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The US Army put its prototype command-and-control system to the test in the desert. Now, it’s sorting out what performed well enough to be scaled across the service — and what should be cut.The Army has been developing Next Generation Command and Control, or NGC2, alongside industry partners like Anduril…
Mercor’s interview process is less vibe coding, more whiteboarding. On an episode of the “20VC” podcast released on Saturday, Mercor’s head of product, Osvald Nitski, said that the AI training company has moved away from take-home assignments that can be completed with AI.”We’ll do one round where we find out…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise dismissal of his reformist defense minister has sent shockwaves through the country, causing unease and anxiety as Kyiv enjoyed a wave of fresh momentum on the battlefield.Ukrainian defense industry sources described the removal of 35-year-old Mykhailo Fedorov last week, after just six months on the…
Big Tech earnings season starts next week with Google, but the most important number won’t be profit or revenue. It will be how much these companies say they’ll spend on AI data centers.Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta have already laid out plans to spend more than $700 billion this year.…
A year ago, OpenAI seemed like it had an untouchable lead in the AI race.It was by far the dominant AI platform for consumers. Competitors like Meta were scrambling — and spending a gazillion dollars on new hires — to catch up. Sam Altman had enough cash, and clout, to…
Tim Ryan thrives in chaos.Few signs suggest Ryan’s appetite for the messiest problems. An often-smiling, mild-mannered Bostonian, he traded nearly a decade as PwC’s senior partner for one of Wall Street’s toughest turnaround jobs at Citigroup.”I knew that I really needed to be in a place where I get my…
As part of her morning routine, Karen Murray wakes up and immediately turns on the TV at her mother’s assisted living home in New Jersey, 40 minutes away.At the crack of dawn, she puts Pandora on through the TV in her mother Marion’s room. Around 11 a.m., she calls into the TV…
If you ask tech workers what people misunderstand about working in their industry, they’ll tell you — plenty.In interviews with Business Insider, tech professionals from companies including Amazon, Google, and Snap challenged assumptions that their jobs are mostly coding, that AI has made their work easier, and that Big Tech…
Disney’s leadership team, under CEO Josh D’Amaro, wants to ensure the company remains an entertainment powerhouse as tech evolves and frenemies like YouTube emerge.Since taking the top job in March, D’Amaro has emphasized original, creative storytelling, improving Disney’s streaming technology, and keeping the parks business he previously oversaw humming. He also installed…
Google cofounder Sergey Brin and John Doerr have donated a combined $94 million to undercut California's proposed billionaire tax. Peter Thiel has donated $3 million to a separate group.Getty ImagesA handful of California’s estimated 214 billionaires are trying to stop a proposed wealth tax.Google cofounder Sergey Brin, who moved assets…
