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Anthropic hires Amir Salek, who ran Google's TPU business until 2022

Anthropic hires Amir Salek, who ran Google's TPU business until 2022, to join its compute team as part of a push to develop its own chips

TL;DRAnthropic hired Google's TPU chip leader to build custom semiconductors.

Why it matters: AI labs reducing reliance on Nvidia chips could reshape hardware market dynamics and inference costs.

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OpenAI's VP of sales in the Americas, Kaylin Voss, resigned a week

OpenAI's VP of sales in the Americas quit, following another recent departure from leadership.

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AI Boosted Homework Scores, Then Exam Scores Dropped

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AI helps students with homework but doesn't improve actual test performance.

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HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US

FCC halted US sales of HoverAir's modular transforming drone after three days.

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TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit

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TikTok pays $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy violation lawsuit.

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How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn

AI accounting startup Rillet hit $1B valuation after CEO casually shared metrics with investors.

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Liquid Death CEO on Viral AI Data Center Ad, IPO Odds

Liquid Death's CEO discusses public backlash against AI data center expansion despite investment hype.

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Devoted Health, which uses AI

AI healthcare startup Devoted Health raises funds at $25 billion valuation.

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Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button

LinkedIn's new button to flag AI-generated content has been clicked over 1 million times.

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Chip Engineer Tsu-Jae King Liu on Nvidia, AI Energy Need

Leading chip engineer discusses semiconductor industry challenges and AI's massive power demands.

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American Who Wiped His Phone With 'Duress' Password During Border

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