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[ad_1] A leadership shakeup is brewing within xAI’s data annotation team.At least nine high-level employees appear to no longer be with the team. Their Slack accounts were deactivated over the weekend, according to screenshots seen by Business Insider.The employees worked on the human data management team, which oversees the AI tutors who train Grok. Previously, the managerial ranks included around a dozen people, according to a review of LinkedIn profiles and workers with knowledge of the team. Several of the managers had posted Slack messages as recently as September 5.One of the deactivated accounts was a member of the technical…

[ad_1] I initiated a trade a few weeks ago with a bullish thesis tied to Micron’s positioning in the AI-driven memory cycle. Since then, the trade has delivered exceptional results, with our original $654 per contract investment turning into a 180% profit just one week before expiration. Given the rapid gains and compressed time value, we are taking profits here and redeploying into a new position to continue benefiting from MU’s upside potential. Trade timing & outlook Technical breakout: MU has broken above the $130 double-top resistance, which has now turned into support, confirming strong bullish momentum. Relative strength: The stock continues to outperform…

[ad_1] When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreApple’s AirPods Pro 2 (second generation) include a wireless charging case, but it has limitations. The case can’t handle being submerged in water, it’s still prone to damage from scratches or drops, and it’s only available in white. For extra protection and more style options, we recommend buying an additional cover that fits right over Apple’s case. The best AirPods Pro 2 case covers are affordable and reliable, and shoppers can choose from a range of designs to suit different tastes.The ESR Cyber Tough Case…

[ad_1] Synthetic speech is no longer the stuff of science fiction. From audiobooks and dubbing to gaming and avatars, AI-generated voice is breaking into the mainstream — and Mati Staniszewski, CEO and co-founder of ElevenLabs, is helping lead the charge. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, he’ll take the stage to talk about what it takes to make voice AI truly human. Shaping the future of sound ElevenLabs has quickly become a key player in the generative AI space, known for pushing the boundaries of synthetic voice technology. In this session, Mati will explore how ElevenLabs built a platform that can replicate…

[ad_1] Klarna’s highly anticipated public market debut is the latest in what has shaped up to be a hot market for initial public offerings. The buy now, pay later company is expected to make its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday and will be listed under the ticker symbol “KLAR.” It priced its IPO at $40 on Tuesday, above the expected range of $35 to $37, valuing the company at about $15 billion. The excitement helped propel the Renaissance IPO ETF , which holds the biggest, most liquid U.S.-listed newly public stocks, to a three-year high. IPO…

[ad_1] The co-founders who sold their last startup Anchor to Spotify are launching their next project: Oboe, an AI-powered educational app that enables anyone to create lightweight, flexible learning courses on nearly any topic they choose, simply by entering a prompt. These courses can span a variety of verticals, including topics like science, history, foreign language, news, pop culture, preparing for life changes, and more. At launch, Oboe — a name inspired by the root of the Japanese word meaning “to learn” — will offer nine different course formats. These allow users to learn in the way they prefer, Oboe…

[ad_1] Klarna may be celebrating its IPO and $15 billion valuation, but employees seem focused on another matter: return-to-office plans.Klarna informed employees last week that it’s set to roll out a return-to-office policy later this month, citing the need to retain top talent that might otherwise leave for companies prioritizing in-person work, as Business Insider exclusively reported.Staff have reacted to the announcement with a wide range of emoji responses, according to a Slack post shared in a channel with roughly 3,000 workers and seen by Business Insider. Comments on the post were disabled, so employees expressed their reactions solely through…

[ad_1] In the wake of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement, the AI industry is coming to terms with its training data problem. There are as many as 40 other pending cases that seek damages for unlicensed data — including one that takes Midjourney to court for creating images of Superman. Without some kind of licensing system, AI companies could face an avalanche of copyright lawsuits that some worry will set the industry back permanently. Now, a group of technologists and web publishers has launched a system that would enable data licensing at massive scale — provided AI companies take them…

[ad_1] Fabian Kamberi, CEO and co-founder of the Berlin-based AI gaming startup Born, thinks the current AI companions on the market are designed to be exploitative and geared towards isolating users through one-to-one relationships with AI chatbots.  “It feels like it fuels the loneliness epidemic, instead of making it more fun and giving users the opportunity to make their lives better,” Kamberi told TechCrunch.  The future of AI companions, he says, is about shared experiences that strengthen real-world bonds. Born’s flagship AI product is an app where users can raise, play mini-games with, and co-parent a cute virtual pet named…

[ad_1] After living in Northern California for 25 years, we moved to Gozo, Malta. When we share this with strangers, they often ask, “Why?”It’s a fair question: Why did two Americans in their mid-70s leave an oceanfront community in the California Redwoods to live on an arid island in the middle of the Mediterranean?The short answer is that it seemed like a great place where we could realize our retirement dream of traveling the world and while living a quality life on our Social Security checks.Now that we’ve lived in Gozo for three years, we couldn’t be happier — and…