Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says Microsoft plans to focus on superintelligence that prioritizes human control; he will lead a new superintelligence team
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How David Sacks emerged as the most effective advocate for tech, crypto, and AI in the Trump administration, using his tech expertise and All-In co-host status
The care with which David Sacks tracks his days in Washington has been described to me, variously, as matching the focus … X: @davemcclure , @reedalbergotti , and @semaforben X: Dave McClure / @davemc...
Sources: Satya Nadella and Brad Smith had lunch with Trump, Vance, and Musk at Mar-a-Lago on January 15; Microsoft says its two execs had a “Productive meeting”
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Q&A with Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas on how AI has changed the $30B company, which offers sensors, cameras, and software for managing vehicle fleets and equipment
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Q&A with Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora about the role of the tech industry in Trump's administration, AI, the future of cybersecurity, and more
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Q&A with Linda Moore, the CEO of TechNet, which represents OpenAI, Apple, and others, about the 400+ AI bills proposed across the US, tech backlash, and more
The Scene — While Congress is talking a lot about artificial intelligence but doing little to regulate it … X: @technetupdate . LinkedIn: Linda Moore X: @technetupdate : TechNet President and CEO @L...
Q&A with Marissa Mayer about her app development startup Sunshine, its new photo-sharing app Shine, the AI landscape, internet business models, and more
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Q&A with Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine on Medium expecting to turn a profit in 2024, distribution, training LLMs, AI-generated content, media layoffs, and more
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Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, which is responsible for Llama, is made up largely of women; sources say ~60% of FAIR's leadership team are women
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Q&A with Microsoft Consumer Chief Marketing Officer Yusuf Mehdi on where AI is headed, competition, taking over some of Panos Panay's responsibilities, and more
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