Patreon, the creator-focused monetization platform, said Thursday it would lay off 20% of its employees as it changed how its internal structure works. The cuts will affect 93 Patreon employees, who will be given at least 16 weeks of severance pay. In a note to staff posted online, CEO Jack Conte said the company’s “core
there is no shortage of crazy details about Polymarket. The government alleges that both a special forces soldier and a former Google employee used the prediction market to amass small fortunes through insider trading; CEO Shayne Coplan had his apartment raided by FBI agents, who entered through a battering ram; and one of its executives
The Justice Department says federal employees can now download TikTok on their government devices, according to Reuters. A 2022 law banned federal employees from using the short-form video app on those devices, but the Justice Department reportedly says the law no longer applies, thanks to a deal that transfers ownership of TikTok’s U.S. operations to
Canva co-founder Cameron Adams said there’s a way to get employees to stop worrying about AI: force them to use a specific AI tool. In an interview with Rapid Response published Tuesday, Adams said his staff can choose whichever AI tool they want. The interview was filmed during the Cannes Lions festival last month. “So,
It seems like we’ve been talking about the future of autonomy for a long time, but things are getting real and fast. Tesla’s cyber taxis are in production and an increasing number of them have appeared in drone footage of factory parking lots or in posts shared online from various tests across the United States.
Apple has accused OpenAI of gaining access to valuable inside information by hiring its former employees. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday, Apple sued the artificial intelligence (AI) company, two of its employees, as well as io Products, alleging that it has engaged in “a pattern of theft” of confidential Apple product development and related