Top AI researchers and executives in Silicon Valley are working 80 to 100 hours per week, driven by competition, as AI's progress compresses product timelines
With expertise in the field scarce, workers in Silicon Valley are pushing themselves to extremes day after day
Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy-bending force that creates boom towns
The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry's new, giant data centers into its ample power supply. X: @scottlincicome and @barb...
Super Micro's stock drops 30%+ after disclosing that auditor Ernst & Young had resigned following months of disagreement over governance and board independence
Super Micro's shares plunged 30% on Wednesday morning after the company disclosed its auditor had resigned following months …
How Elon Musk and X's division of labor stymied some of Linda Yaccarino's plans, like a Visa deal; internal figures show X had 250.8M DAUs in Q2, up 1.56% YoY
Wall Street Journal : Threads: @karaswisher , @alexa.corse , and @alexa.corse X: @mediaevan , @barbariancap , and @youwouldntpost See also Mediagazer Threads: Kara Swisher / @kara...
A look at “prebunking”, or exposing people to low doses of misinformation with explanations to grow “mental antibodies” to disinformation, ahead of US elections
Election officials around the world are adopting “prebunking” campaigns, as AI and other threats jeopardize voting.
Google fires 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in at the company's New York and Sunnyvale offices to protest its business ties with Israel
https://medium.com/... X: Dr. Ks / @katejsim : Terminated worker here. Listen when employers tell you exactly who they are McCarthyism is alive and well. Look how terrified they ar...
Google fires 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in at the company's New York and Sunnyvale offices to protest its business ties with Israel
Google has fired 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in at the search giant's offices in New York and Sunnyvale …
How some MBA programs in the US are reorienting courses around AI by adding AI-related classwork, encouraging students to present on AI innovations, and more
American University, other top M.B.A. programs reorient courses around artificial intelligence; ‘It has eaten our world’ Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . X: @grady_booch , @barbari...
Salesforce reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to $8.25B, vs. $8.18B est., capital expenditures up 36% YoY to $243M, vs. $205M est., and raises Q2 guidance above est.
and it says its controversial ‘performance culture’ is to thank Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE : Salesforce delivers to expectations but contract delays and rising capital costs weig...
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko rejected more than five Silicon Valley VC offers for “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to protect the platform's nonprofit status
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says he rejected more than five US investors offering “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to preserve the platform's nonprofit status
Fast-growing open-source microblogging site has seen a surge of interest since Elon Musk took over Twitter Tweets: @suji_yan , @barbariancap , @wilbanks , @tariqkrim , @astaniscia8...
Ofcom: in the UK, those aged 15-24 spent 57 minutes/day on TikTok in 2021, compared to 53 minutes/day watching TV; those 65 or over spent six hours watching TV
Ofcom survey points to challenges for traditional broadcasters in keeping pace with digital and streaming trends Source: Ofcom .
Court filing: Voyager says FTX and Alameda's restructuring proposal is “a low-ball bid dressed up as a white knight rescue” that disrupts its bankruptcy process
Filing: Voyager says the restructuring proposal by FTX and Alameda is “a low-ball bid dressed up as a white knight rescue” that disrupts the bankruptcy process
Crypto platform Voyager Digital LLC said a joint offer proposed by FTX and Alameda is a “low-ball bid” …
Sources: Substack dropped efforts to raise money, after talks to raise $75M-$100M at a $750M-$1B valuation, during which the company said 2021 revenue was ~$9M
Good afternoon! Today, Realm's no-code beta enters it's … Michael Spencer / Creator Economy Tips : Substack Halts Plans for Series C Funding Casey Newton / Platformer : Substack's...
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announces a major reorganization, in which head of engineering Michael Montano and design lead Dantley Davis will step down
Engineering, design leads out as Parag Agrawal announces big changes. — Twitter's new CEO, Parag Agrawal, announced a major reorganization …
Pew: 42% of US users read Twitter primarily for entertainment, 20% for news; one-third of users visit Twitter less than once a week, 66% visit at least weekly
More tweeps read Twitter primarily for entertainment, but among the 69% who report getting news on Twitter … Source: Pew Research Center and Pew Research Center .
Sources: Twitter discussed acquiring Clubhouse for around $4B but the talks fell apart; Clubhouse is now looking to raise funding at a $4B valuation
- Talks no longer active between Twitter, social media startup — Clubhouse is seeking to raise funding at a similar valuation
Massachusetts court supports a request from the IRS to obtain the records of all Circle customers who had $20K+ in crypto transactions between 2016 and 2020
Massachusetts court supports a request from the IRS to obtain the records of all Circle customers who had $20K+ in crypto transactions between 2016 and 2020
A Massachusetts court is supporting a request from the IRS to obtain the records Circle customers, the Department of Justice said.