Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder who defected to OpenAI
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder who defected to OpenAI, is now at Google
TL;DRTop AI researcher moves from OpenAI to Google after brief stint.
Why it matters: Signals talent competition intensifying among major AI labs; tracks industry consolidation.


Nvidia stock closed up 8.74% on Thursday, adding ~$440B
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Google adds Expert Intelligence to Gemini Notebook, letting users
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