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Jon Swartz
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Contributor, SiriusXM
San Francisco
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Biography
Jon Swartz is MarketWatch’s senior reporter based in San Francisco covering technology and Silicon Valley. Previously, Swartz was USA Today’s San Francisco bureau chief. He has also written for Forbes, The (London) Independent, London Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and New Orleans Times-Picayune. He has won numerous journalism awards and is a two-time finalist for the Loebs, the Pulitzers of business reporting. Additionally, he frequently appears as a panelist on Fox Business and NBC Bay Area’s Press:Here program. He has been nominated four times for the Pulitzer Prize. Swartz is co-author of “Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity” and sole author of “Young Wealth.”
Silicon Valley , Sports Business , Cloud Computing , Streaming , Antitrust
Content
By Jon Swartz Verified| Techstrong.ai Verified OpenAI’s o3 artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model has gained kudos as the company’s most powerful model, pushing limits in coding, math, science and visual perception. But it isn’t flawless. Far from it. Some discrepancies in benchmark tests, along with nagging hallucinations, are poking holes in the reputation of o3, as well as that of the o4 mini-model.
By Jon Swartz Verified| Techstrong.ai Verified Increasingly powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models are seemingly rolling off the assembly lines of leading vendors weekly — but with a notable omission: Safety reports. In pumping out faster, better AI models without proper documentation, some vendors are raising questions about the safety of their products and their impact on organizations that adopt them.
By Jon Swartz Verified| Techstrong.ai Verified Stargate, the $500 billion data center mega-project backed by OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle Corp. to bring artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to the U.S. the next few years, is eyeing European expansion. Organizers behind the initiative are considering investing in the U.K., one of OpenAI’s most important international markets, as well as possible forays in France and Germany, according to a Financial Times report.
Company Info
SiriusXM
Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is a prominent streaming music and podcast platform based in the U.S. Acquired by SiriusXM in 2019, Pandora operates under the leadership of CEO Jennifer Witz from its headquarters in Los Angeles. At the time of acquisition, it boasted 70 million monthly active users, enhancing SiriusXM's existing subscriber base. Pandora offers personalized music streaming through its Music Genome Project, which categorizes tracks using over 450 musical attributes. It also provides curated podcast recommendations via the Podcast Genome Project. Users can access Pandora through a mobile app, web, and various connected devices. The company features a robust advertising technology platform, AdsWizz, which delivers targeted audio ads, and Studio Resonate, an in-house consultancy for audio creative development. With both free ad-supported and subscription options, Pandora connects brands to its extensive user base while collaborating with automakers and device manufacturers to broaden its reach in the audio entertainment market.
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