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Apple’s CEO says DeepSeek AI is ‘excellent’
If you’ve been interested/enthusiastic about China’s DeepSeek AI, you’re not alone – Apple CEO Tim Cook also seems impressed with the tech, which he calls “excellent” – though he fell short of sharing any plans to integrate these models within his company’s own AI efforts. Cook was in China to woo government and suppliers as the company remains anxious to maintain its second…
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“No, I don’t think it is the end of Salesforce”: Klarna CEO clarifies why it stopped using Salesforce – and why he doesn’t think other companies will follow suit
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has explained his firm’s decision to stop using Salesforce in favor of its in-house AI tools, but admits he thinks the CRM giant isn’t going anywhere soon. Siemiatkowski comments on X come after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff questioned Klarna’s decision to move away from the platform in 2024, which prompted Siemiatkowski to clear everything up. “I…
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23andMe files for bankruptcy as CEO steps down
DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to help the company sell itself after years of financial difficulties. Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe’s co-founder and CEO, announced on X that she has resigned with immediate effect to become an independent bidder for the company, with chief financial and accounting officer Joe Selsavage stepping in as interim CEO. “After…
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‘This is the first event in history where a company CEO invites all of the guests to explain why he was wrong’: Jensen Huang changes his tune on quantum computing after January stock shock
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has stepped back from his prediction that practical quantum computing applications are decades away following comments that sent stocks spiraling in January. At Nvidia GTC’s “Quantum Day” event, Huang took a conciliatory tone to the quantum industry, comparing quantum to the GPUs made by Nvidia, noting the latter took plenty of time to make an impact.…
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The gloves are off at Intel as new CEO plots major strategy shift
Intel’s incoming CEO has some big plans for the firm’s business strategy, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. Lip-Bu Tan appears primed to overhaul Intel’s chip and AI strategies to breathe new life into the firm following a rocky period of layoffs and faltering revenue returns. Tan will restructure the company’s approach to AI as well as cut…
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Telegram CEO leaves France temporarily as criminal probe continues
Image: TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0)French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, Telegram’s CEO and founder, to temporarily leave the country while criminal activity on the messaging platform is still under investigation. Earlier today, Durov revealed in a Telegram post that he had returned to Dubai after reportedly leaving France from Le Bourget Airport outside Paris. An official at the Paris prosecutor’s…
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Who is Intel’s New CEO? 5 Key Things to Know
Image: Intel Intel has named chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, effective March 18. The 65-year-old spent 12 years as the CEO of Cadence Design Systems, a company specializing in software and hardware solutions for chip design, during which he doubled its revenue. Tan also founded a venture capital firm that has backed numerous successful tech startups…
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Everything you need to know about Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s new CEO
Intel has announced its new CEO in the wake of Pat Gelsinger’s retirement, naming former board member Lip-Bu Tan as its new leader months after he quit – reportedly over frustrations on the direction the struggling chip maker was taking. Gelsinger took the reins at Intel in 2001 after departing in 2009, after a 30-year stint at the company that…
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‘The entire forecasting business process changed’: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Excel changed the game for enterprises in 1985 – he’s confident AI tools will do the same
AI is yet to have the same transformative impact on business and knowledge work akin to the launch of Excel, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, but he appears confident a big breakthrough is looming on the horizon. Speaking on Dwarkesh Patel’s podcast, Nadella harkened back to Microsoft Excel and its impact on financial forecasting in years gone by, which…
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the newest Big Tech-to-space exec
Eric Schmidt, who was the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, is now the CEO of rocket startup Relativity Space, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. Schmidt will be replacing Relativity Space co-founder Tim Ellis in the CEO role. Schmidt isn’t alone in the segment – Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are known for their work with SpaceX and…
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