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Factions inside the Trump administration wrestle over how to handle AI
Source: Politico President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to scrap an AI executive order on May 21 has exposed a rift within the White House on how to regulate the emerging technology. There are three main camps in the West Wing, per two senior White House officials, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive internal dynamics. The first, which includes former AI czar David Sacks, favors less regulation to help the industry compete against China. It was Sacks who called the presi
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The Great AI Deskilling has begun
For Josh Anderson, a software consultant with 25 years of coding experience, the first couple of weeks felt like magic. From June to August, Anderson livestreamed himself on YouTube as he built a software product using AI without writing a single line of code himself. The app, called Road Trip Ninja, was designed to help families find reliable stops on long drives — places with clean bathrooms, decent food, and space for kids to run around. Users could log and rate locations
May 85 min read


Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts
Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the cuts for the sake of efficiency and to allow new investments in parts of its business, as first reported by Bloomberg, which also said the company will leave about 6,000 jobs unfilled. Also Thursday, Microsoft said it was offering volunt
May 82 min read


The AI Termination Ban: Why Chinese Courts Just Made It Illegal to Replace Workers with Robots
Your favorite gadgets just got more expensive to make—and that might be a good thing. Chinese courts delivered a surprising blow to tech companies betting on AI-powered cost-cutting, ruling that artificial intelligence adoption doesn’t justify terminating employees under the country’s labor contract law. The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court made headlines in April when it sided with a senior tech worker named Zhou, whose company tried to demote him with a massive pay cut
May 83 min read


Coinbase CEO issues warning to all Americans amid mass layoffs
A number of technology companies are undergoing or facing massive layoffs, largely due in part to the rise of AI, and while some people may tune out the news because it feels concentrated on one industry, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is warning that “every company” is going to have to make similar decisions soon. “The pace of what’s possible with a small, focused team has changed dramatically, and it’s accelerating every day,” Armstrong wrote in an email to employees. “All of
May 83 min read


White House Pressures Republican States to Kill or Neuter AI Bills
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has lobbied against legislation that would regulate artificial intelligence in at least six Republican-led states, deepening a division within the party over the White House’s industry-friendly AI agenda. A White House office focused on coordinating with states has contacted lawmakers and governor offices in Florida and Utah in recent weeks to tell them that AI bills being proposed go against President Trump’s agenda, according to lawmakers
May 83 min read
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