Meta cuts 600 AI jobs amid ongoing reorganization
Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer.
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GM says hands-free, eyes-off driving is coming to Escalade IQ in 2028
General Motors may be shrinking its electric vehicle production, but the automaker wants investors to know its still committed to future technologies like automated driving, software-defined vehicles, and AI voice assistants. Today, GM CEO Mary Barra announced a string of new features coming to the company’s brands, like Cadillac and Chevy, that she said will […]
GM to introduce eyes-off, hands-off driving system in 2028
GM said Cruise’s technology stack, including its AI models trained on five million driverless miles and simulation framework, feed directly into the automaker’s next-generation driver assistance and autonomy programs.
GM’s under-the-hood overhaul puts AI and automated driving at the center
The U.S. automaker’s technological overhaul will debut in two years with the Cadillac Escalade IQ.
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Several users reportedly complain to FTC that ChatGPT is causing psychological harm
At least seven people have complained to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that ChatGPT caused them to experience severe delusions, paranoia and emotional crises, Wired reported.
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Shuttle raises $6 million to fix vibe-coding’s deployment problem
The platform engineering startup Shuttle announced $6 million in seed funding to handle the infrastructure problems that start where products like Lovable and Cursor leave off.
Meta is downsizing its legacy AI research team
Meta is planning to axe around 600 roles within its legacy AI research division, according to a report from Axios. The layoffs will reportedly impact Meta’s Fundamental AI Research unit, also known as FAIR, along with its AI product and infrastructure division, while the company continues to hire workers for its newly formed superintelligence team, […]
Netflix goes ‘all in’ on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided
Netflix is using AI for special effects and pre-production, but CEO Ted Sarandos that Netflix “not worried about AI replacing creativity.”