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Trump’s order may end remote work for many federal employees.Yet, collective bargaining agreements and other factors may affect the return-to-office timeline.With only 15% of federal jobs in DC, workers nationwide will be impacted.If you’re a federal employee who works remotely even part of the time, your daily life could soon…
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to restore access to TikTok has created a thicket of new legal questions for the short-video platform, along with new tensions between the White House, members of Congress who want the platform banned, and tech companies caught in the…
McKinsey executive Matthew Fitzpatrick is leaving the firm to become CEO of Invisible Technologies.Fitzpatrick led QuantumBlack Labs, developing AI software and tools for companies.Invisible Technologies, a company focused on AI training, is valued at $500M, the company said.One of McKinsey & Company’s top executives is leaving the firm for Silicon…
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would issue what is expected to be a flurry of executive orders and directives, as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to immigration. Two sources familiar with the plans said more…
President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to speed up AI infrastructure projects.It directs the DOD and DOE to lease land to the private sector for building AI data centers.The executive order requires developers to build clean energy sources to power their data centers.President Joe Biden has signed…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will issue an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centers, the White House said. The order calls for leasing federal sites owned by Defense and Energy departments to…
Ted Farnsworth pleaded guilty to defrauding investors in MoviePass and Vinco.Farnsworth has been in prison since August 2023.MoviePass’s $10 plan led to its popularity but was unsustainable, causing bankruptcy.Ted Farnsworth pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding investors in the movie-ticket subscription service MoviePass, the US Department of Justice announced. He…
By Jarrett Renshaw and Nichola Groom (Reuters) – President-Elect Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that seeks to protect gas-powered appliances including stoves and heaters from federal and local regulators who want to phase them out of homes and businesses, two sources familiar with the plans said. Republicans, including…
Ryan Salame, an ex-FTX executive, appears to have had time shaved off his scheduled release from prison.Salame began his 7 ½ year sentence for his role in a massive crypto fraud scheme in October.Federal prison records show Salame is scheduled to be released in March 2031.Ryan Salame, a former top…
Databricks’ vice president of AI likened looking for top researchers to “looking for LeBron James.”Naveen Rao told Command Line that probably fewer than 1,000 researchers could build frontier models.Rao said it wasn’t ridiculous for companies to pay large amounts for AI and infrastructure talent.Recruiting top-tier AI researchers today is a…
