A profile of AI skeptic Ed Zitron: Sam Altman's firing and return was his “Joker moment”, tech journalism is flawed, his brash persona is not a mask, and more
How a British-born hobbyist blogger became one of Big Tech's punchiest critics — Ed Zitron is not a journalist …
Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican
www.semafor.com/article/01/0... [embedded post] Sam Jeffers / @worklesshard : Seems a bit backward for Clegg to leave now. Nothing will happen in the US for years, while EU DSA enforcement will gath...
Several media and tech executives say UK VC Matt Clifford, who has advised successive Tory and Labour governments, has an outsized influence over AI policy
British venture capitalist has advised successive Tory and Labour governments — Last year, as thousands of customers withdrew … X: @nickswan73 , @hkanji , @james_coe1 , and @krishnanrohit . LinkedIn...
Sony plans to lay off around 900 employees, or 8% of its global workforce, at its PlayStation division, and will close PlayStation's London Studio
read the full email employees received about it Willa Rowe / Kotaku : PlayStation Cancels Multiple Games Amid Massive Job Cuts Tom Gerken / BBC : PlayStation to axe 900 jobs and close London Studio Al...
Sources: several key ex-Arm staff in China depart for Borui Jingxin, a local government-backed chip design firm, worrying Arm investors over future China sales
Bloomberg : X: @rodolfor X: @rodolfor : “Could”, LOL, that's the whole point!! ‘Exclusive: Senior Arm China employees have quit to create a government-backed startup that some fear could divert reven...
The UK names Ian Hogarth to lead its AI Foundation Model Taskforce; Hogarth co-founded concert discovery service Songkick, which sold to Warner Music in 2017
The British government said on Sunday that tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth would head its new taskforce to look at the safety risks posed by artificial intelligence. Twitter: @soundboy , @soundboy , and...
A profile of Stability AI founder and CEO Emad Mostaque, a British former hedge fund manager who has quickly become a polarizing figure within the AI community
A celebration for Stability AI, the start-up behind the controversial Stable Diffusion image generator, represents the arrival of a new A.I. boom.
Q&A with Parler CEO George Farmer, a British hedge fund partner married to Candace Owens, who says the social network is planning a relaunch after Capitol riots
George Farmer seeks to revive ‘free speech’ app that imploded after US Capitol riots — Parler, the “free speech” … Tweets: @bondhack and @martinsfp Tweets: Robert Smith / @bondhack : this is bonkers...
Sources: Julian Wheatland, chairman of Cambridge Analytica's British affiliate, named company CEO; acting CEO Alex Tayler returns to role as chief data officer
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UK-based luxury phone-maker Vertu to be liquidated after plan to save it failed; 200 will be laid off
Jul 14, 2017, 12:50 amJul 14, 2017, 8:22 am Tech2 : Luxury mobile brand Vertu about to shutdown after defaulting in debt payments JC Torres / SlashGear : This is why Vertu died: smartphones can't be l...