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The study “The GenAI Divide: STATE OF AI IN BUSINESS 2025” shows that most companies derive little benefit from their AI initiatives. Despite billions in investment, only about five percent manage to extract real economic value from generative AI. The main problem isn’t the technology. It’s that most systems don’t learn, don’t retain context, and don’t integrate into everyday work. ChatGPT and similar tools are widespread, but usually only help with isolated tasks. Real transformation only occurs when AI is embedded in processes and improves over time. ...

In “Venture firms double, then halve, in stunning reversal” for indiadispatch.com, Manish Singh recently highlighted an illuminating statistic. It shows that venture capital investment in startups has fallen back to 2014 levels. According to data analyzed by Morgan Stanley and Pitchbook, the number of active venture capital firms worldwide surged from 2014 levels, more than doubling by 2021, before sharply contracting to below 2014 figures in a stunning reversal. ...

In the future, UnRaid’s long-standing promise, “Buy once, use forever. No subscription. No hidden fees.”, might change. Unraid writes in »Upcoming Changes to Unraid OS Pricing« on unraid.net These will function similarly to the current Basic, Plus, and Pro licenses, with the main difference being that the Starter and Unleashed licenses will come with one year of software updates. After that, customers will be able to pay an OPTIONAL extension fee, which makes them eligible for another year of updates. If you choose not to renew, no problem. ...

Dylan Patel writes for Google “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI” This recent progress has direct, immediate implications for our business strategy. Who would pay for a Google product with usage restrictions if there is a free, high-quality alternative without them? And we should not expect to be able to catch up. The modern internet runs on open source for a reason. Open source has some significant advantages that we cannot replicate. ...

Ever heard of the Yard Sale Model? It describes the fact that, in our economic system, there will always be many poor people and very few super-rich. The essay Why the super rich are inevitable by The Pudding lays this out clearly and explains why. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.