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A tech CEO who cut his staff from over 1,000 to 120 says AI is boosting the value of 'high-agency' generalists

Bird CEO Robert Vis says AI gives an edge to high-agency, multidisciplinary workers who can take ownership across roles.

How AI has raised the bar for Two Sigma internships and future hires

The $80 billion firm's 82 summer interns have raised the bar for what's expected out of future classes.

Business is booming in a small Louisiana town as a huge Meta AI data center project brings in thousands of workers

A small Louisiana town saw more annual sales tax revenue in 2025 than the last 20 years combined, thanks largely to a huge Meta data center project.

Opinion

Dr. Coller directs the RNA Innovation Center at Johns Hopkins University.

Is Universal Basic Income the Answer to A.I.-Fueled Job Losses?

Eli Tan and Rachel Bujalski followed families on guaranteed income programs around the San Francisco Bay Area.

TikTok's CEO said people are using AI agents without understanding how they work

Shou Zi Chew said people need to understand the permissions they give their personal AI agents and know the boundaries of acceptable use.

Will NVIDIA Acquire US Open-Model Startup Reflection AI?

NVIDIA is reportedly in talks to acquire or expand its stake in Reflection AI, a US open-weight startup serving as a counterweight to Chinese open models.

Institutional intelligence is the key to getting more from AI

AI models are getting more powerful — and the differences between them are getting smaller.

Will the HomeView be Apple's first smart home success?

Apple will announce a new smart home hub on Tuesday called the HomeView, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker gets feisty in BBC quick-fire interview.

The president of the Signal Foundation refused to say whether she thinks AI doomerism is “hype or real” and passed on a bunch of other questions we never get to hear. But she did concede that AI has a “bro culture” problem and that she’d probably choose a bear in the woods over an AI with all her passwords. (Though both are bad.)

A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contract and it refused

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