Thu. 05/16 – Instagram Founder To Anthropic

Some AI companies want to go after web search. But by hiring an Instagram founder, is Anthropic going in a social or app direction? Will AI kill the carbon neutral ambitions of the major tech players? Will tech companies now have to onshore EMPLOYEES from China? And Netflix with ads? Definitely working.

Links:

• EU launches probe into Meta over social media addiction in children (Financial Times)
• Instagram’s co-founder is Anthropic’s new chief product officer (The Verge)
• Android will be able to detect if your phone has been snatched (The Verge)
• Microsoft’s AI Push Imperils Climate Goal as Carbon Emissions Jump 30% (Bloomberg)
• Microsoft Asks Hundreds of China-Based AI Staff to Consider Relocating Amid U.S.-China Tensions (WSJ)
• Stability AI, Facing Cash Crunch, Discusses Sale (The Information)
• Netflix ad-supported tier has 40 million monthly users, nearly double previous count (CNBC)

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