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Tue. 07/08 – Zuck Poaches AI Talent From Apple

How much further behind can Apple get in AI now that Zuck is poaching from them as well? OpenAI has been forced to batten down the hatches, quite literally. A fully licensed AI video model. And back to Apple. They heard your complaints. They’re pumping the brakes on Liquid Glass a bit. Sponsors: AGNTCY.ORG Links: Apple Loses Top AI Models Executive to Meta’s Hiring Spree (Bloomberg) OpenAI’s Stock Compensation Reflect Steep Costs of Talent Wars (The Information) OpenAI clamps down on security af...

Jul 08, 2025•17 min

Mon. 07/07 – What Did I Miss?

Catching you up on the great Zuckerberg AI recruitment drive. Clueing you in to the great datacenter buildout goldrush that is, again, all about AI. TikTok is about to force everybody to use a new version of their app. And are the unicorns coming back? Links: Meta’s new hires offer a peek into superintelligence plans (Semafor) Zuck's Eleven (Spyglass) CoreWeave to Buy Core Scientific in $9 Billion Stock Deal (Bloomberg) US industrial groups pivot to data centres amid AI boom (FT) TikTok Building...

Jul 07, 2025•17 min

Wed. 07/02 – In Meta v. OpenAI, Who’s Desperate And Who’s Scared?

More layoffs make me more concerned the AI jobpocalypse is coming to tech this summer. In the big Meta v. OpenAI talent battle, who is desperate and who is scared? We reframe the situation a bit. Figma files for an IPO. Chinese AI seems to be gain ground worldwide. And do universities need to fundamentally rethink teaching computer science? Links: Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts (CNBC) Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent (Wired) Sam Altman Sla...

Jul 02, 2025•17 min

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