Dick Kramlich, co-founder of NEA, died on February 1 at age 89.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-04
Dick Kramlich
Dick Kramlich, who co-founded NEA in 1977, died on February 1 at age 89; he was an early investor in Apple and led investments in Juniper Networks and others
Business Insider · 2025-02-04 · #28
Sources report the Trump administration plans to nominate Arielle Roth to lead the NTIA.
rumored 1 article 2025-02-04
Trump administration Arielle Roth NTIA
Sources: the Trump admin plans to nominate Arielle Roth, a critic of Biden's $42.5B broadband infrastructure plan, to lead the NTIA, which oversees the project
Bloomberg · 2025-02-04 · #26
Will Wright participates in an interview about The Sims as the game turns 25, covering its mechanics, infusing it with chaos, ants, The Sims Online, and more.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-04
Will Wright The Sims
An interview with The Sims designer Will Wright on the virtual dollhouse game turning 25, its mechanics, infusing it with chaos, ants, The Sims Online, and more
New York Times · 2025-02-04 · #12
Salesforce is cutting over 1,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-04
Salesforce
Source: Salesforce is cutting 1,000+ roles and will let displaced workers apply for other jobs internally; Salesforce had nearly 73,000 workers in January 2024
Bloomberg · 2025-02-04 · #29
Astro Teller is CEO of X, under whose leadership the incubator is aggressively spinning off companies.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-03
X Astro Teller
Google's X spins out Heritable Agriculture, which aims to use AI to improve crop yield, as the incubator aggressively spins off companies under CEO Astro Teller
TechCrunch · 2025-02-03 · #25
Sebastian Siemiatkowski is the CEO of Klarna.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-03
Sebastian Siemiatkowski Klarna
A profile of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, whose overblown statements about AI replacing humans point to a future that tech companies are working toward
New York Times · 2025-02-03 · #7
Most of the engineers are linked to companies associated with Elon Musk.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-03
six engineers (ages 19-24) Musk's companies
A look at six engineers with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel ties, between 19 and 24 years old, playing key DOGE roles, as Musk seizes control of US infrastructure
Wired · 2025-02-03 · #3
President Donald Trump fires Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, removing him from his role at the CFPB.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-02-01 — 2025-02-02
Donald Trump Rohit Chopra Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Donald Trump fires Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, one of the more important regulators and holdovers from the Biden administration
Associated Press · 2025-02-01 · #6
General Motors has shut down Cruise.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-02
General Motors Cruise
California DMV: a total of 4.5M autonomous vehicle test miles were logged in 2024, down 50% YoY, with driverless testing falling 83% YoY to just 552,895 miles
TechCrunch · 2025-02-02 · #27
Antonio Garcia-Martinez is an ex-Facebook staffer.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-01
Antonio Garcia-Martinez Facebook
Coinbase acquires Spindl, the on-chain advertising platform founded by Antonio Garcia-Martinez, an ex-Facebook staffer and the author of the book Chaos Monkeys
The Block · 2025-02-01 · #21
Recruiters promise lucrative jobs in Thailand and Malaysia to attract young Indians.
confirmed 1 article 2025-02-01
Recruiters Thailand Malaysia
A look at the online scam industry in Southeast Asia and how Indians became its targets; 2,358 Indians were rescued from scam compounds between 2022 and 2024
Scroll.in · 2025-02-01 · #11
Anchor plans to double its workforce.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-31
Anchor workforce
Israel-based Anchor, a platform for automated invoice management and collection, raised a $20M Series A, and plans to expand in the US and double its workforce
CTech · 2025-01-31 · #35
Anton Levy is stepping down as General Atlantic's co-president and chairman of global technology.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-31
Anton Levy General Atlantic co-president chairman of global technology
Source: Anton Levy is stepping down as General Atlantic's co-president and chairman of global technology; Levy led investments in Alibaba, Facebook, and more
Axios · 2025-01-31 · #19
Scott Belsky co-founded Behance (founded in 2006), an online platform used by millions of professionals.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-31
Scott Belsky Behance
Adobe Chief Strategy Officer Scott Belsky leaves the company to join A24 film studio as a partner; he co-founded Behance, which Adobe acquired for $150M in 2012
Variety · 2025-01-31 · #12
Scott Belsky leaves Adobe to join A24 film studio as a partner.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-31
Scott Belsky Adobe A24
Adobe Chief Strategy Officer Scott Belsky leaves the company to join A24 film studio as a partner; he co-founded Behance, which Adobe acquired for $150M in 2012
