Jon Swartz
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Senior Writer, Techstrong Group. SiriusXM and LiveNow contributor. Formerly: Dow Jones, USA Today, Forbes, Independent, S.F. Chronicle. Devotee of Saul Bellow.
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Joined August 2008
Shout out to @jswartz and the #TechStrong gang on this latest episode of #ComputerAF
https://t.co/setOCnkjfq h/t @jboitnott cannot believe we've done 25 shows!
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New MarketWatch op-ed -- $AAPL falls further behind in AI. Taps $GOOGL to save Siri?
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I am so excited to share this news! 🚀 Futurum is setting out to change the way technology and investment decisions are made. 👊 If you’ve ever endured slow, outdated, and painful vendor evaluations — you know the frustration. Most tech evaluations? Based on 6–12 month-old
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10 Cloud and Software Companies That Will Become Agentic Platform Companies (in no particular order) 1. $GOOGL 2. $MSFT 3. $PLTR 4. $NOW 5. $AMZN 6. $ORCL 7. $CRM 8. $IBM 9. $SAP 10. OpenAI Check out my new OpEd on Forbes diving into this👇
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My commentary on Forbes on the topic.
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SaaS is on the way out and Agentic Platform Companies will rise to fill a gap and fix the holes that have been left by difficult to use enterprise software and SaaS.
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Excited to announce a game-changing partnership between Futurum Group and G2! 🚀 We’re teaming up to deliver real-time voice-of-the-customer insights plus AI-powered, forward-looking tech evaluations—giving leaders a smarter edge in today’s fast-moving industry. With more than
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Tech news alert! The newest episode of the Techstrong Gang is here on this lovely Friday. We unpacked the latest big moves in the world of cybersecurity and discussed Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of CyberArk for $25B! Plus, we dish on the insecure truth about "vibe coding" and
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$NVDA will lead a trillion-dollar TAM for AI chips by 2030. Here is how our Futurum team is breaking this down. AI chips at least $1 trillion by 2030 (conservative est) 25% Custom which will be led by $AVGO (~70-75% share) $MRVL number 2 in custom with around 15-20% 75%
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A new episode of Techstrong Gang just dropped! We covered Elmo’s X hacking and what happens when even the most innocent if accounts are compromised. Join us as we dive into the shocking story of Elmo's account on X being hacked and exploited and what that means for the rest of
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Are you pro retailers like Walmart and Amazon and hospitality giants like Expedia leaning into stablecoins? We dissected this on today's episode of Techstrong Gang, and shared that though stablecoins have prominent use cases, like payments, including cross-border payments, are
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Ken Gonzalez, Tomer Weingarten, Arik Kleinstein, @chenxiwang, & @jswartz discuss “The Startup Playbook” at #RSAC @nightdragon @SentinelOne @GlilotP @rain_capital @TechstrongGroup
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RT @LisaMartinTV: I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be making my debut as an anchor for Techstrong TV at this year's RSA Conference in San…
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Are we ready for quantum navigation systems that top GPS? On the Techstrong Gang today we talked about the innovation coming out of an Australian company called Q-CTRL who says their tech doesn't rely on satellites like GPS systems do. Instead it connects with the Earth's
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Should a resource that countries and security analysts around the world rely on be tied to a single government sponsor? On Techstrong Gang today we talked about CISA -> the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - at the last minute extended funding for the crucial
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Meta and the FTC clash in court as an antitrust lawsuit starts. The FTC says Meta has a social media monopoly over a decade after it acquired both Instagram and WhatsApp. Zuck says there's plenty of competition with TikTok, X, and YouTube. Will this ever see the light of day?
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“Voice agents are the new website.” Our CEO @lylepratt says today’s #AI shift mirrors the internet boom. Check out @jswartz's piece on the rise of agentic AI and where it’s headed, via @techstrong
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Anthony Bay has seen it all in the tech world for nearly four decades, and he has some advice for those who fret that artificial intelligence (AI) agents haven't caught on fast enough: Patience....
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"Voice agents are the new website." @VIDAisAI CEO @lylepratt discusses how the rise of #AgenticAI mirrors the early internet boom in this article by @jswartz. Read more on @techstrong
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Anthony Bay has seen it all in the tech world for nearly four decades, and he has some advice for those who fret that artificial intelligence (AI) agents haven't caught on fast enough: Patience....
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Watch today’s Techstrong Gang for an overview of Google's full-court AI press. We provide a synopsis of the big Google Cloud Next show that took place in Vegas this week. We also covered the Atlassian conference - they're integrating Teamwork Collection Across Jira, Confluence,
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New car prices with 25% tariff added on: $50,000 car: $12,500 more $60,000 car: $15,000 more $100,000 car: $25,000 more.
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Top venture capitalists gather for a conversation detailing the startup journey from first seed investment to exit in this #RSAC 2025 Keynote, full of pertinent takeaways for anyone navigating a complex funding environment. https://t.co/vlMk3iFqMi
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