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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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Microsoft exec hints at hiring freeze as AI productivity gains soar
Microsoft may be planning a hiring freeze on the back of its AI productivity gains, according to comments made by Microsoft CCO Judson Althoff at the company’s AI Tour London event. Speaking during the keynote address, Althoff said Microsoft is optimistic about the cost savings delivered by AI tools and that he’s committed to a headcount freeze over the coming…
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AWS exec highlights key skills for success in the evolving AI-driven job market – Computerworld
“That’s what we’re seeing — that recognition that these new technologies that are coming out…and they’re kind of the future, and people have to figure out what this technology can do for them and their job, no matter what their job is. “We participated in a study…around wages associated with AI skills, and what we found was just an incredible…
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“We are really moving into a world now of managing humans and agents together”: Marc Benioff thinks today’s CEOs will be the last to have a fully human workforce – and he’s not the only big tech exec predicting the rise of a new AI workforce
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff thinks current chief executives will be among the last to oversee an all-human workforce as the use of AI agents becomes more widespread. Benioff’s prediction came during a conversation with Axios at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January, where he referred to AI agents as “digital labor” capable of handling roles previously reserved…
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A sign of things to come in software development? Mark Zuckerberg says AI will be doing the work of mid-level engineers this year – and he’s not the only big tech exec predicting the end of the profession
Mark Zuckerberg has hinted that Meta could begin replacing software engineers with AI as early as 2025, marking the latest in a string of troubling predictions for the profession. The bold statement came during his interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast earlier this month, where Zuckerberg suggested AI code generation systems are nearing a point where they can replicate…
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Arctera Backup Exec 24 review
Backup Exec has always been a great data protection choice for SMBs and it starts a new chapter in its life as Cohesity closes its acquisition of Veritas. Cohesity keeps the NetBackup enterprise backup software with Backup Exec now spun off to the new company Arctera along with Veritas’ InfoScale and other products in its data compliance and governance group.…
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Intel exec says Arrow Lake launch ‘just didn’t go as planned’
Reviews of Intel’s new Arrow Lake-based Core Ultra 9 200S-series processor have been lackluster, specifically when it comes to gaming performance, but Intel says that’s not the end of the story. Its new chips should be performing better, and the company will have an ETA on getting them there soon, according to Robert Hallock, Intel’s VP and GM of client…
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IT exec accused of falsifying data center certifications to win millions in government contracts
The chief executive of a US IT services company has been indicted for fraud amid accusations that he lied about the reliability, availability, and security of his firm’s data center. Deepak Jain, 49, of Potomac, was the CEO of an information technology services company – referred to as Company A – that provided data center services to customers, including the…
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Mandiant exec thinks AI could boost diversity in cybersecurity
Improved diversity could be an unexpected advantage of AI in the cybersecurity profession, according to an exec from Mandiant. Stuart McKenzie, managing director of Mandiant Consulting, EMEA, told ITPro that AI may automate entire skill sets out of cybersecurity job requirements, thereby changing the hiring metrics. At some point down the line, he said, the cybersecurity industry will be more…
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A former Essential Phone exec used company funds for Lamborghinis, claims lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against Osom Products, Inc. by its former chief privacy officer, Mary Stone Ross, claims that the company’s CEO, Jason Keats, used business funds for extravagant purchases that include two Lamborghinis, reports Android Authority. Keats, who founded Osom after Essential shut down and hired several of Essential’s former workers, is also accused of using company resources to pay…
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