Jiang Fan was demoted at Alibaba in 2020 after allegations of improper conduct.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-21
Jiang Fan Alibaba
Alibaba appoints Jiang Fan its new e-commerce chief in an overhaul of the struggling business; Jiang was demoted in 2020 after allegations of improper conduct
Bloomberg · 2024-11-21 · #32
Donald Trump picks Howard Lutnick to serve as Commerce Secretary.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-20
Donald Trump Howard Lutnick
Donald Trump picks Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, which has been a custodian for stablecoin company Tether since 2021, to serve as Commerce Secretary
CoinDesk · 2024-11-20 · #43
Howard Lutnick is CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-20
Howard Lutnick Cantor Fitzgerald
Donald Trump picks Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, which has been a custodian for stablecoin company Tether since 2021, to serve as Commerce Secretary
CoinDesk · 2024-11-20 · #43
Mark Parsons served as the lead of the £800M UK supercomputer project.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-20
Mark Parsons £800M UK supercomputer project
Mark Parsons, who led the axed £800M UK supercomputer project, warns that the UK, which no longer has a machine ranked in the top 50, risks falling behind
Financial Times · 2024-11-20 · #33
Gary Wang is a co-founder of FTX.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-20
Gary Wang FTX
A US judge sentences FTX co-founder Gary Wang to “time served”, meaning no jail time; Wang pleaded guilty in December 2022 to fraud charges after FTX collapsed
The Block · 2024-11-20 · #3
Clara Shih is named to lead Meta's new product group; she most recently served as CEO of Salesforce AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-20
Clara Shih Meta Salesforce AI
Meta forms a new product group to build AI tools for the 200M businesses that use its apps, led by Clara Shih, who most recently was Salesforce AI's CEO
Axios · 2024-11-20 · #44
Joshua To and Michelle Pujals serve as Meta's heads of design for wearables.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-19
Joshua To Michelle Pujals Meta
An interview with Meta's heads of design for wearables Joshua To and Michelle Pujals on Orion's design, aiming to make Orion the AirPods of AR, and more
Fast Company · 2024-11-19 · #20
Despite automation efforts, the human warehouse workforce has grown, indicating automation has not reduced employment levels.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-19
automation efforts human warehouse workforce
US federal data shows nearly 1.8M human warehouse workers, up 30% since early 2020, despite automation efforts, as robots struggle at crucial, simple tasks
New York Times · 2024-11-19 · #35
Sources report Alibaba, ByteDance, and Meituan have been expanding their AI teams in Silicon Valley in recent months despite U.S. efforts to stymie Chinese companies.
rumored 1 article 2024-11-19
Alibaba ByteDance Meituan AI teams Silicon Valley
Sources: Alibaba, ByteDance, and Meituan have been expanding their AI teams in Silicon Valley in recent months, despite US efforts to stymie Chinese companies
Financial Times · 2024-11-19 · #37
Human warehouse employment increased about 30% since early 2020.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-19
human warehouse workers 30% increase since early 2020
US federal data shows nearly 1.8M human warehouse workers, up 30% since early 2020, despite automation efforts, as robots struggle at crucial, simple tasks
New York Times · 2024-11-19 · #35
The emails cover topics related to staff compensation at OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-19
OpenAI staff
A look at emails between Elon Musk and Sam Altman from OpenAI's early days, discussing its Microsoft partnership, fundraising, staff compensation, AGI, and more
The Verge · 2024-11-19 · #45
US federal data reports nearly 1.8 million human warehouse workers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-19
US federal data human warehouse workers
US federal data shows nearly 1.8M human warehouse workers, up 30% since early 2020, despite automation efforts, as robots struggle at crucial, simple tasks
New York Times · 2024-11-19 · #35
Sources say Trump's transition team is seeking candidates to lead the US Department of Transportation.
rumored 1 article 2024-11-18
Trump's transition team US Department of Transportation
Sources: Trump's transition team is looking for candidates to lead the US Department of Transportation and develop a framework to regulate autonomous vehicles
Bloomberg · 2024-11-18 · #11
Sources report CISA Director Jen Easterly and Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan plan to leave the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on January 20, 2025, when Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated.
