Maria Curi
@m_ccuri
Followers
3K
Following
7K
Media
52
Statuses
2K
@axios tech policy reporter, Colombiana 🇨🇴 Signal: mariacuri.01
Washington, DC
Joined March 2016
LA is ramping up AI adoption ahead of the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics "The way they describe the Olympics is it's something like seven Super Bowls a day for two weeks. So that's what we're up against," the city's CIO, Ted Ross, told Axios. https://t.co/8VKK2UloYN
axios.com
It's all hands on deck for LA's AI adoption as the city gears up to host a string of major sporting events.
0
0
2
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirms that the company has provided funds to President Trump's White House ballroom project: "incredibly proud and delighted to help contribute in a small way," he said at Nvidia GTC in Washington.
0
2
3
New: Trump looms large over Nvidia conference Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda. w/@NathanBomey
https://t.co/9uR9WW7iyr
axios.com
Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.
1
2
4
Nvidia’s developer conference kicks off this week in DC — here’s what we’ve got: • Exclusive: Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt’s new “future of work” task force • Sneak peek at the themes Jensen will hit on in his keynote https://t.co/G700fjffAa
axios.com
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is bringing Silicon Valley to D.C. this week with the company's first-ever developers conference in the nation's capital.
0
1
2
Exclusive: In a new book about Palantir and its CEO Alex Karp, journalist Michael Steinberger chronicles how a self-described leftist who said his "biggest fear is fascism" became one of the tech leaders powering President Trump's agenda. https://t.co/nbbIJ6HwOD
axios.com
"The Philosopher in the Valley" offers extraordinary access to the CEO of one of the most powerful data software companies.
0
0
1
First look: The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools for voter and volunteer engagement in the upcoming midterm and presidential elections after testing them in key state races this year. https://t.co/voSZvnXYAu
axios.com
The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools in future elections.
1
2
1
NEW: Anthropic is making the case that it's firmly in step with the White House after AI czar David Sacks' criticism sparked questions over the company's relationship with the administration. https://t.co/td0sc2BcWn
axios.com
The company says it's firmly in step with the White House following AI czar David Sacks' criticism.
0
2
2
Exclusive: Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling on President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution to H1-B visa issues instead of imposing a $100,000 fee. https://t.co/Ewbx8WkMt0
axios.com
Congress is calling on Trump to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution.
0
2
1
Scoop: The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the government shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department. w/@ashleyrgold
https://t.co/vF3qu5gtmI
axios.com
The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department.
0
2
10
NEW from me at UNGA: The world pushes ahead on AI safety — with or without the U.S.
axios.com
Much of the rest of the world is slowing down to set rules.
2
7
8
NFL fields MAGA fury over Bad Bunny halftime show via @m_ccuri & @HerbScribner
https://t.co/EqnRy9SNa7
axios.com
The Puerto Rican artist is increasingly becoming a political talking point.
16
6
13
Hey @NAHJDC members: Have you purchased your Annual Noche de Periodistas tickets? Do so here:
eventbrite.com
Please join us for our annual fundraiser, Noche de Periodistas!
0
4
2
NEW: From chip sales to China and the UAE to TikTok -- Trump is making it tough for China hawks to keep up their national security fervor, with virtually no Republican directly challenging the president on deals that natsec experts say are dangerous. https://t.co/waOXqPE56w
axios.com
President Trump's love of dealmaking is making it tough for China hawks in Congress.
0
0
2
China Select Chair John Moolenaar says he'll conduct "full oversight" of the TikTok deal and hold a hearing with the new leaders of the app next year.
0
2
2
Going live shortly on @NPR @hereandnow to talk about two of the latest emerging risks in AI - the ability of systems to resist shutdown and systems that are persuasive enough to get people to change their core beliefs.
2
4
13
Scale AI signed a $100M ceiling contract with the DOD to provide end-to-end services, including its data engine for data preparation and AI model testing (@m_ccuri / Axios) https://t.co/H5E8Hq4H9a
https://t.co/T0H94qg0h5 📫 Subscribe:
techmeme.com
Maria Curi / Axios: Scale AI signed a $100M, five-year ceiling contract with the US DOD to provide end-to-end services, including preparing AI-ready data and testing AI models
1
3
8
Catch @CEA47 advisor @JacobHelberg in conversation with Axios’ @m_ccuri tomorrow, Sept. 17 at the #AxiosAISummit in D.C.: Livestream starts at 2:00pm ET Watch here: https://t.co/6B6VLAyrjh
0
2
5
Catch @scale_AI CEO @jdroege in conversation with Axios’ @m_ccuri tomorrow, Sept. 17 at the #AxiosAISummit in D.C.: Livestream starts at 2:00pm ET Watch here: https://t.co/6B6VLAxTtJ
0
2
8
🌟 Big news! 🌟Felix Contreras, host of NPR’s https://t.co/rH1ypcxxw8 and producer of Tiny Desk, is the winner of our Most Valuable Periodista Award 🏆Join us as we celebrate him at Noche de Periodistas on Oct. 3rd🙌Ticket link in bio🎟️@tiofelixc @nprmusic @npr @AltLatino #NAHJDC
1
3
5
.@m_ccuri and I are taking our talents to the national tech team! Catch us in AI+ for a full newsletter takeover every Friday and scoopy policy coverage throughout the week 🎉
0
3
16