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The latest funding round gives the start-up a valuation of $3.5bn, despite having only been established less than three months ago. Read more: Yann LeCun’s AI start-up AMI raises $1.3bn in seed funding
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Intercom plans to hire 650 people across its global offices within the year. Read more: Intercom bags $250m debt financing, plans to hire 650 globally
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The hunt is on for a new permanent CEO at X alternative Bluesky, as Jay Graber steps aside and True Ventures’ Tony Schneider takes on interim role, Read more: Jay Graber steps aside as Bluesky CEO, Tony Schneider named interim CEO
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The organisation is aiming to tap into the growing demand for autonomous agents. Read more: Microsoft adding Anthropic’s AI technology to its Copilot service
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Zama’s Jeremy Bradley discusses why the AI surge is forcing businesses to take privacy more seriously and how new technologies are responding. Read more: How fully homomorphic encryption is reshaping secure AI
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Kirk Chang and Susan Akinwalere of the University of East London discuss the importance of career ‘future proofing’. Read more: Artificial Intelligence: Is it time to retrain in the age of AI?
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Data from Balance for Better Business has highlighted the issues women face in furthering their careers. Read more: Despite challenges, Ireland sixth in EU for board gender diversity
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The AI-native infrastructure platform provider has also appointed Sheryl Sandberg, Nick Clegg and Susan Decker to its board of directors. Read more: AI infrastructure provider Nscale raises $2bn in Series C round
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OpenAI’s Robotics lead resigned on Saturday over the company’s rushed deal with the Pentagon in the US, seen as opportunistic amid the Anthropic row. Read more: OpenAI Robotics lead quits citing ethics concerns
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The new premises will support drug discovery research, clinical development and commercial manufacturing. Read more: Thermo Fisher Scientific opens new distribution centre in Meath