Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai) - **How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/how-one-ai-startup-is-helping-rice-farmers-battle-climate-change/) - **Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read…
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