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Coming Soon: New Shopper Rewards Card Will Offer Fast, Free Payouts & Cashback on Gas Victoria - 570 deliveries We’re excited to announce a new Shopper Rewards Card powered by Branch to reward and thank shoppers for delivering shopping

Instacart is teaming up with Branch to offer a new Shopper Rewards Card.

The new Shopper Rewards Card powered by Branch will be available for US Shoppers in two phases starting in October 2025 and then April 2026.

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#Instacart #branchapp

NuCube Energy Accelerates Development of Groundbreaking Microreactor Technology with Strategic Support from Shell GameChanger NuCube Energy, developing next-gen fission reactors, was selected for Shell GameChanger support to advance innovative energy solutions.

NuCube Energy, who is developing the next-generation fission reactor, was selected for Shell GameChanger's program, a program that backs early-stage innovations with the potential to reshape the energy landscape.

CTV is entering its performance era. In this [state of streaming] article, Jason Fairchild shares how #tvScientific is transforming #CTV from a branding-only channel into a full-funnel, performance-driven platform.

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Contextual Advertising is what @billgross.com and @prorata.ai is discussing at #POSSIBLE2025 with @femalequotient.bsky.social at the FQ Lounge.

Wikimedia Enterprise Partners with ProRata.ai Wikimedia Enterprise and ProRata.ai partner to promote sustainable, attribution-rich search with the new Gist.ai engine.

Happy to announce a partnership with @prorata.ai's new search engine, Gist.ai, which uses Wikimedia Enterprise APIs to deliver reliable, human-curated content—with proper attribution. A win for open knowledge and sustainable AI search. #AI #OpenData enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/prorata...

Happy 1st Birthday to Casa Nova! In just 1 year, they have:

1️⃣ Spoken with 500+ homebuilders, researchers, partners, and potential customers
2️⃣ Hosted 40 tours at our showroom for 100+ people
3️⃣ Generated 30+ iterations of the cottage’s floorplan

Great work on building scalable microhome villages.

What an incredible milestone - 29 years of excellence, innovation, and growth!

🎉 Cheers 🎉

In “The Cutting Edge of AI” video with @inafried.bsky.social of @axios.com, @billgross.com describes the fundamental inequity in how value is extracted from creative work in the AI era.

Introducing Vision Link: Add AI-Powered Inspection to Any Vision System Today, we're excited to announce Vision Link, a groundbreaking solution that adds AI-powered inspection capabilities alongside your existing vision systems.

Elementary just launched Vision Link, a tool that adds AI-powered inspection to any existing camera system. That means factories don’t have to replace their old equipment to get smart, high-tech quality control. www.elementaryml.com/blog/introdu...

#AI #MachineVision #ManufacturingTech

Could balloon-like water tanks help fight L.A.'s fires? A new concept is touted as a solution Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires? Some call an energy company’s “Water Trees” a game-changing solution to store water where needed to fight fires.

.@ianjames.bsky.social of @latimes.com writes about a new product from Energy Vault called Water Trees which are balloon-like water reservoirs that could revolutionize how wildfires are fought in urban areas.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#WildfirePrevention #Sustainability #CleanTech

Exclusive: Ad tech startup tvScientific raises $25.5M The platform helps brands move Facebook ad dollars to TV.

tvScientific has raised $25.5 million in Series B funding in its effort to make buying and measuring TV advertising easier.
@kerrymflynn.bsky.social, media reporter at @axios.com writes.
axios.com/2025/02/03/t...
#ctvadvertising

Be sure to follow @fortune.com #BrainstormAI today. @billgross.com will be on stage to discuss "Building a better model for creativity".

Episode 2259: Idealab founder Bill Gross on what's he's learned over the last 20 years Comparing Web 1, Web 2.0 & Web 3 with our current AI age

@billgross.com discusses the biggest changes and challenges in the last 20 years of technology with Andrew Keen ahead of the 20th anniversary of the DLD Conference in January 2025. A must watch!
keenon.substack.com/p/episode-22...

HELLO! and ProRata.ai join forces to revolutionise AI content compensation The partnership will allow the attribution of AI search results to the publisher

“Revolutionizes” is right!
www.hellomagazine.com/news/731472/... via Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon of HELLO! Magazine.

#AIRevenueSharing #AITech #AISearch #FutureofSearch

ProRata.ai and DPCMO Sign LOI to Enhance Content Consent, Credit, and Compensation in the Age of Generative AI ProRata.ai and DPCMO signed a LOI to explore collaborative opportunities aimed at ensuring fair credit and compensation in the era of generative AI.

We are excited to be partnering with The Danish Press Publications’ Collective Management Organisation (DPCMO) to explore collaborative opportunities aimed at ensuring fair credit & compensation in the era of generative AI.
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#DPCMO #AIsearch

Start-up ProRata.ai valued at $130mn after signing up UK publishers Groups including Guardian and Daily Mail agree licensing deals to ensure payment for content

Our CEO, @billgross.bsky.social, wants to make AI content usage fair & equitable. @danielthomasldn.bsky.social of @financialtimes.com writes about UK publishers including dmg media, @theguardian.com, & @dailymail.co.uk & others agreeing to licensing deals with ProRata.

www.ft.com/content/c917...

"Patterns of Success vs. Failure" with Bill Gross of IdeaLab Our latest free Ubiquity University video dives into patterns of startup success that IdeaLab's Bill Gross has uncovered over 40 years of founding startups.

.@billgross.bsky.social sits down with Ubiquity Ventures to discuss 40 years of experience in building and starting startups.
Ubiquity University video - "Patterns of Success vs. Failure"
www.ubqt.vc/p/patterns-o...
#Entrepreneurship

Revenue from generative AI should be shared pro rata, CEO says Bill Gross, CEO of Prorata and chairman of Idealab, discusses the appeal of Prorata's algorithm amid the generative AI boom.

The CEO of @prorataai.bsky.social, @billgross.bsky.social gives an excellent description of why revenue from generative AI should be shared with content creators via Squawk Box Europe @cnbcofficial.bsky.social.

www.cnbc.com/video/2024/1...

Exciting News!

TIME100 Climate 2024: Andrea Pedretti Find out why Andrea Pedretti made the 2024 TIME100 Climate list

Congrats to Andrea Pedretti for making TIME 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business for 2024. time.com/7172568/andr... He designed Energy Vault's Gravity Energy Storage Solution (GESS), which can provide long-duration storage for renewable energy w/out the need for lithium-ion batteries.

On this auspicious 3.14, we raise a fork to our 28th birthday with the sweet, satisfying goodness of Pie ‘N Burger pies. So good!

Bill Gross of IdeaLab shares 7 key takeaways he's learned from 50 years of entrepreneurship, including failures along the way that turned out to be valuable ... Bill Gross on Applying 50 Years of Entrepreneurial Learning to Climate and AI | 2024 Upfront Summit

Watch Bill Gross’ talk at the Upfront Summit 2024 on applying 50 Years of entrepreneurial learning to climate and AI and the 7 key takeaways he has learned from entrepreneurship.

Link is in our bio.
 
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#entreprenuership #tech #UpfrontSummit