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A bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker has inadvertently leaked
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Tesla entered into an agreement on January 16 to invest in xAI's
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results. AlphaGenome is still just a prediction tool, so scientists
still need to go to the lab to verify its output.
VIDEO: CHINA'S 18 HUMANOID ROBOTS EMERGE FROM CRATES IN AN EX
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THE 80% PROBLEM IN AGENTIC CODING (20 MINUTE READ) [13]
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AMAZON LAYING OFF ABOUT 16,000 CORPORATE WORKERS IN LATEST
ANTI-BUREAUCRACY PUSH (4 MINUTE READ) [15]
Amazon announced yesterday that it plans to eliminate about 16,000
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layoffs are part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the organization
by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.
14,000 employees were let go across Amazon's corporate workforce
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