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.@marcff, CEO of @Chalk, on why the cost of AI models haven’t dropped more.
“Even as chips get more powerful, workloads are scaling even faster. So that means more parameters, larger context windows, larger models. And so they're kind of outpacing.”
"Costs don't fall just because models improve. Costs fall when you get more efficient at what you're doing and when you learn how to use infra[structure] in the right way."
Watch the full episode on bit.ly/4mN9I7c
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@chalk redefines Speed: Real-Time Data in Under 100ms ⚡📊
.@Alex talks with Chalk's @marcff about why “speed is a feature” for every app, not just Google.
• Traditional flow: pre-process → batch jobs → feature store cache → app. Fast, but stale.
• Chalk: pull data directly from the source at inference time — super fresh, with real-time computation in 100ms or less.
• Nearly every pilot converts to a customer — it changes how teams think about app architecture.
• Chalk is hiring engineers + sales roles in SF & NYC.
Learn more: chalk.ai#AI #Data #MachineLearning #Startups #TechNews #ThisWeekInStartups
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If you are successful, it’s almost always because some people went out of their way to help you. You have a moral obligation to pay it forward.
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Excited to introduce 1-Second EMV for retailers! Great catching up with @karenmpd @pymnts to share details pymnts.com/news/emv/2017/ind… – at San Francisco, CA
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Google Wallet vets get $19M more for Index, which helps offline retailers be more like online ones tcrn.ch/295r5Lz by @ingridlunden
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Excited to announce our solution for @americanapparel to elevate & personalize the in-store experience! prn.to/1L69gh4 #ApplePay
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Apple Pay has amazing potential, but does it have enough "content" for consumers? @index weighs in via @venturebeat venturebeat.com/2014/10/27/a…
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Will Apple Pay succeed? Index's CEO Marc Freed-Finnegan says data will drive the value on @WSJLive wsj.com/video/how-does-googl…
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Hear what Marc Freed-Finnegan, former Google Wallet lead, has to say about Apple Pay at 9:35 am PT on The Hays Advantage on @BloombergRadio
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Mon at 3:30 at the Four Seasons "Personalizing the Brick & Mortar Shopping Experience" wth Marc Freed-Finnegan ow.ly/uqrtC @index
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Hear Marc's thoughts on how brick & mortar retailers can compete with Amazon:bloomberg.com/video/how-to-k…
Thanks @BettyInTheLoop and @BloombergTV!
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Index CEO Marc Freed-Finnegan with @BettyInTheLoop on @BloombergTV tomorrow 1/30 at 5:15 AM PT/8:15 AM ET talking Amazon vs. brick & mortar.
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On w/ @RosaFlores 5:15p talking personalization tech -we've got interviews w/ everyone from google wallet's @marcff to @immersivelabs @coin
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This company wants to help big offline retailers track customers as precisely as Amazon tracks digital shoppers. wrd.cm/IgNmYA
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Excited to announce our launch, funding, and product! Thanks @GregBensinger #wsj #index blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11…
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I am very happy to say that as of tomorrow I will be leading Flickr efforts at Yahoo. Amazing beautiful challenge. flickr.com/bernzo
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Former Google Wallet Team Members Ready Their New Startup, Index, For Launch tcrn.ch/WU5tUv by @kimmaicutler
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We are proud to launch our new website! Find out what we're up to at goindex.com