Topic: talent acquisition
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Meta Pauses AI Hiring After Aggressive Recruiting Spree
Meta has implemented a temporary hiring freeze in its AI division following a recent restructuring and after recruiting over 50 AI researchers and engineers from competitors. The freeze is part of routine organizational planning and budget assessment, coinciding with the company's annual budgetin...
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Amazon AGI Labs Chief Explains His Reverse Acquihire Strategy
Amazon introduced a "reverse acquihire" by hiring Adept's founders and licensing its technology, focusing on talent and IP rather than a full acquisition. David Luan, now leading Amazon's AGI Lab, joined to address key research problems in achieving artificial general intelligence, valuing access...
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Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab Hits $12B Valuation in Seed Round
Thinking Machines Lab, founded by ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, raised $2 billion in seed funding, reaching a $12 billion valuation, with backing from major investors like Andreessen Horowitz and NVIDIA. The startup, less than a year old, has attracted top AI talent and plans to launch a product soo...
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Intuit's AI Playbook: Ditch Chatbots for Agentic AI
Intuit shifted from basic chatbots to agentic AI, focusing on proactive, workflow-embedded automation rather than just conversation, which required both technological and organizational transformation. The company restructured around a builder culture, high-velocity iteration, and an internal AI ...
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