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Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately

Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately

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It’s hard to find programmers these days who aren’t using AI coding assistants in some capacity, especially to write the repetitive, mundane bits. But those who refused to try the tools when Coinbase bought enterprise licenses for GitHub Copilot and Cursor got promptly fired, CEO Brian Armstrong said this week on John Collison’s podcast “Cheeky

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Apple gets ready for AI in the enterprise with new ChatGPT configuration options

Apple gets ready for AI in the enterprise with new ChatGPT configuration options

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As AI technology makes its way into the enterprise, Apple is rolling out new tools that will give businesses more granular control over where and how their employees can tap into artificial intelligence. With the release of Apple’s software updates arriving in September, the tech giant is adding another option for enterprise customers: the ability

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Apple is in talks to use Google’s Gemini for Siri revamp, report says

Apple is in talks to use Google’s Gemini for Siri revamp, report says

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In Brief Posted: 11:15 AM PDT · August 22, 2025 Image Credits:Brian Heater/TechCrunch Apple is falling behind in the race to transform Siri into an AI assistant that’s as powerful as its competitors. As consumers grow more impatient, Apple is considering using another company’s tech instead of developing its own. Apple is now exploring a

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Nvidia reportedly halts production on its H20 AI chips

Nvidia reportedly halts production on its H20 AI chips

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In Brief Posted: 9:53 AM PDT · August 22, 2025 Image Credits:Akio Kon/Bloomberg / Getty Images Beijing may have thrown a wrench into Nvidia’s plans on making a comeback in China’s AI market. Nvidia has instructed its component suppliers to stop production related to its H20 AI chip, according to The Information. The production halt

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Google makes it easier to edit Drive videos with a new Vids shortcut button

Google makes it easier to edit Drive videos with a new Vids shortcut button

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Image Credits:Google Cloud 8:33 AM PDT · August 22, 2025 Google announced Friday that it’s enhancing the editing experience for Drive videos with a new shortcut button for Vids, the tech giant’s AI-powered video-creation tool.  The new feature allows Workspace users to initiate a video edit using Vids directly from the Google Drive interface. Now

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OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s $97B takeover bid 

OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s $97B takeover bid 

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OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordinated plans with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker. The request was made public in a brief filed Thursday in Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI. Lawyers representing OpenAI said they subpoenaed Meta in June for documents related to its

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Microsoft AI chief says it’s ‘dangerous’ to study AI consciousness

Microsoft AI chief says it’s ‘dangerous’ to study AI consciousness

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AI models can respond to text, audio, and video in ways that sometimes fool people into thinking a human is behind the keyboard, but that doesn’t exactly make them conscious. It’s not like ChatGPT experiences sadness doing my tax return … right? Well, a growing number of AI researchers at labs like Anthropic are asking

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Google’s AI Mode expands globally, adds new agentic features

Google’s AI Mode expands globally, adds new agentic features

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Google is launching a global expansion of AI Mode, its feature that allows users to ask complex questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search, the company announced on Thursday. The tech giant is also bringing new agentic and personalized capabilities to the feature. As part of the expansion, Google is

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Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree

Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree

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In Brief Posted: 6:25 AM PDT · August 21, 2025 Image Credits:Hollie Adams/Bloomberg / Getty Images Meta has frozen hiring in its AI organization after restructuring the unit earlier this week, reports The Wall Street Journal. The hiring freeze follows weeks of poaching more than 50 AI researchers and engineers from competitors.   The freeze went

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