TechCrunch laid off around eight staff members amid industry-wide cutbacks.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
TechCrunch
X gutted its trust and safety staff, reducing the team responsible for content moderation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
X trust and safety staff
X blocking “Taylor Swift” searches as explicit AI images spread was a blunt measure to accomplish a basic moderation task after gutting “trust and safety” staff
Washington Post · 2024-01-30 · #11
Simon Willison is described as an influential observer of AI software.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Simon Willison AI software
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more
The Register · 2024-01-29 · #25
Simon Willison is co-creator of the Django web framework.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Simon Willison Django
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more
The Register · 2024-01-29 · #25
The iRobot CEO steps down.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
iRobot CEO
Amazon ends its $1.4B acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot after clashing with EU regulators and will pay a $94M fee; iRobot has $500M in net losses since 2021
Bloomberg · 2024-01-29 · #1
iRobot cuts its workforce by 31%.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
iRobot
Amazon ends its $1.4B acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot after clashing with EU regulators and will pay a $94M fee; iRobot has $500M in net losses since 2021
Bloomberg · 2024-01-29 · #1
iRobot plans to lay off about 31% of its workforce, roughly 350 employees.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
iRobot 31% of staff ~350 people
After Amazon ended its acquisition, iRobot plans to lay off 31% of its staff, or ~350 people, and says chair and CEO Colin Angle will step down; IRBT drops 15%+
CNBC · 2024-01-29 · #2
Colin Angle will step down as chair and CEO of iRobot.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Colin Angle iRobot
After Amazon ended its acquisition, iRobot plans to lay off 31% of its staff, or ~350 people, and says chair and CEO Colin Angle will step down; IRBT drops 15%+
CNBC · 2024-01-29 · #2
The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) appointed cyber expert Jason Barrett in October 2023 to help the intelligence community harness open-source intelligence.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
US ODNI Jason Barrett
The US ODNI appointed cyber expert Jason Barrett in October 2023 to help the intel community harness open-source intel, an area US agencies have struggled with
Bloomberg · 2024-01-29 · #11
Sources report DJ Novotney is leaving Apple to join Rivian.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-28
DJ Novotney Apple Rivian
Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped start Apple's electric vehicle project, is leaving for Rivian
Bloomberg · 2024-01-28 · #12
Sources say DJ Novotney led hardware engineering work on Apple's home devices.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-28
DJ Novotney Apple home devices
Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped start Apple's electric vehicle project, is leaving for Rivian
Bloomberg · 2024-01-28 · #12
Chris Dixon is a venture capitalist at a16z.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-28
Chris Dixon a16z
In his new book, a16z VC Chris Dixon argues blockchain is a morally neutral tech that regulators must differentiate from the crypto industry's casino culture
Wired · 2024-01-28 · #20
Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal steps down from Flipkart's board.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-28
Binny Bansal Flipkart
X plans to hire 100 full-time moderators primarily focused on identifying and removing child sexual exploitation (CSE) content.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-28
X 100 full-time moderators child sexual exploitation material Austin, Texas
X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin, Texas, and hire 100 full-time moderators to fight child sexual exploitation material
Bloomberg · 2024-01-28 · #5
Layoffs.fyi reports that about 23,670 workers were laid off from 85 tech companies in January, the highest monthly total since March 2023 when roughly 38,000 people were laid off.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-27
Layoffs.fyi 85 tech companies
Layoffs.fyi: so far in January, around 23,670 workers have been laid off from 85 tech companies, the most since March 2023 when ~38,000 people were laid off
CNBC · 2024-01-27 · #24
Binny Bansal steps down from Flipkart's board.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-27
Binny Bansal Flipkart
Co-founder Binny Bansal steps down from Flipkart's board, after selling his entire stake in the company, which was acquired by Walmart in 2018, in recent years
