Meta Poaches Salesforce Exec to Build AI Business Tools

Amazon steps up effort to build AI chips that can rival Nvidia

Big Tech group’s Annapurna Labs is spending big to build custom chips that lessen its reliance on market leader

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Eduardo Medina on Scaling With Purpose, Building a Resilient Culture, and Preparing for an AI Future

Eduardo Medina shares his strategies for leading BetterUp through rapid growth, why he ditched recurring meetings, and how he sees AI transforming the future of coaching.

Business - Inc. - November 14

Snowflake Build: the 4 biggest announcements on Cortex AI and more

The company debuted new tools for Cortex AI, its fully managed offering for developing conversational AI apps.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 14

Chinese tech groups build AI teams in Silicon Valley

Alibaba, ByteDance and Meituan seek to poach top talent from US rivals despite Washington’s chip curbs

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI products

Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates the market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom

Tech - ABC News - 3 days ago

OpenAI Will Send Its Next AI to Businesses Before a Public Release

A leader in AI technology may soon make a giant leap forward, but this time, select companies will get their hands on its next-generation model before you do.

Business - Inc. - October 25

AI demand drives growth and higher spending at Amazon’s cloud business

Ecommerce company’s shares rise as it also gives an upbeat forecast for the holiday quarter

Business - Financial Times - October 31

New Disney Business Unit to Explore AI, Augmented Reality

The Office of Technology Enablement will look at ways to implement emerging technology across Disney’s business segments.

Business - Inc. - November 1

UK government launches new AI safety platform for businesses

Science and tech secretary Peter Kyle wants country to be global leader in testing safety of new technology

World - Financial Times - November 6

SoundHound diversifies its business beyond cars, but the hot AI stock retreats

The voice-based AI company is becoming less concentrated, as its top customer made up a far lower portion of overall revenue relative to a year before.

Business - MarketWatch - November 13

How Businesses Can Get the Most Out of Generative AI Right Now

Erik Brynjolfsson and James Milin of Workhelix say companies can reap rewards by homing in on tasks within the organization that AI can do faster.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 22 hours ago

Here’s Why Meta Getting on the AI Search Bandwagon Could Change the Entire Online Ad Market

Meta is taking on Google and Microsoft by developing its own AI search engine. The repercussions for the digital advertising market could be huge.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Apple, Meta and Amazon must show the stock market that AI spending is paying off

Big-tech bellwethers facing scrutiny on whether they are meeting competitive challenges.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Meta's third-quarter profit surges 35% reflecting strong ad revenue and its AI push

Meta Platforms Inc. has posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results fueled by its advertising revenue growth and its push to incorporate artificial intelligence

Tech - ABC News - October 30

Meta’s Next Llama AI Models Are Training on a GPU Cluster ‘Bigger Than Anything’ Else

The race for better generative AI is also a race for more computing power. On that score, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Meta appears to be winning.

Tech - Wired - October 31

DataRobot launches Enterprise AI Suite to bridge gap between AI development and business value

DataRobot aims to boost AI success with a new Enterprise Suite featuring pre-built templates, AI agents, observability and governance tools.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 12

Citadel poaches Elliott Management veteran Bhanji

London-based portfolio manager worked on some of activist hedge fund’s most high-profile campaigns

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Microsoft just made it way easier for developers to build AI apps — and it could be bad news for AWS

Microsoft expands its AI developer tools with GitHub Copilot for Azure, simplifying cloud integration and transforming how developers build and deploy AI applications in an increasingly competitive ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Nvidia AI Blueprint makes it easy for any devs to build automated agents that analyze video

Nvidia announced that its Nvidia AI Blueprint will make it easy for developers in any industry to build AI agents to analyze video and image content.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 4

Business spending on AI surged 500% this year to $13.8 billion, says Menlo Ventures

Enterprise spending on generative AI surged 500% this year, hitting $13.8 billion — up from just $2.3 billion in 2023, according to a new Menlo Ventures report.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Ask Ottolenghi: what’s the secret to a perfect poached egg? | Ask Ottolenghi

Four steps to poached perfection. Please give foolproof advice on how to cook a soft poached egg. Anne Marie, County Donegal I’m here for you, Anne Marie, so let’s do this thing!. Step 1 ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Salesforce launches Agentforce Testing Center to put agents through paces

Salesforce announced Testing Center, a platform that lets enterprises test AI agents responses without touching sensitive information.

Tech - VentureBeat - Yesterday

Meta faces day in court

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Meta to face trial in FTC antitrust suit Meta must face trial in an antitrust case brought by the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Money from oil execs flows to Trump

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Oil and gas tycoons open wallets for Trump The executives made significant contributions supporting former President Trump's ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

New Virtua Fighter Is In Development At Sega, Exec Confirms

Last year at The Game Awards, Sega announced new entries in multiple franchises within their backlog, including Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, and Streets Of Rage. Today, one of the company's ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 6

Borderlands Movie's Massive Failure Detailed By Lionsgate Exec

The Borderlands movie may not get much attention during Oscar season, but it's probably going to be a contender at the Razzies for the worst film of 2024. The reviews were brutal and it made ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 8

OpenAI’s Transcription Tool Hallucinates. Hospitals Are Using It Anyway

In health care settings, it’s important to be precise. That’s why the widespread use of OpenAI’s Whisper transcription tool among medical workers has experts alarmed.

Tech - Wired - October 30

Levellr raises funds for tools to manage Discord communities

Levellr has raised $1.75 million for its community management and insights tools used by companies to manage Discord communities.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 1

Best Theraguns and Tools (2024): Massage Guns, TheraFace

Here’s our guide to the best Theraguns and Therabody gadgets to enhance your recovery routine, alleviate muscle pain, and boost your overall wellness.

Tech - Wired - November 12

England have 'tools' to win World Cup - Carsley

Lee Carsley believes England and new manager Thomas Tuchel are in "a good position" to win the 2026 World Cup.

Tariffs: A trade tool that’s losing its mojo

Tariffs, if used judiciously, may help achieve certain policy goals, but in many respects, they are becoming yesterday’s tool.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Analysts are conflicted on industrials — and why we disagree with a sell call on Starbucks

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Business - CNBC - November 13

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