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Vinyl is crushing CDs as music industry eclipses cinema, report says

TechSpot

These revelations come courtesy of a new report on Pivotal Economics authored by Will Page, Spotify's former chief economist who has been tracking the value of the music business for the past ten years.

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AI, Google Docs, and the messiness of innovation, with Microsoft Deputy CTO Sam Schillace

GeekWire

Sam Schillace, a Microsoft Deputy CTO, author of the new book, No Prize for Pessimism. (Microsoft Images) This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Sam Schillace , a deputy CTO at Microsoft and author of the new book, No Prize for Pessimism, the first title from Microsoft’s new publishing imprint , 8080 Books. Schillace discusses the importance of optimism in innovation, drawing parallels between the early internet era and the current AI revolution.

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The unsung heroes of chip sales: field application engineers

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Picture this: A chip vendor has a shiny AI accelerator, but how do they actually get that into the hands of their shiny hyperscaler customer? A key part of that process is the Sales Engineer. These people go by many titles – Field Solutions Engineer or Sales Support Engineer, but.

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Tech vets launch their own game company and create ‘Wordle’-style puzzle with a Seattle focus

GeekWire

Flying Comet Games creates a variety of online puzzles and word games, including a Seattle-themed “Wordle”-style game. (Flying Comet Games Images) Quick, think of every five-letter word you can that has anything to do with Seattle. If several popped into your head right away, you should be entering the Wordy-verse from Flying Comet Games.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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New Google app feature injects search links into third-party websites

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The idea, Google notes in its Web Search Forums, is to let users "quickly get additional context about people, places or things – without leaving the site they're on." When you tap one of the annotated terms, it opens an overlay window on top of the website showing a Google.

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