William Lopez

Replit has raised $250M at a $3B valuation, led by Prysm Capital with participation from American Express Ventures, AI Futures Fund, and others. Alongside the funding news, the company introduced its most advanced AI agent yet — Agent 3. It can autonomously test apps, build social media bots, and even create other AI agents to tackle specific tasks. Try it for free here: https://replit.com/agent3 #Replit #Agent3 #AIagents #StartupFunding #DevTools #ArtificialIntelligence

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🎉 So proud to share that Black Duck Signal is officially here! Today we're launching the agentic AI security solution built for autonomous development. This is why I love working at Black Duck, we're shaping the future of secure AI development. #BlackDuck #BlackDuckSignal #AISecurity

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In our latest TradeView Live episode, we were joined by Santosh Sankar of Dynamo Ventures and made a prediction about U.S.–Venezuela relations. That any shift in posture wouldn’t be ideological, it would come down to oil leverage. With Venezuela back in the headlines, this prediction is proving timely. Access to reserves is only part of the equation — years of brain drain, degraded infrastructure, and shadow exports still define the reality. ▶️ Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4qIu7fg #GlobalTrade #EnergyMarkets #Geopolitics #OilMarkets #SupplyChain

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The Week Ahead In Technology: January 26, 2026. We have arrived at the most critical week of Q1. The intersection of mega-cap earnings and Federal Reserve policy will set the trajectory for the tech sector in the first half of 2026. Here is what I am tracking: • Earnings Gauntlet: Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Tesla, IBM, ServiceNow, and SAP report this week. The market is demanding evidence of AI revenue scaling. • Enterprise AI Reality: For SAP, ServiceNow, and IBM, the focus is on "Agentic AI" and Cloud ERP. Are customers paying for autonomous workflows (Joule/GenAI Pro Plus/watsonx), or is it still just talk? • Infrastructure ROI: For cloud providers, we need to see if massive CapEx spend is yielding sufficient ROI in commercial adoption. • Consumer Hardware: Apple’s report will act as a bellwether for consumer tech health and the validity of the "AI supercycle" thesis. • Macro Environment: The FOMC meeting results will dictate the cost of capital for growth-heavy technology firms. #Technology #AI #Earnings #Semiconductors #Cloud

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How Workflow Disagreements Reveal Hidden Inefficiencies - Jeff Rusin, Co‑founder and CMO of Advisor Tech Partners on The Customer Wins with Rich Walker Full Episode: https://lnkd.in/dEvP8pWD

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Who says business model innovation isn’t important.    FIS & Kipp have teamed to turn the debit decline into the potential for a new sale. And it’s all baked into the business model innovation that has the merchant pay for the risk at the point of sale.     Jim Johnson, Co-President, Banking Solutions, at FIS, tells me how it works, when it’s going live and how their team-up with Kipp is making it all come together. That was the first half of our Monday Conversation.    The second half started with a question: is debit the new credit?    Watch the full episode for the rest of an interesting discussion on what’s next for issuing and debit as a product: https://lnkd.in/e6qcPbXY

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Leaders keep asking whether blockchain delivers real value beyond the crypto noise. From what we’re seeing alongside WhiteFish LLC, the answer is yes! Especially when AI is integrated. The impact is real: organizations are finally streamlining multi‑party workflows and getting reliable, auditable data without the usual friction. If you’re evaluating smarter, more secure ways to share trusted data across partners, this is a sharp, practical read. And after you take a look, reach out to me at TEKLEIGH. We’re happy to talk through scenarios and use cases for your business. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gnGA72Jp #Blockchain #AI #Innovation #SolutionPartner #TEKLEIGH

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