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The High Cost of Hallucinations

No, this isn’t an article about the ins and outs of experimenting with Ayahuasca. You’ll need to go elsewhere for that. Or maybe you can

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Vcita to Roll Out New SMB AI Tool

The notion of “AI is my Co-pilot” has taken shape of late. And this is true even if that particular paraphrasing hasn’t been embraced (and probably

Ep. 34 Unpacks Apple’s Adventures in Banking

“Banking is foundationally a trust-driven business…and that is what Apple is doing. That is the game they are playing.” In Episode 34 of Localogy’s This

From Bad to Worse at WeWork

WeWork, the co-working company that once aspired to raise our collective consciousness, now just hopes to avoid bankruptcy. The company has long been beset by

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Yelp Grows Q2 Net Revenue by 13%

The iconic local directory Yelp has released its Q2 2023 financial results showing a 13% net revenue increase to $337 million vs Q2 2022.  The

Thryv Rolls Out Free SMB Super App

It’s funny how life works sometimes. Something can be just a topic of conversation one day. And perhaps much more than that the next day. 

What is Adam Neumann Up to in Local?

Localogy is not really focused on real estate. Yet the intersection between the office market, local and SMB is pretty clear. For example, when commercial

On Downtowns and the Future of Work

We’ve written in the past about a brewing local real estate trend that intersects with topics we write about occasionally here.  These all fall loosely

UK Pumps the Brakes on BNPL Regulation

We’ve reported that regulators around the globe, including in the UK, were ready to regulate buy now, pay later. And likely as a credit product