Ello suddenly ceased operations ('died') in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Ello
A history of Ello, which defined itself as an alternative to ad-driven social media, from its 2014 launch and funding to its quiet sale and sudden death in 2023
Waxy.org · 2024-01-19 · #33
Yann LeCun participated in an AI panel at the WEF in Davos alongside Andrew Ng, Daphne Koller, Kaifu Lee, Aidan Gomez, with Nick Thompson moderating.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Yann LeCun Andrew Ng Daphne Koller Kaifu Lee Aidan Gomez Nick Thompson World Economic Forum AI panel
World leaders at the 2024 World Economic Forum fret over AI-powered misinformation and job displacement, following excitement about ChatGPT at the 2023 WEF
Washington Post · 2024-01-19 · #29
Aileen Lee is the founder of Cowboy Ventures.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Aileen Lee Cowboy Ventures
Analysis: the total number of US startups with a $1B+ valuation grew 14x from 39 in 2013 to 532 in 2023, 78% today are B2B, 93% are privately valued, and more
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #15
Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board in May 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Sheryl Sandberg Meta
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board and become an informal advisor to the company in May 2024; Sandberg left Meta in September 2022
Axios · 2024-01-18 · #42
34% of open-source crypto developers are located in Europe.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
open-source crypto developers Europe
Research: monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% YoY to 22,266 by the end of 2023; 34% of the developers are in Europe, and 26% are in the US
Fortune · 2024-01-18 · #34
Research finds monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% year-over-year to 22,266 by the end of 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
open-source crypto developers
Research: monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% YoY to 22,266 by the end of 2023; 34% of the developers are in Europe, and 26% are in the US
Fortune · 2024-01-18 · #34
Ed Newton-Rex is a former VP at Stability AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Ed Newton-Rex Stability AI
Fairly Trained, a nonprofit founded by ex-Stability AI VP Ed Newton-Rex, will give certification labels to AI companies that get consent for their training data
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #22
Fairly Trained is a nonprofit founded by former Stability AI VP Ed Newton-Rex.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Fairly Trained Ed Newton-Rex
Fairly Trained, a nonprofit founded by ex-Stability AI VP Ed Newton-Rex, will give certification labels to AI companies that get consent for their training data
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #22
A source says YouTube employs 7,173 people.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-18
YouTube
Email: Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people
New York Times · 2024-01-18 · #4
Sheryl Sandberg left Meta in September 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Sheryl Sandberg Meta
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board and become an informal advisor to the company in May 2024; Sandberg left Meta in September 2022
Axios · 2024-01-18 · #42
Sundar Pichai says Google expects additional role eliminations in 2024, though smaller in scale than 2023 reductions and not affecting every team.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Google employees
Internal memo: Sundar Pichai says Google will see more “role eliminations” in 2024, though “not at the scale” of 2023's reductions and not affecting every team
The Verge · 2024-01-18 · #2
Sheryl Sandberg plans to become an informal advisor to Meta in May 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Sheryl Sandberg Meta
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board and become an informal advisor to the company in May 2024; Sandberg left Meta in September 2022
Axios · 2024-01-18 · #42
26% of open-source crypto developers are located in the United States.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
open-source crypto developers United States
Research: monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% YoY to 22,266 by the end of 2023; 34% of the developers are in Europe, and 26% are in the US
Fortune · 2024-01-18 · #34
YouTube is restructuring its creator management organization by consolidating its sports, media, film, and TV creator-management teams into a single team.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
YouTube creator management teams sports teams media teams film teams TV teams
Internal memo: YouTube is restructuring its creator management teams, including consolidating various sports, media, film, and TV teams into a single team
Tubefilter · 2024-01-18 · #3
Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Google YouTube operations team YouTube creator management team
Email: Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people
New York Times · 2024-01-18 · #4
