☕️ Innovation Espresso #11
2025 predictions, SORA is finally "out", removing job titles, a quirky new section on Innovation Espresso for curious readers and the usual shots of corporate venturing news!
Welcome to Innovation Espresso, a quick yet powerful dose of curated news, articles, videos, reels, newsletters, and podcasts that I’ve found particularly interesting throughout the week. While I focus on Open Innovation and Corporate Venturing, you’ll find this quick yet potent dose covers more ground. Enjoy with your morning coffee!
💊 Innovation Pills
• 💸 How a crypto user convinced an AI bot to transfer $47,000.
• ❤️🔥 Meet your new AI companion: Replika, ChatGPT, and the rise of virtual romance.
• 🍎 The future of iOS: Apple’s Genmoji playground and AI-powered iOS 18.2.
• 🎬 AI meets Hollywood: Hands-on with OpenAI’s Sora video generator.
• 📈 The investors behind Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups.
• 🎥 ChatGPT goes live: Real-time video comprehension arrives seven months after the demo.
• 🛠️ Reinventing work culture: No job titles? ElevenLabs gives it a try.
☕️ Your weekly sip of Corporate Venturing News
• 🎮 Apple and Sony are reportedly in talks to bring PlayStation VR2 controller support to Vision Pro. Could this signal Apple’s entry into the gaming arena? Source.
• 🚀 Sifted identifies the 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe. Investors, take note!
• 🏆 Counterpart VC reveals its “Best of the Best” list for corporate venture capital teams in 2024. Check it out.
• 📉 Amid stock market volatility, CV funds are rethinking their approach to infrastructure investments. Global Venturing shares insights.
• 💰 [ Capital closes its second fund at $69 million to invest in cutting-edge startups. Source.
• 🇮🇳 Amazon increases its India-focused fund to $350 million, doubling down on emerging markets. Read more.
• 🇮🇹 Corporate Venture Capital is on the rise in Italy! StartupItalia takes a deep dive into CVC trends and figures in the Italian market.
• 🔋 Stellantis partners with CALT to invest $4.1 billion in a large-scale LFP battery plant in Spain, pushing forward EV innovation. Details.
📹 Something to watch
🔮 What will 2025 bring? From AI breakthroughs to the evolution of wearables and the ever-pressing question of price trends, The Verge staff dives into the biggest tech shifts expected next year. Curious about what’s next?
🎧 Something to listen
🤖 Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, dives into the evolving relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, the rise of consumer AI products like Copilot and Bing, and the not-so-traditional acquisition of Inflection AI. This is a deep dive into how AI is reshaping the tech landscape—and the web experience as we know it.
🛠️ Something to try
📊 Tired of spending hours designing presentations? Chronicle offers a modern approach with pre-designed, interactive blocks that make storytelling effortless. Craft stunning, engaging presentations in minutes, not hours. Explore Chronicle.
🥐 Espresso is not enough?
🏆 Is it time for a new wave of Corporate Venture Capital champions? This insightful piece by Dietmar Grichnik explores the evolving role of CVCs and how they can redefine innovation in today’s fast-paced world. Read the full article.
🤔 Did you know? (🆕 section!)
To highlight tax evasion, South Korea introduced ugly neon green number plates for company cars worth more than $58,000. Luxury car sales fell 27%. [Song Jung-a]
Do you like this new section for you, curious readers? Let me know in the comments below!
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See you next week,
Davide