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Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending

Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.

Substack bets readers want to pay for content written by humans with new AI detection tool

The platform is betting that subscribers value authenticity and will pay for content verifiably created by humans.

Uber is laying off 10 percent of customer service workers as it continues to “embrace AI.”

An Uber spokesperson tells Bloomberg that the move comes as the company works “to simplify operations, strengthen in-person collaboration, and continue to embrace AI.” Uber is also asking remote customer service employees to return to the office, Bloomberg reports.

New VC job: Chief AI Officer

B Capital's recent hire highlights VCs move to bring AI in house.

The new Halo remake is a reminder of what Xbox used to be

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AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors

Etched, founded by three Harvard dropouts, has created new chips and memory components that speed up inference on any AI model -- no GPUs required, it says.

Nvidia is sending GPUs to the moon

If there's a place in the universe without GPUs, Nvidia is sending them there.

Google's Gemini Nears Billion-User Milestone

Gemini had over 750 million monthly users in February.

AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident

Aggressive training techniques sharpens threat of bad behavior by leading models.

Uber lays off 10% of customer service workers and calls others back to working in the office, citing AI

Uber is laying off 10% of its community operations team, citing AI. Remote workers must relocate to an office, impacting customer service roles.

Jeff Bezos is getting involved with centering Amazon’s AI in Prime Video.

Like Sergey Brin going hands-on with Google’s AI push (and in addition to a rumored bid for Liverpool), Reuters reports Bezos has made an unusual move to become personally involved in the “Lighthouse” project updating Prime Video’s homepage, recommendations, and voice control.

Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’

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