Google has laid off over a thousand employees across various departments since January 10th.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Google employees
Internal memo: Sundar Pichai says Google will see more “role eliminations” in 2024, though “not at the scale” of 2023's reductions and not affecting every team
The Verge · 2024-01-18 · #2
OpenAI forms a Collective Alignment team to design a process for collecting and using public input to train and shape the behavior of its models.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
OpenAI Collective Alignment team
OpenAI forms a Collective Alignment team to design a process for collecting and using input from the public “to train and shape the behavior of our models”
TechCrunch · 2024-01-17 · #38
Magic Leap's CEO and CTO discuss the company's future.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Magic Leap future of the company
Magic Leap's CEO and CTO talk about the future of the company, as a filing shows Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has invested $590M in debt funding
VentureBeat · 2024-01-17 · #35
Spotify's on-the-ground work in Nigeria, including hiring local staff, contributed to the growth and global success of Afrobeats.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Spotify Afrobeats Nigeria local staff
How Spotify's on-the-ground work in Nigeria, like hiring local staff, contributed to the success of Afrobeats, which grew 550% on Spotify between 2017 and 2022
Rest of World · 2024-01-16 · #21
Media and technology companies have cut more than 70,000 jobs in the last year-plus.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
media and technology companies
Despite nine years of music industry growth thanks to streaming, companies like Spotify and UMG are tightening payouts or laying off employees
Bloomberg · 2024-01-16 · #22
UMG confirms it will lay off some staff in 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
UMG
Despite nine years of music industry growth thanks to streaming, companies like Spotify and UMG are tightening payouts or laying off employees
Bloomberg · 2024-01-16 · #22
Spotify hired local staff in Nigeria as part of its on-the-ground strategy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Spotify local staff in Nigeria
How Spotify's on-the-ground work in Nigeria, like hiring local staff, contributed to the success of Afrobeats, which grew 550% on Spotify between 2017 and 2022
Rest of World · 2024-01-16 · #21
Google is tapping a special pool of stock compensation to retain DeepMind researchers as a competitive measure against OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Google DeepMind researchers OpenAI
Google has awarded select DeepMind researchers large restricted stock grants worth up to millions of dollars.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Google DeepMind researchers
A PwC survey of 4,702 CEOs finds 25% expect generative AI will lead to workforce cuts of 5% or more in 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
PwC CEOs generative AI 5%+ job cuts 2024
A PwC survey of 4,702 CEOs: 25% expect generative AI to lead to 5%+ cuts in 2024, ~46% expect using generative AI to boost profitability in 12 months, and more
Financial Times · 2024-01-16 · #10
Ned Luke voiced the character Michael De Santa in Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Ned Luke Michael De Santa (GTA 5)
Ned Luke, who voiced Michael De Santa in GTA 5, calls out WAME for using his voice in a since-removed chatbot: there is “nothing cool about ripping people off”
PCGamesN · 2024-01-16 · #9
Apple plans to relocate its San Diego-based Data Operations Annotations team, which supports improving Siri's accuracy, to Austin (reported by sources).
rumored 1 article 2024-01-15
Apple San Diego Data Operations Annotations team Austin
Apple plans to move a San Diego-based Data Operations Annotations team, responsible for improving Siri's accuracy, to Austin; sources say 121 staff are impacted
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #4
Paul Saleh is Atos's fourth CEO in under two years, indicating rapid leadership turnover.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
Atos CEO position
French IT group Atos names Paul Saleh as CEO, its fourth in under two years, and forecasts H2 2024 cash flow below targets; stock drops 12%+, down ~40% in 2024
Reuters · 2024-01-15 · #11
Atos names Paul Saleh as its new chief executive officer.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
Atos Paul Saleh
French IT group Atos names Paul Saleh as CEO, its fourth in under two years, and forecasts H2 2024 cash flow below targets; stock drops 12%+, down ~40% in 2024
Reuters · 2024-01-15 · #11
Sources say 121 staff are impacted by the planned move; employees who cannot transfer or find other roles will be let go.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-15
Apple 121 staff
Apple plans to move a San Diego-based Data Operations Annotations team, responsible for improving Siri's accuracy, to Austin; sources say 121 staff are impacted
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #4