Amazon will cut several hundred roles across its Prime Video and MGM Studios units, according to an internal memo from Amazon Studios SVP Mike Hopkins; both units previously had cuts in early 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
Amazon Prime Video MGM Studios
Twitch will cut more than 500 jobs (about 35% of its staff); CEO Dan Clancy confirms the layoffs and says the workforce was oversized following March 2023 cuts.
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Twitch Dan Clancy
Officials state the ChatGPT Enterprise pilot is not intended to replace jobs for state employees.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
Pennsylvania state employees
Pennsylvania becomes the first US state to use ChatGPT Enterprise in a pilot with OpenAI, in which state employees will use AI tools for daily operations
Gizmodo · 2024-01-10 · #46
Sources report Microsoft is debating what to do with its 800-person Beijing research lab (opened 1998) amid rising U.S.-China tensions.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-10
Microsoft Beijing research lab
Sources: as US-China tensions rise, Microsoft debates what to do with its prized 800-person Beijing research lab, opened in 1998; Microsoft has added guardrails
New York Times · 2024-01-10 · #18
Demis Hassabis is chief of DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs.
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Demis Hassabis Isomorphic Labs
Demis Hassabis, chief of DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs, believes the company would halve drug discovery times after inking deals with Eli Lilly and Novartis
Financial Times · 2024-01-10 · #16
Humane is reshuffling some executive positions amid the cost-cutting and budget changes.
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Humane
Source: Humane laid off 10 staff, or 4% of its workforce, to cut costs and plans to lower budgets in 2024, as the company reshuffles some executive positions
The Verge · 2024-01-10 · #6
Humane laid off 10 staff (~4% of its workforce) in a cost-cutting move.
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Humane
Source: Humane laid off 10 staff, or 4% of its workforce, to cut costs and plans to lower budgets in 2024, as the company reshuffles some executive positions
The Verge · 2024-01-10 · #6
Former X VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin joined Stability AI as SVP of Integrity in December.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Stability AI Ella Irwin SVP of Integrity
Source: former X VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin joined Stability AI as SVP of Integrity in December, to set safeguards around issues like child safety and IP
NBC News · 2024-01-09 · #39
Duolingo cuts about 10% of its contractors.
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Duolingo contractors
Duolingo cuts ~10% of its contractors, partly attributing the move to its use of more generative AI to create app content
Bloomberg · 2024-01-09 · #44
Ofcom plans to hire 100 more people in 2024 to expand its online safety team.
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Ofcom
Ofcom creates a new team of nearly 350 people, including hires from Meta, Google, and Microsoft, dedicated to online safety and plans to hire 100 more in 2024
Financial Times · 2024-01-09 · #33
Ofcom creates a new team of nearly 350 people dedicated to online safety, including hires from Meta, Google, and Microsoft.
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Ofcom Meta Google Microsoft
Ofcom creates a new team of nearly 350 people, including hires from Meta, Google, and Microsoft, dedicated to online safety and plans to hire 100 more in 2024
Financial Times · 2024-01-09 · #33
Anna Makanju previously worked in the Obama administration.
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Anna Makanju Obama administration
Anna Makanju is Vice President of Global Affairs at OpenAI.
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Anna Makanju OpenAI VP of Global Affairs
Alex Yu and Amit Jain founded Luma to enable capturing objects in 3D using smartphones.
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Alex Yu Amit Jain Luma
Unity Software plans to cut about 25% of its workforce (approximately 1,800 jobs) by the end of March 2024, its largest layoff affecting all teams.
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Unity Software
Filing and memo: Unity Software plans to lay off ~25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, by the end of March 2024, its largest layoff ever and affecting all teams
Reuters · 2024-01-09 · #9
Anna Makanju helped transform Sam Altman from a startup darling into an AI ambassador.
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Anna Makanju Sam Altman
Sam Altman has become an AI ambassador, marking a shift from his earlier image as a startup darling.
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Sam Altman AI ambassador
Ella Irwin previously served as VP of Trust and Safety at X.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Ella Irwin X (VP of Trust and Safety)
Source: former X VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin joined Stability AI as SVP of Integrity in December, to set safeguards around issues like child safety and IP
NBC News · 2024-01-09 · #39
Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson steps down as CEO and from the company board; Khozema Shipchandler is named his replacement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-08
Twilio Jeff Lawson Khozema Shipchandler
Some observers speculate that Tuma Basa's departure from Spotify may have impacted the effectiveness of Spotify's playlist curation.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-08
Tuma Basa departure Spotify editorial playlists influence
Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization
Bloomberg · 2024-01-08 · #27
YouTube Music hired Tuma Basa away from Spotify about 5.5 years ago.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-08
YouTube Music Tuma Basa Spotify
Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization
Bloomberg · 2024-01-08 · #27
Sources report China fired a government official as part of efforts to calm concerns about a regulatory crackdown on the video game sector.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-08
China government official
Sources: China acts to ease fears of a regulatory crackdown on its video game industry, including firing an official and convening consultations on new measures
Financial Times · 2024-01-08 · #25
Department of Labor data shows the US IT sector added only 700 jobs in 2023, down from 267,000 jobs added in 2022 despite the AI boom.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-07
US IT sector 700 jobs (2023) 267,000 jobs (2022)
Junk AI-assisted bug reports are wasting developer time and energy and forcing maintainers to spend more time triaging submissions.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-07
AI-assisted bug reports developers maintainers
Daniel Stenberg, founder of open-source project curl, says easy access to LLMs is resulting in junk AI-assisted bug reports, wasting developer time and energy
daniel.haxx.se · 2024-01-07 · #20
Information-technology hiring slumped in 2023 despite the AI boom, as companies laid off workers and sought to cut costs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-06
US IT sector hiring slump (2023) layoffs cost-cutting
Data from the Department of Labor shows the US IT sector grew by only 700 jobs over 2023, down from 267,000 jobs added in 2022, despite the AI boom
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-06 · #9
Microsoft executive Dee Templeton has joined OpenAI's board as a nonvoting observer amid a broader boardroom overhaul following Sam Altman's brief ouster.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-06
Dee Templeton OpenAI
Source: Microsoft executive Dee Templeton has joined OpenAI's board as a nonvoting observer, as part of a broader boardroom overhaul after Altman's brief ouster
Bloomberg · 2024-01-06 · #22
Coatue reorganizes its venture capital strategy, prioritizing domain expertise over regional coverage to streamline investing.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Coatue domain expertise regional coverage
Memo: Coatue closes its European office in London after two years in order to “streamline” its investing and prioritize domain expertise over regional coverage
Bloomberg · 2024-01-05 · #9
Zoe Weinberg praises Brendan McCord as a 'philosopher-entrepreneur' and expresses support for his founding of the Cosmos Institute and its vision.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Zoe Weinberg Brendan McCord Cosmos Institute
A look at the current AI philosophy landscape of existential pessimism vs. accelerationism, and the need for a balanced, enterprising optimism as the third way
Cosmos Institute · 2024-01-05 · #21
Coatue closes its European office in London after two years to streamline its investing operations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Coatue London office
Memo: Coatue closes its European office in London after two years in order to “streamline” its investing and prioritize domain expertise over regional coverage
Bloomberg · 2024-01-05 · #9
Chris Petkas recommends keeping an eye on Brendan McCord for his perspectives at the intersection of technology and philosophy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Chris Petkas Brendan McCord
A look at the current AI philosophy landscape of existential pessimism vs. accelerationism, and the need for a balanced, enterprising optimism as the third way
Cosmos Institute · 2024-01-05 · #21