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The AI boom is rattling the creator economy, but Instagram’s head says it could ultimately make human creators more valuable.”In a world where there’s an abundance of synthetic content, I actually think people are going to seek out creativity and authenticity and people more, not less. And I think that…
The US energy secretary said that a lot of concerns about data centers are real but “overblown.”At an Amazon Web Services conference on Tuesday, Chris Wright urged supporters of data centers to push back on those who criticize their development because of environmental concerns and job losses.”The pluses are way…
Disney isn’t building a “super app” tying together all its businesses — at least not yet.Adam Smith, the chief product and technology officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, told employees at a town hall last week that the company isn’t planning to turn Disney+ into a hub for buying tickets…
Charlie Smith thinks a lot of the fear around AI is overblown.”When machines came along, we got new jobs. When computers came along, we got new jobs. And I really believe that we’re going to enter a new era of creativity,” with the help of AI, he said during an…
It’s 4 a.m., and Whitney Stefko Dover’s family “chief of staff” has already sent her the daily briefing.It’s called the “Daily Dover.”The early morning operations briefing helps Stefko Dover and her husband, Chris, coordinate their complicated lives with two young sons. An AI assistant scans their emails and calendar apps…
For the past year, Silicon Valley has been obsessed with “tokenmaxxing” — the idea that maximizing AI usage (and therefore token consumption) should make workers more productive.Charles Holive is measuring something else entirely.The chief AI officer at BNP Paribas CIB, the investment banking arm of one of Europe’s largest banks,…
Amazon’s satellite internet chief sent a memo to staff addressing last week’s dramatic Blue Origin rocket explosion, which threatens to disrupt the internet giant’s most important space project.The explosion occurred Thursday during a hot-fire test of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral. The rocket erupted into a massive…
Paramount Skydance’s tech chief is stepping down as David Ellison’s digital transformation heats up. Loading audio narration… Phil Wiser, Paramount’s chief tech officer, told his colleagues on Friday morning that he’s leaving at the end of May after seven years with the company.”Writing this and sharing this news is harder…
Ryan Cohen pulled in a hefty sum from his baseball cards, merch, and gaming collectibles, thanks to his eBay listing stunt. Loading audio narration… The CEO of GameStop posted a collection of items for resale after announcing his unsolicited bid for eBay, which the company has since rejected. “I’m selling…
Nobody likes seeing headlines about Big Tech layoffs, but some smaller companies are taking advantage of access to a fresh pool of top-tier talent. Loading audio narration… Paul Jaeschke, chief product officer at PitchBook, told Business Insider that the private-market data platform was “definitely a beneficiary” of recent cuts across…