TechCrunch · 2024-01-27 · #18
Sources report Flexport has roughly 2,600 employees after cutting about 20% of staff in October.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-27
Flexport
Sources: Flexport plans to lay off ~20% of workforce, its third round of cut in just over a year; it has ~2600 employees after cutting 20% of staff in October
The Information · 2024-01-27 · #28
Sources report Flexport plans to lay off about 20% of its workforce, representing a third round of cuts in just over a year.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-27
Flexport
Sources: Flexport plans to lay off ~20% of workforce, its third round of cut in just over a year; it has ~2600 employees after cutting 20% of staff in October
The Information · 2024-01-27 · #28
NBC Bay Area publishes advice that a simple strategy (taking less than five minutes) can help people cope with anxiety about layoffs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-27
NBC Bay Area
Layoffs.fyi: so far in January, around 23,670 workers have been laid off from 85 tech companies, the most since March 2023 when ~38,000 people were laid off
CNBC · 2024-01-27 · #24
Reports indicate tech industry layoffs have topped 25,000 during the current wave referenced alongside these articles.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-27
Tech sector
Layoffs.fyi: so far in January, around 23,670 workers have been laid off from 85 tech companies, the most since March 2023 when ~38,000 people were laid off
CNBC · 2024-01-27 · #24
Salesforce cuts 700 jobs, about 1% of its global workforce, amid a broader wave of tech layoffs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-27
Salesforce
Layoffs.fyi: so far in January, around 23,670 workers have been laid off from 85 tech companies, the most since March 2023 when ~38,000 people were laid off
CNBC · 2024-01-27 · #24
Pamela San Martín is a member of Meta's Oversight Board.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-27
Pamela San Martín Meta Oversight Board
Interview with Meta Oversight Board member Pamela San Martín on preparing Meta for a critical year in elections, the weaponization of social platforms, and more
Wired · 2024-01-27 · #21
Salesforce plans to lay off about 700 employees, roughly 1% of its workforce.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Salesforce
Source: Salesforce plans to lay off ~700 employees, or ~1% of its staff, after cutting 10% of its workforce in January 2023; the company has 1,000 open jobs
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-26 · #13
Bret Taylor is a co-founder of Sierra.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Bret Taylor Sierra
Source: Sierra, an enterprise-focused AI startup co-founded by Bret Taylor, plans to raise $85M led by Sequoia at a ~$1B valuation; Taylor is on OpenAI's board
Bloomberg · 2024-01-26 · #35
Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO of Ola Group, is the founder/owner of Krutrim.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Bhavish Aggarwal Krutrim
Ola Group CEO Bhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim, which is building a multilingual LLM, raised a $50M “first round” led by Matrix Partners India at a $1B valuation
TechCrunch · 2024-01-26 · #33
Salesforce currently has about 1,000 open jobs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Salesforce
Source: Salesforce plans to lay off ~700 employees, or ~1% of its staff, after cutting 10% of its workforce in January 2023; the company has 1,000 open jobs
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-26 · #13
Salesforce cut approximately 10% of its workforce in January 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Salesforce
Source: Salesforce plans to lay off ~700 employees, or ~1% of its staff, after cutting 10% of its workforce in January 2023; the company has 1,000 open jobs
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-26 · #13
Bret Taylor serves on the board of OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Bret Taylor OpenAI
Source: Sierra, an enterprise-focused AI startup co-founded by Bret Taylor, plans to raise $85M led by Sequoia at a ~$1B valuation; Taylor is on OpenAI's board
Bloomberg · 2024-01-26 · #35
Rario plans to close operations on January 29, 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-25
Rario
Indian cricket NFT startup Rario plans to close on January 29 and relaunch in March 2024, leaving users with losses; Rario raised a $120M Series A in April 2022
The Economic Times · 2024-01-25 · #27
Anomalo's co-founders left Instacart in 2018 and aimed to apply machine learning to solve data-quality problems in large datasets.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-25
Anomalo's co-founders Instacart