“A lot of the early OpenAI people have achieved financial independence already. At some point, people are seeing a $25 million offer, and they’re just like, ‘Well, after tax it’s half that.’”. new from me, inside the AI talent draft:

RT @nmasc_: NEW: Inside 96 hours of Windsurf whiplash: OpenAI talks broke down, Google brought out the velvet rope & Cognition sealed a dea….

RT @nmasc_: NEWS: OpenAI/Windsurf deal is off after the startup raised concerns on how it would fit into OpenAI's Microsoft IP deal and str….

RT @catherineperlo1: Scoop: Google is staffing up its publisher-side adtech unit Google Ad Manager to market it better to big advertisers,….

RT @germanotes: In May, I wrote about the proliferating scourge of online hate speech against athletes, particularly in the WNBA. That day….

RT @rocketalignment: Things are getting weird

RT @steph_palazzolo: We're starting to get a clearer picture of the mission of Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup founded by ex-OpenAI C….

three years!!! thank you to all of my colleagues and all of the sources who have spoken with me for a story. and if you haven't: no time like the present 😎.

RT @rocketalignment: Scoop: Amazon is testing robots to deliver your mail. Years from now your robot dog can bark at them!.

RT @steph_palazzolo: OpenAI goes public with its acquisition of the Jony Ive device startup, which we first scooped here: .

RT @theinformation: Google unveiled several new AI-powered features in its efforts to defend its search business from the threat posed by O….

RT @TylerKatzen: Remember California's landmark deal with Google to fund local newsrooms?. Nine months later, Gavin Newsom's cutting $20 mi….

RT @SylviaVarnham: Scoop: TikTok is working on allowing U.S. users to send photos over DMs in the app—something that's currently restricted….

RT @amir: 🚨 Reporting job alert: . Join @steph_palazzolo & our incredible team @theinformation to lead coverage of OpenAI (w/ lots of suppo….

Last year, Google scrapped its onstage Gemini Live demo for i/o after OpenAI released voice mode the night before with a near-identical script. This year, they're working on: .-a "software development lifecycle" agent .-a Pinterest competitor.-& more.

RT @theinformation: Google Developing Software AI Agent, Pinterest-Like Feature Ahead of I/O. Google has been demonstrating a software deve….

Google is continuing its strategy of cutting 100s of employees at a time, rather than one big headline-grabbing layoff. This time, it's around 200 employees in the global business organization, Google's ad sales unit. w @MilesKruppa and @catherineperlo1

RT @steph_palazzolo: ICYMI: OpenAI has told investors that it plans to cut the percentage revenue share it pays out to its largest backer,….

RT @aaronpholmes: New: OpenAI has told investors that it plans to cut down the % of revenue it shares with Microsoft by 2030. Microsoft has….

As the Google search remedies trial enters week 3, the judge has signaled support for data sharing and probed the pros and cons of different restrictions on rev share deals — potentially a window into what remedies he will eventually order. from DC: