Hi, Welcome Welcome back By Christopher Zara November 20, 2023 Layoffs are underway this week at Citigroup as part of a companywide restructuring and simplification plan that was announced by CEO Jane Fraser in September. In a memo to employees on Monday, Fraser said the financial giant’s executive management team has been working with … Continue reading Citigroup layoffs loom as the financial giant makes some of its most drastic changes in years
Together Figma and Adobe currently control 72% of the market for collaborative design and prototyping software. Constantine von Hoffman on November 20, 2023 Adobe’s $ 20 billion bid for cloud-based product design platform Figma is being hit with an antitrust complaint by E.U. regulators. An in-depth investigation by the European Commission came to the preliminary … Continue reading EU raises antitrust concerns about Adobe’s purchase of Figma
By Chris Stokel-Walker November 20, 2023 One of the most tumultuous four-day spans in Silicon Valley history has finally concluded (for now at least), and in the end we’re left with massive changes at both OpenAI and Microsoft—and massive ramifications for the wider world of artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO summarily fired … Continue reading New OpenAI CEO Emmett Shear’s time at Twitch gives clues to the future of the AI giant
How IoT & Analytics are Powering Modern Shipping Logistics Yash Mehta / Last Updated: Nov 15, 2023 Physical infrastructure is not the only driver of your ecommerce shipment anymore; data is an equally powerful navigator overhauling the logistics game. The rapid adoption of IoT technology is leading to an exponential surge in data. Concurrently, … Continue reading How IoT & Analytics are Powering Modern Shipping Logistics
By Eric Silver November 20, 2023 From the very beginning, podcasting was shaped by a DIY ethos that said: “I can do that, too.” An undefined and unexplored wilderness, the infrastructure that we now take for granted (like the feeds we use to subscribe to a show) had to be created from scratch, usually … Continue reading Podcasting needs to get professional
Sam Altman will not be returning to OpenAI Fellow Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is the new interim CEO. Richard Lai Mon, Nov 20, 2023 Sam Altman Talks over reinstating co-founder and former CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI have apparently broken down. According to The Information and Bloomberg, the board has now hired Altman’s fellow … Continue reading Sam Altman will not be returning to OpenAI
By Morgan Clendaniel November 20, 2023 After a weekend of drama, the board of OpenAI has decided not to reinstate CEO Sam Altman, who was ousted from the position on Friday in a move that shocked Silicon Valley. Instead, the board will install Emmett Shear, the former CEO of Twitch, as its new interim … Continue reading Reports: Sam Altman won’t return as OpenAI CEO; Emmett Shear said to be tapped
By Burt Helm November 19, 2023 In Hollywood, big money is getting lost in translation. Sure, the global entertainment business is synced up like never before. Marvel blockbusters captivate audiences in China. Korean directors score one coup after another in the U.S. Streaming development executives now scour foreign markets to bring home the next Squid … Continue reading How AI for lip dubbing could change the film industry
By Chris Morris November 19, 2023 The abrupt dismissal of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Friday stunned employees and investors alike. But the leadership battle at the leading generative artificial intelligence company is far from over, as reports have since come out that Altman could, in fact, return to the company—if a new board of … Continue reading OpenAI’s board: Who are the 4 directors who fired Sam Altman, and will they stay if he returns?
By Santiago Garces and Stephen Goldsmith November 19, 2023 The recent Biden White House Executive Order on AI addresses important questions. If it’s not implemented in a dynamic and flexible way, however, it runs the risk of impeding the kinds of dramatic improvements in both government and community participation that generative AI stands to … Continue reading Boston experimented with using generative AI for governing. It went surprisingly well
