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Big Tech is unexpectedly in an awkward spot with Trump President Donald Trump is closely aligned with Silicon Valley oligarchs, from directly receiving their largess… alternet · May 31
As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words The American pope wants to take artificial intelligence down a notch. Is he challenging the tech companies, or… The New York Times · May 25
Elon Musk and Sam Altman's fight just got personal on Wall Street There's a particular kind of rivalry that only exists in Silicon Valley, where two co-founders who once shared… mainstreet · May 22
Anthropic just scored major win in escalating Al talent war In Silicon Valley, the same handful of people keep showing up on opposite sides of the same fight. They build … mainstreet · May 20
Meta lays off 8,000 employees, as AI casualties mount Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by AI and were trying to figure out who had been let go … boston · May 20
OpenAI Prepares to File for an I.P.O. in Coming Weeks OpenAI would be one of the most highly anticipated potential initial public offerings, in what is set to be a … nytimes · May 20
Meta Begins Laying Off 8,000 Employees Amid A.I. Transformation Meta told employees last month that it would carry out mass layoffs on May 20, as the Silicon Valley giant tri… The New York Times · May 20