Middle Tech

On this episode of Middle Tech, Logan and Evan cover: 0:00 - Intro 5:04 - AI Competition Heats Up 10:45 - China’s Baidu is releasing their own ChatGPT 14:55 - Microsoft is launching an all-new, AI-powered Bing search engine 22:48 - AppHarvest announces $40M public stock offering 31:28 - AI Edge, Headlines and Tips Articles: Google shares drop $100 billion after its new AI chatbot makes a mistake C...

On this episode of Middle Tech, Logan and Evan cover: 0:00 - Intro 5:09 - Chinese Weather Balloon Shot Down Live 10:08 - FTC’s proposed ban on noncompete agreements 27:40 - AI Edge, Headlines and Tips DevelopLex Happy Hour: Click Here Visit us at MiddleTech.com Follow Us Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Logan's Twitter Evan's Twitter Middle Tech is proud to be supported by: KY Innovation Bolt M...

On this episode of Middle Tech, Logan and Evan cover: 4:35 - Google Ads business under attack in Anti-trust Lawsuit 12:00 - Google created an AI-powered musician 17:15 - Shutterstock partners with OpenAI to avoid extinction 25:40 - AI Edge Visit us at MiddleTech.com Follow Us Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Logan's Twitter Evan's Twitter Middle Tech is proud to be supported by: KY Innovation B...

On this episode of Middle Tech, Logan and Evan cover:  3:00 - Microsoft Laying off 10,000 workers   9:00 - Corvette going Hybrid 12:34 - TikTok Bans   21:23 - Tesla fake auto-pilot video Visit us at MiddleTech.com   Follow Us Twitter   Instagram   Facebook   LinkedIn   Logan's Twitter   Evan's Twitter Middle Tech is proud to be supported by:  KY In...

On this episode of Middle Tech, Logan and Evan cover: - Kentucky's SBIR grants award nearly $900k to Kentucky Startups - The airline industry is having technology problems - why? - Tesla announces global price cuts of up to 20% Visit us at MiddleTech.com Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Logan's Twitter Evan's Twitter Middle Tech is proud to be supported by: KY Innovation Bolt Marketing

Welcome to season 6 of the Middle Tech Podcast! For this season, we are now hosting episodes LIVE on Mondays at 8am EST. As part of this change, we will be covering national & local news in technology and startups, while having a local guest join to give their perspectives. On this episode, we cover: Amazon laying off an additional 18,000 employees ChatGPT is being banned on all NYC public sch...

Nate looks back on 2022, and on the Weekend Thoughts format as whole. On to better things... Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Logan and Evan cover the Department of Energy’s announcement on achieving net gain nuclear fusion, Trump releasing an NFT, SBF getting arrested, Elon suspending accounts under a new doxxing policy, and a review of the SPAC market over the past few years. Thanks to all who listened throughout the year - we’ll be continuing to create content similar to what’s on the Friday Update, but it will be on...

For the final episode of season 5 of the Middle Tech Podcast, we wanted to stick with the tradition of getting the team together to talk about the past season's successes/failures, what we learned over the past year, and our plans for season 6. Season 6 will kick off on January 9th, 2023 - we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season! 🧡 - The Middle Tech Team Visit us at MiddleTech.com Twitter...

Tj recaps how Middle Tech's first event went: from the logistic planning to the conversation itself. Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Logan and Evan cover the antitrust investigations around Ticketmaster/Live Nation in the wake of the Taylor Swift debacle, as well as Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision, plus the latest AI model from OpenAI - ChatGPT. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation Visit us at MiddleTech....

On today’s episode, Evan sits down with Adam VanWingerden, CEO and Founder of Lexington AgTech startup, Silver Fern Group , to cover the details reported in the Lexington Herald Leader’s recent article on AppHarvest . The article, covering AppHarvest’s recent disclosure alerting investors that it’s running out of cash, comes after a rough year for the Lexington-based startup. Through their financi...

Danny reviews a new, unique path in computer engineering: coding for art and creativity. Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Evan and Logan discuss the protests happening in China and Kanye getting banned from Twitter...again. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Today’s episode is from Middle Tech’s first in-person event, held on November 9th in Louisville, Ky. The panel discussion centered around how Financial Technologies are democratizing finance and empowering the next generation of software. Our panelists included Raffi Kayat, founder of Borderless, Demetrius Gray, founder of Captian, and Evan Knowles, founder of Symba. Our discussion dives deep into...

As we begin to wrap up 2022, Nate reflects on two past episodes that are worth another listen. Listen to some wise words from TJ Barnett and Evan Knowles on this week's episode of Weekend Thoughts Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Dr. Eric Monday is the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration at the University of Kentucky. Throughout his career at UK, Dr. Monday has helped spearhead the introduction of the university’s e-sports program, the UK Invest program, and various other Smart Campus initiatives. Our conversation primarily focuses on the newly announced UK Invest program that aims to help students buil...

On this week's episode of Weekend Thoughts, Nate speaks on how quantity is being put over quality within the professional entertainment industries. Movies, music, shows, just aren't the same anymore all thanks to The Content-ization of Entertainment. Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Logan, Evan, and Nate discuss more details emerging about FTX's collapse and the chaos at Twitter after Elon gives employees an ultimatum. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Wesley Belden is the founder and CEO of Raise Financial. Raise Financial is a Nashville-based startup building a platform that is taking a unique approach to providing access to longer-term, higher-yielding financial vehicles by providing access via subscription. By subscribing to one of their programs, Raise Financial invests an initial lump sum of their money, proportionate to the user’s subscri...

On this week's episode of Weekend Thoughts, Logan uses Descript's overdub feature, in conjunction with Open A-I's GPT-3 to demonstrate the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence.  Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Logan and Evan discuss: - FTX's crash and burn - Weekly Twitter update 🐤 Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Haley Zapolski (Zap) is the Managing Director of Jumpstart Foundry, a Nashville-based healthcare pre-seed fund. Prior to joining Jumpstart Foundry, Zap made a name for herself in Nashville through her community building skills, often hosting dinners with founders in the ecosystem and providing introductions to help facilitate new connections. Our conversation with Zap focuses on how she leveraged...

The Middle Tech team is proud to announce our first live event! We'll be hearing from a panel of local FinTech leaders who are empowering the next generation of software. Moderated by the co-host of Middle Tech, Logan Jones, the panel will consist of local leaders such as Demetrius Gray from Captain, Raffi Kayat from Borderless, and our very own Evan Knowles from Symba. The event will be held at t...

Nate, Logan, and Evan discuss: - Falcon Heavy launches again after a 3 year hiatus 🚀 - Big tech does big layoffs 📉 - Weekly Twitter update 🐤 Register for Middle Tech's first live event! Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation Visit us at MiddleTech.com