rumored 1 article 2024-11-18
Jen Easterly Nitin Natarajan Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Donald Trump
Sources: CISA Director Jen Easterly and Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan plan to leave the agency on January 20, 2025, when Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated
Nextgov/FCW · 2024-11-18 · #12
Juan Carlos Reyes heads El Salvador's digital asset regulator CNAD.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-18
Juan Carlos Reyes CNAD
An interview with Juan Carlos Reyes, who heads El Salvador's digital asset regulator CNAD, which employs 35, on the agency's crypto regulation approach and more
CoinDesk · 2024-11-18 · #23
El Salvador's digital asset regulator CNAD employs 35 staff.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-18
CNAD 35 employees
An interview with Juan Carlos Reyes, who heads El Salvador's digital asset regulator CNAD, which employs 35, on the agency's crypto regulation approach and more
CoinDesk · 2024-11-18 · #23
Donald Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as FCC chair.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-18
Donald Trump Brendan Carr FCC Chair
Nilay Patel is editor-in-chief of The Verge.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-18
Nilay Patel The Verge
Q&A with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel on a likely FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump and how it threatens the First Amendment, and more
Status · 2024-11-18 · #1
Nilay Patel discusses the likelihood that Brendan Carr will become Chair of the Federal Communications Commission.
rumored 1 article 2024-11-18
Brendan Carr Federal Communications Commission
Q&A with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel on a likely FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump and how it threatens the First Amendment, and more
Status · 2024-11-18 · #1
Substack is recruiting high-profile writers, including Nate Silver.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-18
Substack Nate Silver
How Substack is betting on politics content and recruiting stars like Nate Silver, as profits remain elusive; sources: Elon Musk sought to buy it in April 2023
New York Times · 2024-11-18 · #5
Jakob Uszkoreit contributed as an author to the 'Attention Is All You Need' paper.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-17
Jakob Uszkoreit Attention Is All You Need
Q&A with Jakob Uszkoreit on his contribution to the Attention Is All You Need paper, Google's conservatism, ChatGPT's success, biological computers, and more
Ars Technica · 2024-11-17 · #19
Bluesky is actively working to become fully decentralized, pursuing a move away from centralized control.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-17
Bluesky
Bluesky is working to become fully decentralized but it could take years amid financial concerns as it makes money only by selling domains for usernames
anderegg.ca · 2024-11-17 · #11
Aura Salla, formerly a top lobbyist for Meta, is now a member of the European Parliament.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-17
Aura Salla Meta European Parliament
Aura Salla is now a Member of the European Parliament.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-16
Aura Salla European Parliament
A profile of and an interview with Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist turned EU Parliament member, who says the EU's Big Tech regulation went too far, too fast
Wired · 2024-11-16 · #5
Apple executives Tim Millet and Tom Boger participated in an interview discussing Apple's chip strategy and related topics.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-16
Apple Tim Millet Tom Boger
An interview with Apple's Tim Millet and Tom Boger on Apple's chip strategy, making big changes to the Neural Engine after the 2017 transformer paper, and more
The Indian Express · 2024-11-16 · #11
One year ago Sam Altman was dramatically ousted from OpenAI and was later reinstated.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-16
Sam Altman OpenAI
One year after Sam Altman was dramatically ousted and reinstated, OpenAI remains dominant as it continues to push ahead on impressive new products
Bloomberg · 2024-11-16 · #3
The article suggests Sam Altman's power at OpenAI increases as other founders depart.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-16
Sam Altman founders leaving
One year after Sam Altman was dramatically ousted and reinstated, OpenAI remains dominant as it continues to push ahead on impressive new products
Bloomberg · 2024-11-16 · #3
Aura Salla previously served as Meta's top lobbyist in Brussels.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-16
Aura Salla Meta
A profile of and an interview with Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist turned EU Parliament member, who says the EU's Big Tech regulation went too far, too fast
Wired · 2024-11-16 · #5
Chollet will remain deeply involved with the Keras project from outside Google and active on the GitHub repo.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-15
François Chollet Keras
François Chollet, the AI pioneer who created Keras, says he is leaving Google after nearly 10 years to start a company with a friend, but doesn't offer details
TechCrunch · 2024-11-15 · #34
Jeff Carpenter is taking over as team lead for Keras at Google.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-15
Jeff Carpenter Keras Google
François Chollet, the AI pioneer who created Keras, says he is leaving Google after nearly 10 years to start a company with a friend, but doesn't offer details
TechCrunch · 2024-11-15 · #34