Thu. 08/17 – Sometimes Startup Acquires You

OpenAI makes its first acquisition. Has AI really done anything for Bing marketshare? A really cool looking new gaming handheld. The most recent tally of tech industry layoff numbers. And Eric Schmidt says he wants to pull a Sam Altman.

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Links:

• OpenAI acquires AI design studio Global Illumination (TechCrunch)
• Microsoft Struggles to Gain on Google Despite Its Head Start in AI Search (WSJ)
• Exclusive Images: This is the Lenovo Legion Go Gaming Handheld (WindowsReport)
• Cyber security researchers become target of criminal hackers (FT)
• Tech Firms Are Slowing Layoffs But Still Not Yet Resuming Hiring (Bloomberg)
• Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt to launch AI-science moonshot (Semafor)

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