content production reported by early adopters.

• Recent Developments: Vizard recently enhanced its platform with multi-language transcription support and introduced customizable clip templates tailored to different social media platforms.

Growth: Vizard AI has experienced 4x user growth in the past quarter, primarily driven by its unique ability to transform long-form videos into multiple platform-optimized short clips without manual editing—a crucial efficiency for today's multi-platform creators.

Why It Matters: As short-form video dominates social media algorithms, Vizard's technology addresses the critical challenge of repurposing content across platforms, potentially saving creators hours of editing work while maximizing audience reach and engagement.

The Big Picture: Vizard represents the next evolution in content creation where AI doesn't just assist but actively transforms workflows, enabling creators to focus on ideation rather than technical execution—potentially democratizing high-quality video content production for businesses of all sizes.

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