Tracy Mumford
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The blackout hit Iran's already shaky economy hard, crippling the tech sector.
And it made it incredibly difficult for people to reach their loved ones outside the country, as people tried to send messages in brief moments of connectivity.
One cybersecurity expert said traffic is going up now, but it's unclear how long that will last.
And finally, in Silicon Valley, AI startups are now everywhere, promising they can do just about everything.
And in that flood, it's become hard for companies to stand out.
So they've started making slickly produced hype videos to try and get attention, filling social media with some bizarre ads.
They're trying to catch the eye of talent they may want to recruit or funders who could back their latest project.
In some cases, companies are spending tens of thousands of dollars on production for these videos.
And notably, a lot of them are not using AI to make them.
They're bringing in actors, full crews, etc.
The head of marketing at a company that dropped $80,000 to make a video told The Times they didn't want to use AI because they felt like it would make the company look sloppy.
Quote, I feel like people would know.
If we had done that, it would just look very cheap.
Those are the headlines.
I'm Tracy Mumford.
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