Ofcom creates a new team of nearly 350 people dedicated to online safety, including hires from Meta, Google, and Microsoft.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Ofcom Meta Google Microsoft
Ofcom creates a new team of nearly 350 people, including hires from Meta, Google, and Microsoft, dedicated to online safety and plans to hire 100 more in 2024
Financial Times · 2024-01-09 · #33
Anna Makanju previously worked in the Obama administration.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Anna Makanju Obama administration
Anna Makanju is Vice President of Global Affairs at OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Anna Makanju OpenAI VP of Global Affairs
Alex Yu and Amit Jain founded Luma to enable capturing objects in 3D using smartphones.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Alex Yu Amit Jain Luma
Unity Software plans to cut about 25% of its workforce (approximately 1,800 jobs) by the end of March 2024, its largest layoff affecting all teams.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Unity Software
Filing and memo: Unity Software plans to lay off ~25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, by the end of March 2024, its largest layoff ever and affecting all teams
Reuters · 2024-01-09 · #9
Anna Makanju helped transform Sam Altman from a startup darling into an AI ambassador.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Anna Makanju Sam Altman
Sam Altman has become an AI ambassador, marking a shift from his earlier image as a startup darling.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Sam Altman AI ambassador
Ella Irwin previously served as VP of Trust and Safety at X.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-09
Ella Irwin X (VP of Trust and Safety)
Source: former X VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin joined Stability AI as SVP of Integrity in December, to set safeguards around issues like child safety and IP
NBC News · 2024-01-09 · #39
Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson steps down as CEO and from the company board; Khozema Shipchandler is named his replacement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-08
Twilio Jeff Lawson Khozema Shipchandler
Some observers speculate that Tuma Basa's departure from Spotify may have impacted the effectiveness of Spotify's playlist curation.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-08
Tuma Basa departure Spotify editorial playlists influence
Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization
Bloomberg · 2024-01-08 · #27
YouTube Music hired Tuma Basa away from Spotify about 5.5 years ago.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-08
YouTube Music Tuma Basa Spotify
Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization
Bloomberg · 2024-01-08 · #27
Sources report China fired a government official as part of efforts to calm concerns about a regulatory crackdown on the video game sector.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-08
China government official
Sources: China acts to ease fears of a regulatory crackdown on its video game industry, including firing an official and convening consultations on new measures
Financial Times · 2024-01-08 · #25
Department of Labor data shows the US IT sector added only 700 jobs in 2023, down from 267,000 jobs added in 2022 despite the AI boom.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-07
US IT sector 700 jobs (2023) 267,000 jobs (2022)
Junk AI-assisted bug reports are wasting developer time and energy and forcing maintainers to spend more time triaging submissions.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-07
AI-assisted bug reports developers maintainers
Daniel Stenberg, founder of open-source project curl, says easy access to LLMs is resulting in junk AI-assisted bug reports, wasting developer time and energy
daniel.haxx.se · 2024-01-07 · #20
Information-technology hiring slumped in 2023 despite the AI boom, as companies laid off workers and sought to cut costs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-06
US IT sector hiring slump (2023) layoffs cost-cutting
Data from the Department of Labor shows the US IT sector grew by only 700 jobs over 2023, down from 267,000 jobs added in 2022, despite the AI boom
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-06 · #9
Microsoft executive Dee Templeton has joined OpenAI's board as a nonvoting observer amid a broader boardroom overhaul following Sam Altman's brief ouster.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-06
Dee Templeton OpenAI
Source: Microsoft executive Dee Templeton has joined OpenAI's board as a nonvoting observer, as part of a broader boardroom overhaul after Altman's brief ouster
Bloomberg · 2024-01-06 · #22
Coatue reorganizes its venture capital strategy, prioritizing domain expertise over regional coverage to streamline investing.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Coatue domain expertise regional coverage
