If A.I. research remains open and accessible, wouldn’t that give U.S. rivals—like China—an advantage? “You might think that. The problem is we’ll be slowing ourselves down, and geopolitical rivals will be better able to catch up,” said Meta’s chief A.I. scientist Yann LeCun during an onstage interview with The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson on July…
For a glimpse into how A.I. is transforming company workforces, consider Salesforce. The software giant has embraced the technology internally, allowing it to pause hiring for roles like customer service agents, engineers and even lawyers, according to CEO Marc Benioff. “We’re able to reshape our company,” Benioff said today (July 8) at the AI for…
In times of high volatility, investors find that even traditionally stable assets can lose their defensive edge. Recent market swings have shaken confidence in long-standing safe havens like sovereign bonds, main fiat currencies and commodities that were once believed to be a shelter. This raises a key question: What are the best ways to manage…
Tech layoffs are nothing new in Silicon Valley, a region long shaped by boom-and-bust hiring cycles, speculative investment and shifting economic conditions. But in recent months, executives have offered a different explanation for job cuts: the rapid rise of A.I. So far in 2025, nearly 400 tech companies have announced layoffs, affecting close to 94,000…
Ilya Sutskever, who co-founded Safe Superintelligence (SSI) last year, is stepping into the CEO role after the startup’s former leader, Daniel Gross, left for Meta amid an aggressive recruitment campaign. Both SSI and Meta’s newly formed superintelligence team are racing to develop advanced AI systems with capabilities that surpass those of humans. Gross officially exited…
At the Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, Idaho, the most hectic time of the year revolves around what locals call “fly-in” and “fly-out” days. These mark the arrival and departure of private jets packed with billionaires headed to the annual Allen & Company Conference in nearby Sun Valley, a mountain resort that brings together some…
Robinhood’s stock surged to record highs earlier this week after the brokerage announced plans to offer tokenized shares of private companies, including OpenAI. But the ChatGPT maker quickly distanced itself from the move, cautioning investors not to confuse the tokens with actual company stock. “These ‘OpenAI tokens’ are not OpenAI equity,” said OpenAI in a…
Tesla just made history with its latest quarterly delivery numbers—and not in a good way. The electric vehicle maker announced today (July 2) that it delivered 384,122 vehicles globally between April and June, marking a record 13.5 percent year-over-year decline. It’s the second consecutive quarter of annual delivery drops for the Elon Musk-led company, which…
After a busy start to summer, the space industry is likely to hit a lull in July. Only two missions have confirmed launch dates so far, though several more could take flight if tentative timelines hold. SpaceX, coming off a packed June that included multiple Falcon 9 launches and continued Starlink expansion, is slated for…
Netflix’s catalog includes everything from films and original series to reality shows. Soon, it will also offer a look at life beyond Earth. The streaming giant is teaming up with NASA to launch live space programming on its platform. Starting later this year, Netflix users will be able to watch rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, real-time…
