Mon. 03/30 – HQ Trivia Back From The Dead!

Mon. 03/30 – HQ Trivia Back From The Dead!

HQ Trivia resurrects itself thanks to an anonymous investor. Facebook tries to squeeze Apple out of the AR screen market. Some crowdsourced data reveals who where layoffs are happening in tech but also which companies are still hiring. And a major hack takes down a big chunk of the dark web. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com Feals.com/techmeme Links: HQ Trivia Returns Thanks to Anonymous Investor (WSJ) Facebook Strikes Deal for AR Displays, Squeezing Out Apple (The Information) Government Tracking How People Move Around in Coronavirus Pandemic (WSJ) Coronavirus has led to a 775 percent increase in usage of Microsoft Azure cloud services (BetaNews) Apple's factories are running, but suppliers wary about iPhone demand (Reuters) Candor: 267 companies have frozen hiring, 44 had layoffs, 36 rescinded offers, 111 are hiring (VentureBeat) OneWeb files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Space News) Airbnb to Halt All Marketing, Most Hiring as Losses Mount (The Information) Lyft Tells Drivers to Work for Amazon After Ridership Plummets (Bloomberg) Bird lays off about 30% of workforce amid COVID-19 pandemic (TechCrunch) Hack Attack Takes Down Dark Web Host: 7,595 Websites Confirmed Deleted (Forbes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our Shoe Company Is Now An AI Company

Our Shoe Company Is Now An AI Company

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Space Race Acquisition

Space Race Acquisition

Amazon's dropping $10.8 billion on Globalstar to beef up its Leo satellite network and challenge Starlink — and Apple's along for the ride. Plus, federal charges for the Sam Altman attacker, OpenAI ac...

14 Apr 20min

Sam Altman Attacked

Sam Altman Attacked

Sam Altman's home has been targeted twice in three days, first a Molotov cocktail, then a shooting from a passing car. Apple is testing four designs for AI smart glasses. OpenAI is touting its Amazon ...

13 Apr 19min

Taking The Threat Seriously

Taking The Threat Seriously

The US government is taking the Anthropic warning seriously. Google is showing prediction markets alongside various search results. Europeans ARE beginning to decouple from US tech. Kicking the tires ...

10 Apr 22min

Meta’s Refreshed AI Play

Meta’s Refreshed AI Play

Meta releases its first model in the great AI horserace catchup race. OpenAI is expecting to make as much money from ads as the biggest social media companies. Meta doesn’t want you to see ads encoura...

9 Apr 21min

Anthropic DOESN’T Release A Model

Anthropic DOESN’T Release A Model

I’ve got another potential tipping point day for you. Anthropic is making yet more shockwaves across the industry by NOT releasing a model. Why? Because it could potentially break everything software ...

8 Apr 20min

Tipping Point In The AI Horse Race?

Tipping Point In The AI Horse Race?

Anthropic’s new deal with Google and Broadcom (and some newly released numbers) might be the tipping point in a couple of AI Horse Races. The gold rush/landgrab in the world model space. The dubious g...

7 Apr 23min

Ain’t No Drama Like AI Drama

Ain’t No Drama Like AI Drama

There might be... and I know this is going to shock you... some drama going on over at OpenAI. Why is Anthropic cutting off Claude access to OpenClaw? Why are VCs covering the rent for founders who dr...

6 Apr 22min

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