Memo: Coatue closes its European office in London after two years in order to “streamline” its investing and prioritize domain expertise over regional coverage
Bloomberg · 2024-01-05 · #9
Zoe Weinberg praises Brendan McCord as a 'philosopher-entrepreneur' and expresses support for his founding of the Cosmos Institute and its vision.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Zoe Weinberg Brendan McCord Cosmos Institute
A look at the current AI philosophy landscape of existential pessimism vs. accelerationism, and the need for a balanced, enterprising optimism as the third way
Cosmos Institute · 2024-01-05 · #21
Coatue closes its European office in London after two years to streamline its investing operations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Coatue London office
Memo: Coatue closes its European office in London after two years in order to “streamline” its investing and prioritize domain expertise over regional coverage
Bloomberg · 2024-01-05 · #9
Chris Petkas recommends keeping an eye on Brendan McCord for his perspectives at the intersection of technology and philosophy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Chris Petkas Brendan McCord
A look at the current AI philosophy landscape of existential pessimism vs. accelerationism, and the need for a balanced, enterprising optimism as the third way
Cosmos Institute · 2024-01-05 · #21
Design software company InVision plans to shut down at the end of 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
InVision
Design software company InVision, once valued at $2B, plans to shut down at the end of 2024, after raising $350M+ from Goldman Sachs, Spark Capital, and others
The Information · 2024-01-05 · #6
According to current and former employees, Baidu is experiencing an exodus of its most talented staff.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Baidu
Current and former employees detail Baidu's difficulty incubating new businesses including CEO Robin Li's leadership style and most talented staff leaving
Financial Times · 2024-01-05 · #17
Justin Hotard was an executive at HPE prior to his appointment at Intel.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Justin Hotard HPE
Intel appoints HPE executive Justin Hotard to lead its data center and AI group, a crucial unit to its turnaround, replacing veteran Sandra Rivera on February 1
Bloomberg · 2024-01-04 · #23
Intel spins out Articul8 as a separate company.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Intel Articul8
Intel spins out Articul8, an AI company backed by DigitalBridge and others; executives did not share the deal's value or if Intel would retain a majority stake
Reuters · 2024-01-04 · #34
Xerox's stock (XRX) fell more than 12% following the layoff and restructuring announcement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Xerox XRX
Xerox plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a restructuring; the company had ~20,500 employees as of December 31, 2022, per an SEC filing; XRX drops 12%+
CNBC · 2024-01-04 · #32
Xerox had approximately 20,500 employees as of December 31, 2022, per an SEC filing.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Xerox ≈20,500 employees (Dec 31, 2022)
Xerox plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a restructuring; the company had ~20,500 employees as of December 31, 2022, per an SEC filing; XRX drops 12%+
CNBC · 2024-01-04 · #32
Xerox plans to lay off around 3,000 employees, roughly 15% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Xerox ≈3,000 employees 15% of workforce
Xerox plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a restructuring; the company had ~20,500 employees as of December 31, 2022, per an SEC filing; XRX drops 12%+
CNBC · 2024-01-04 · #32
Jacob Bakkila ran the popular @Horse_ebooks Twitter account for two years.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Jacob Bakkila @Horse_ebooks Twitter account
Q&A with Jacob Bakkila, who ran the popular @Horse_ebooks Twitter account for two years, on the inspiration for the language bot, AI chatbots, and more
The Guardian · 2024-01-04 · #29
Intel replaces veteran Sandra Rivera with Justin Hotard as head of its data center and AI group, effective February 1.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Intel Sandra Rivera Justin Hotard data center and AI group
Intel appoints HPE executive Justin Hotard to lead its data center and AI group, a crucial unit to its turnaround, replacing veteran Sandra Rivera on February 1
Bloomberg · 2024-01-04 · #23
Intel appoints HPE executive Justin Hotard to lead its data center and AI group effective February 1.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Intel Justin Hotard data center and AI group
Intel appoints HPE executive Justin Hotard to lead its data center and AI group, a crucial unit to its turnaround, replacing veteran Sandra Rivera on February 1
Bloomberg · 2024-01-04 · #23