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The Former CEO of 23andMe Is Buying the Company Back
When previously we talked about 23andMe’s bankruptcy sale, we suggested you might want to delete your genetic data from the site, since we didn’t know who would end up owning it. Then, a company named Regeneron announced they would buy the company, and would “prioritize [consumer data’s] privacy, security and ethical use.” Now there’s been another twist: That company was…
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‘I don’t think this is on people’s radar’: AI could wipe out half of entry-level jobs in the next five years – and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks we’re all burying our heads in the sand
Graduates entering the workforce face an array of challenges at the best of times, but with the generative AI boom continuing, the technology poses an even bigger threat. SignalFire’s 2025 State of Talent report found hiring trends point toward a reduction in tech companies hiring recent college grads across 2024 – significantly less than in the year prior. That’s not…
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Klarna’s CEO is now taking your calls — over an AI hotline
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has already used AI to replace himself during earnings reports, and now Klarna is using AI to clone him another way: through an AI-powered phone hotline. The hotline is now open for users to provide feedback to an interactive AI version of Siemiatkowski that’s trained on his “real voice, insights, and experiences,” according to a press…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI could replace interns — but there’s still hope for Gen Z
Entry-level jobs as we know them could soon be a thing of the past. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI can now effectively do the same work as junior-level employees, and its skillset is only expected to get even better in the coming months. He predicted that AI will eventually rival the skills of even an experienced engineer, all while…
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Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski might be calming his tone on AI replacement – but the future of customer service could be a two-tier nightmare
We can all let out a big sigh of relief at the prospect of AI replacing our jobs, for Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is backtracking on his dreams of a fully automated workforce. Siemiatkowski has made no secret of its automation efforts over the last year or so. In September, he sparked the ire of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff after…
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‘The opportunity ahead is immense’: Kaseya’s new CEO eyes SMB gains and closer ties with partners
Kaseya has announced the appointment of Rania Succar as its new CEO as the vendor looks to accelerate growth for its IT and security management platform. A seasoned industry leader, Succar arrives with a track record of driving business growth and driving customer-focused innovation, most recently at financial technology specialist Intuit. She has also previously worked for Google, McKinsey, and…
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LinkedIn CEO to now also oversee Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot – Computerworld
“LinkedIn has been especially successful at building and extending products over time,” said Hyoun Park, CEO and chief analyst at Amalgam Insights. “There is no doubt that Microsoft wants to bring that expertise to Microsoft 365, especially in the adoption of Copilot.” Successful product leader turned CEO Roslansky will now oversee Office M365 productivity software, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint,…
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Klarna presents quarterly results with AI CEO – Computerworld
In connection with the updated quarterly report, Klarna was careful to emphasize that AI is a driving factor behind the company’s success. Among other things, AI will “streamline” Klarna’s workforce from around 5,000 to around 3,000 employees. Whether the same fate awaits Sebastian Siemiatkowski remains to be seen. Source link
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Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year
Valve co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell, the company behind Half-Life and DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike and preeminent PC game distribution platform Steam, has long toyed with the idea that your brain should be more connected to your PC. It began over a decade ago with in-house psychologists studying people’s biological responses to video games; Valve once considered earlobe monitors for…
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Take-Two CEO Says He’s Not Playing GTA 6: ‘I’m Not the Consumer-in-Chief’
GTA 6 is a sweeping tsunami standing by on the shore, a culture-defining work that will sell millions, even if it lands with a whimper. Every individual with a fraction of interest in gaming has been left frothing at the mouth by each sliver of footage Rockstar has released thus far. Yet, the man at the helm of their parent…
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