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Is it a Chinese Psy-Op? Are Americans ignorant? Or are tech bros just completely out of touch?Tech leaders across the country are full of ideas about why Americans are in a furor against data centers, positing theories on social media that range from practical to patronizing.”Most explanations of why datacenters…
When Vinit Juneja started as a software engineer at Amazon last year, he knew he might leave one day for a more attractive role.But after watching colleagues lose their jobs during two rounds of layoffs that eliminated roughly 30,000 positions at Amazon, another factor took on new importance: job security.”I…
Tech analyst Ben Thompson says requiring AI companies to be transparent about the content their models produce is missing the mark.Thompson tore into the European Union AI Act, which Anthropic cited as the reason it will add watermarks to content in Claude-generated files and text.In his widely read “Stratechery” newsletter,…
Ask a tech worker about their biggest career regret, and they might have a hard time picking just one.In a fast-changing, highly competitive industry, it’s easy to second-guess career decisions — and wonder whether another path might have been the better one.In interviews with Business Insider, tech professionals from companies…
The US Army is embracing a wave of new weapons and systems, from drones to command-and-control platforms, and putting these experimental capabilities directly in the hands of soldiers during training events.That approach yields valuable lessons and gives soldiers hands-on experience with new technologies. The push and pull of experimentation and…
Demis Hassabis, outgoing CEO of DeepMindShane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for Cannes LionsGoogle AI leadership is shifting, with Demis Hassabis moving to Alphabet’s chief scientist role.DeepMind’s transition reflects a focus on AI safety and long-term research initiatives at Google.Industry experts express mixed views on Google’s AI strategy changes amid competitive pressure.Google…
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force and software company Kaizen Laboratories have developed a new online marketplace built to help users find and acquire systems for defending against uncrewed aerial systems.The “Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Marketplace” is a catalog that military, federal government, and law enforcement personnel can use to assess validated…
Venture capitalist David Friedberg says critics shouldn’t write off New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-run grocery stores.”Everyone’s got it a little bit wrong in assuming that this thing is going to radically fail,” Friedberg said during a recent episode of “The All-In” Podcast, which he cohosts.Friedberg said, “It’s a sad…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nick Sanchez, a licensed marriage and family therapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I would say 99% of my clients cite burnout as one of their biggest problems.As a licensed marriage and family…
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…
