The US launches the Tech Corps, a program under the Peace Corps to send volunteers abroad to promote American AI, as the US competes with China for AI dominance
The US launches the Tech Corps, a program under the Peace Corps to send volunteers abroad to promote American AI, as the US competes with China for AI dominance
Washington to send volunteers abroad to promote American AI models as Chinese open-weight models are proving popular.
A profile of White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan, who wrote an EO against “Woke” AI, aims to “fight China”, and rallies executives around Trump's policies
White House adviser Sriram Krishnan has been instrumental to the US administration's light touch on AI
How a16z found success with 2024's $1.25B AI infrastructure fund, focusing on early funding and the largest investments at ~$60M, as it expands the fund to $3B
How a16z found success with 2024's $1.25B AI infrastructure fund, focusing on early funding and the largest investments at ~$60M, as it expands the fund to $3B
A newer fund run by an unconventional team at the venture firm is finding success focusing on infrastructure.
A Chinese hospital says Alibaba's PANDA AI tool has analyzed 180,000 CT scans and detected ~24 pancreatic cancer cases since its deployment in November 2024
A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine's tough problems.
The Trump administration launches US Tech Force to recruit ~1,000 staffers from Apple, Meta, xAI, and others for two-year stints to modernize the government
After pushing hundreds of thousands of government employees to leave their posts and dismantling many government technology units …
Policymakers behind key state AI bills scoff at Trump's EO; some GOP governors are pushing ahead with their own AI bills; Steve Bannon says Sacks misled Trump
States are forging ahead with AI laws despite President Trump's new executive order aimed at reining them in.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump and Xi will “consummate” a TikTok deal on October 30 in South Korea, confirming a final US-China deal on the sale
with Trump and Xi set to ‘consummate’ agreement Claudia Aoraha / Daily Mail : Trump and China reach groundbreaking TikTok deal after years-long battle over the app X: Mario Nawfal ...
A profile of Joshua Kushner, including Thrive Capital's investments in GitHub and Stripe and its role in reinstating Sam Altman as OpenAI's CEO in November 2023
which is why you never find anyone from the Bilal Zuberi / @bznotes : Since it is @JoshuaKushner appreciation day, I should mention how he interned at General Catalyst in Boston wh...
How the AI boom is reenergizing San Francisco, one of the slowest US cities to recover from the pandemic, with rising foot traffic and new commercial leases
The AI momentum isn't stopping and it's bringing workers, venture capital money and life back to San Francisco. X: @nathanramsey115 and @skupor . LinkedIn: David Blosser X: Nathan ...
In a Reddit AMA, Sam Altman admitted that DeepSeek has lessened OpenAI's lead and said OpenAI has been “on the wrong side of history” in terms of open sourcing
To cap off a day of product releases, OpenAI researchers, engineers, and executives, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman …
When asked in an AMA if OpenAI would release model weights and research, Sam Altman said “we are discussing” and “it's also not our current highest priority”
CEO of the ChatGPT maker says his company has been ‘on the wrong side of history’ with open-source software
Global venture funding rose 3% YoY to nearly $314B in 2024; US startups got ~57%, or $178B, of which $90B was invested in Bay Area startups, due to the AI boom
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Donald Trump announces Scott Kupor, a managing partner at a16z, will serve as director of OPM, and Michael Kratsios will serve as the White House OSTP director
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Donald Trump announces Scott Kupor, a managing partner at a16z, will serve as director of OPM, and Michael Kratsios will serve as the White House OSTP director
Annie Palmer / CNBC :
Donald Trump announces Scott Kupor, a managing partner at a16z, will serve as director of OPM, and Michael Kratsios will serve as the White House OSTP director
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping tech heavyweights to join his new administration, continuing a trend …
Donald Trump announces Scott Kupor, a managing partner at a16z, will serve as director of OPM, and Michael Kratsios will serve as the White House OSTP director
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping tech heavyweights to join his new administration, continuing a trend …
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP
Incoming president Donald Trump has confirmed reports that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz …
A look at the Harris campaign's outreach to the tech sector, as it tries to convince companies that she'll chart her own course while avoiding policy specifics
they are not convincing independents with their current strategy Scott Kupor / @skupor : “Being more specific could test the party's cohesion. Replacing enforcement officials whom ...