Variety · 2025-01-31 · #12
Sources say OpenAI's staff are galvanized by DeepSeek's success, prompting an accelerated response.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-31
OpenAI DeepSeek
Sources: OpenAI plans to release o3-mini today with o1-level reasoning and 4o-level speed, as the company's staff is galvanized by DeepSeek's success
Wired · 2025-01-31 · #8
Leaked all-hands recording reports Mark Zuckerberg told staff to "buckle up" for an "intense" year.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-31
Mark Zuckerberg staff
Leaked all-hands recording: Mark Zuckerberg told staff to “buckle up” for an “intense” year, said a changing policy landscape necessitated DEI changes, and more
Business Insider · 2025-01-31 · #2
STMicroelectronics is reportedly considering reducing its workforce by about 6% (up to 3,000 jobs) through early retirements and attrition amid a chip slump.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-31
STMicroelectronics about 6% of workforce up to 3,000 jobs early retirements attrition
Sources: STMicroelectronics is considering reducing its workforce by about 6%, or up to 3,000 jobs, through early retirements and attrition, amid a chip slump
Bloomberg · 2025-01-31 · #34
Ashlee Vance published a profile describing Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, a 20-year-old 'AI native' in San Francisco, building a nuclear fusor with guidance from Claude.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-31
Ashlee Vance Hudhayfa Nazoordeen nuclear fusor Claude
How Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, aka HudZah, a 20-year-old math student and an “AI native” in San Francisco, is building a nuclear fusor under Claude's tutelage
Core Memory · 2025-01-31 · #45
Hudhayfa is building the nuclear fusor under the tutelage/guidance of Claude (an AI).
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-31
Hudhayfa Nazoordeen Claude
How Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, aka HudZah, a 20-year-old math student and an “AI native” in San Francisco, is building a nuclear fusor under Claude's tutelage
Core Memory · 2025-01-31 · #45
Zuckerberg says he is focused on returning to 'OG Facebook' in 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-30
Mark Zuckerberg Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to make Facebook “way more culturally influential than it is today” and he is focused on returning to “OG Facebook” in 2025
9to5Mac · 2025-01-30 · #3
Herman Hulst will report to Hideaki Nishino following Hideaki Nishino's appointment as SIE President and CEO.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-29
Herman Hulst Hideaki Nishino
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1
Variety · 2025-01-29 · #41
After four years working on safety at OpenAI, Steven Adler left in mid-November.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-29
Steven Adler OpenAI
An ex-OpenAI safety researcher says he's “terrified” by AI development's pace and that labs racing to AGI can cut corners on alignment, pushing all to speed up
The Guardian · 2025-01-29 · #46
Sources say Liu Renchen and Eric Chen will resign as co-CEOs of Arm China.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-29
Liu Renchen Eric Chen Arm China
Sources: Arm China picks Chen Feng, an ex-executive at China-based chipmaker Rockchip Electronics, as its CEO; Liu Renchen and Eric Chen will resign as co-CEOs
Bloomberg · 2025-01-29 · #44
Sources report Arm China has picked Chen Feng, an ex-executive at China-based Rockchip Electronics, as its CEO.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-29
Arm China Chen Feng
Sources: Arm China picks Chen Feng, an ex-executive at China-based chipmaker Rockchip Electronics, as its CEO; Liu Renchen and Eric Chen will resign as co-CEOs
Bloomberg · 2025-01-29 · #44
Herman Hulst will continue to serve as CEO of the Studio Business Group within SIE, overseeing development, publishing, and first-party operations.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-29
Herman Hulst CEO of the Studio Business Group (SIE)
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1
Variety · 2025-01-29 · #41
Hiroki Totoki, formerly Sony's CFO, is named President and CEO of Sony.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-29
Hiroki Totoki President and CEO of Sony
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1
Variety · 2025-01-29 · #41
Hideaki Nishino is elevated from PlayStation co-CEO to President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-29
Hideaki Nishino President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1
Variety · 2025-01-29 · #41
Hideaki Nishino is appointed President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment effective April 1, 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-29
Sony Interactive Entertainment Hideaki Nishino
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1
Variety · 2025-01-29 · #41
Hiroki Totoki succeeds Kenichiro Yoshida as Sony's CEO.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-29
Sony Kenichiro Yoshida
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1
Variety · 2025-01-29 · #41