Topic: leadership changes
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Anthropic Appoints New CTO to Lead AI Infrastructure Push
Anthropic has appointed Rahul Patil, former Stripe CTO, as its new Chief Technology Officer, succeeding co-founder Sam McCandlish who becomes chief architect, as part of a reorganization to enhance collaboration among technical teams. The leadership change occurs amid intense infrastructure compe...
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Hyundai's Supernal Loses More Execs in Air Taxi Shake-Up
Hyundai's electric air taxi venture Supernal is undergoing a significant leadership transition, with key executives including the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Safety Officer departing as part of a strategic reassessment. The company is pausing its core air taxi development program and has fac...
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GitHub Migrates to Microsoft Azure Cloud
GitHub is migrating its entire platform to Microsoft Azure over the next two years to address data center capacity constraints and scale for AI services like Copilot, marking a deeper integration with Microsoft. The migration is prioritized over new feature development, with teams delaying releas...
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Tinder Tests Redesign, Dating Modes & Campus Features for More Engagement
Tinder is introducing new features like "modes" and a Hinge-inspired "like" system, along with a redesign and campus-focused tools, to boost engagement and attract Gen Z users after a decline in premium subscribers. Match Group reported flat Q2 revenue but a stronger Q3 forecast, with plans to in...
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Microsoft Revamps Copilot Pricing for Businesses
Microsoft is restructuring Copilot's pricing by bundling specialized tools into the core Microsoft 365 subscription, reducing the cost from $50 to $30 per user monthly to boost business adoption. The company is consolidating its AI divisions and focusing on developing Agent 365, a platform for ma...
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Researchers Flee Meta's New AI Super Lab
Meta's AI Superintelligence Lab is experiencing high-profile departures, with at least three researchers leaving shortly after joining, including returns to OpenAI. The lab faces internal instability due to frequent reorganizations and bureaucratic hurdles, despite offering competitive compensati...
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How BlackBerry Messenger Revolutionized Texting
Two decades ago, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) disrupted the costly SMS market by offering a free messaging service, saving users money and bypassing wireless carriers. BBM was ahead of its time as an "everything app," integrating features like music sharing, money transfers, and social updates long...
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EV Owners Face New Hurdle as Waymo's Robotaxi Fleet Tops 2,000
The electric vehicle market is facing challenges due to the transition to Tesla's charging standard and the expiration of federal tax incentives, which may reduce consumer confidence and sales. EV owners are dealing with increasing complexity from needing multiple charging adapters for different ...
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Stability AI Launches Smartphone-Friendly Audio Generator
Stability AI launched Stable Audio Open Small, a mobile-friendly AI audio tool that operates directly on smartphones without cloud processing, making it the fastest of its kind. The tool uses ethically sourced, royalty-free training data and is optimized for Arm processors, but has limita...
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Meta Shifts Focus, Downsizes AI Research Team
Meta is cutting about 600 jobs in its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) unit and shifting focus to its new superintelligence team, TBD Lab, to prioritize advanced AI initiatives. The layoffs follow a period of aggressive hiring and a $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, with the company now restruc...
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Faraday Future Under SEC Scrutiny After 3-Year Investigation
Faraday Future faces potential SEC enforcement actions over alleged misleading statements during its 2021 SPAC merger, with founder Jia Yueting and president Jerry Wang receiving formal notices. The SEC found possible violations of federal securities laws, including inaccurate disclosures and und...
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Xbox 360 Era Begins: A New Age of Gaming
In 2018, Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass became highly popular by offering all first-party games on the service at launch, earning it the title of "the best deal in gaming." Recent price hikes have raised the premier tier to $29.99 per month, sparking backlash and potential cancellations, with many at...
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Nova Launcher Founder and Sole Developer Departs
Nova Launcher's future is uncertain after its founder and sole developer, Kevin Barry, left parent company Branch Metrics and was instructed to stop development and open-sourcing efforts. Branch Metrics, which acquired Nova in 2022, had previously promised to open-source the app if Barry departed...
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2025 Tech Layoffs: The Complete List
The technology sector has seen over 22,000 job cuts in 2025, driven by companies prioritizing AI integration and operational efficiency, with February alone accounting for more than 16,000 layoffs. Major tech firms like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon conducted significant workforce reductions, oft...
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