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EP-324 Layoffs at Scale Ai 🌐, Quantum Leap in India 🇮🇳, Elon Musk’s Ai Safety Concerns 🚨
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, july 17th! explore the latest in tech:
- scale ai layoffs: 14% of the workforce affected as the data-labeling startup adjusts operations post-meta acquisition, with interim ceo jason droege hinting at strategic pivots.
- ai safety concerns: openai and others criticize elon musk's xai for "reckless" safety practices, especially following issues with the grok chatbot's behavior and transparency.
- decentralized social media: twitter co-founder jack dorsey invests $10 million in developing open-source, decentralized platforms to reshape social media structures.
- quantum computing in india: qpiai's $32 million funding round supports national quantum mission goals, driving ai and quantum tech development to enhance india's global tech position.
- nvidia's strategic shift: the semiconductor giant resumes selling h20 ai chips to china, a move seen amid ongoing rare-earth trade discussions influencing tech supply chains.
that's all for today. see you back here tomorrow!
117 episodes
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, july 17th! explore the latest in tech:
- scale ai layoffs: 14% of the workforce affected as the data-labeling startup adjusts operations post-meta acquisition, with interim ceo jason droege hinting at strategic pivots.
- ai safety concerns: openai and others criticize elon musk's xai for "reckless" safety practices, especially following issues with the grok chatbot's behavior and transparency.
- decentralized social media: twitter co-founder jack dorsey invests $10 million in developing open-source, decentralized platforms to reshape social media structures.
- quantum computing in india: qpiai's $32 million funding round supports national quantum mission goals, driving ai and quantum tech development to enhance india's global tech position.
- nvidia's strategic shift: the semiconductor giant resumes selling h20 ai chips to china, a move seen amid ongoing rare-earth trade discussions influencing tech supply chains.
that's all for today. see you back here tomorrow!
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