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I'm Malcolm Gladwell, host of Smart Talks with IBM. I spoke with Sergi Ghosh, Heineken's chief AI officer, to learn how the company is brewing up new workflows with AI. If you can connect all the different applications, all the platforms, remove fragmentation, scale very quick, that's what we call the best connected brewer. That's where IBM is really partnering with us. Crack a cold one and listen to our full conversation at ibm.com slash smart talks.

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Buying a car online on AutoTrader? Really? But unlike other sites, you can start online, test drive with a local dealer, then finish online or at the dealership. Cool. Enjoy. Buy your car online on AutoTrader. Really.

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Join us for another season of Untold Stories Life with a Severe Autoimmune Condition, a production of Ruby Studio in partnership with Argenix. We're sharing even more inspiring stories from people living with conditions like MG and CIDP and also opening the conversation to voices from other rare diseases like myositis and Aigen. Through these journeys, we'll explore what it's like to participate in clinical trials seeking new treatments, how connection fuels hope, and how shared experiences help move research, awareness, and care forward. Because living with a rare disease isn't just about getting through it. It's about moving forward together. Listen to Untold Stories on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Follow Untold Stories and start listening on the free iHeartRadio app today.

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Hello, hello. I'm Malcolm Gladwell, host of Smart Talks with IBM. I sat down with Alon Cohen, who leads research and development at UFC, to discuss the complexity of using technology to analyze fight data. With kick to the head, it makes contact with the outset of my arm, which I brought up. In our world, that's a blocked strike. Yeah. But teaching a computer what exactly that means and when and how. Like, when my arm is up, that's a block. When my arm is down and hits my shoulder, that's not. It's those nuances that proved incredibly difficult for machines to be able to handle for a very, very long time. That is, until IBM entered the octagon. Listen to the full conversation at ibm.com slash smarttalks.

Hello, hello. I'm Malcolm Gladwell, host of Smart Talks with IBM. I sat down with Alon Cohen, who leads research and development at UFC, to discuss the complexity of using technology to analyze fight data. With kick to the head, it makes contact with the outset of my arm, which I brought up. In our world, that's a blocked strike. But teaching a computer what exactly that means and when and how, like when my arm is up, that's a block. When my arm is down and hits my shoulder, that's not. It's those nuances that proved incredibly difficult for machines to be able to handle for a very, very long time. That is until IBM entered the octagon. Listen to the full conversation at ibm.com slash smart talks.

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Support for the show comes from public.com. If you're actively involved in your portfolio, you probably catch yourself repeating the same actions. Buying the dip, manually sweeping idle cash, putting on a hedge. On public, you can now create AI agents that handle all these tasks on your behalf. Just describe what you want to do in plain English. Like, if the VIX hits 25, buy a put option on the S&P 500. Or if my cash balance goes above $20,000, move the excess into my direct index. You approve the workflow and your agent handles the risk. Monitoring the market, watching for your conditions, and executing your strategies exactly as defined. An investing platform driven by your intent, not just your clicks. You can also get full read and write access to your account via the public API. Go to public.com slash market and fund your account in five minutes or less. That's public.com slash market. Paid for by Public Investing. Brokered services by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., Member FINRA, and SIPC. Advisory services by Public Advisors, LLC, SEC Registered Advisor. Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures.

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Now a message from Meta, our sponsor. People are building things in America again. And America's Workforce Academy, built by Meta, is training the next generation of builders. This unprecedented program offers paid training for in-demand jobs like electricians, plumbers, crew leaders, fiber installers, and more. And when participants finish the program, they're offered a job. Because the future is for everyone. Learn more at Meta.com slash America's Workforce Academy.

Support for this show comes from public.com. If you're actively involved in your portfolio, you probably catch yourself repeating the same actions. Buying the dip, manually sweeping idle cash, putting on a hedge. On public, you can now create AI agents that handle all these tasks on your behalf. Just describe what you want to do in plain English. Like, if the VIX hits 25, buy a put option on the S&P 500. Or, if my cash balance goes above $20,000, move the excess into my direct index. You approve of the workflow and your agent handles the rest. Monitoring the market, watching for your conditions, and executing your strategies exactly as defined. An investing platform driven by your intent, not just your clicks. You can also get full read and write access to your account via the public API. Go to public.com slash market and fund your account in five minutes or less. That's public.com slash market.

Support for this show comes from public.com. If you're actively involved in your portfolio, you probably catch yourself repeating the same actions. Buying the dip, manually sweeping idle cash, putting on a hedge. On public, you can now create AI agents that handle all these tasks on your behalf. Just describe what you want to do in plain English. Like, if the VIX hits 25, buy a put option on the S&P 500. Or, if my cash balance goes above $20,000, move the excess into my direct index. You approve of the workflow and your agent handles the rest. Monitoring the market, watching for your conditions, and executing your strategies exactly as defined. An investing platform driven by your intent, not just your clicks. You can also get full read and write access to your account via the public API. Go to public.com slash market and fund your account in five minutes or less. That's public.com slash market. Market. Paid for by Public Investing. Brokered services by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., Member FINRA, and SIPC. Advisory services by Public Advisors, LLC, SEC Registered Advisor. Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures.

The thing about AI for business, it may not automatically fit the way your business works. At IBM, we've seen this firsthand. But by embedding AI across HR, IT, and procurement processes, we've reduced costs by millions, slash repetitive tasks, and freed thousands of hours for strategic work. Now we're helping companies get smarter by putting AI where it actually pays off, deep in the work that moves the business. Let's create smarter business, IBM.

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