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President Trump announced a private sector AI infrastructure investment of up to $500 billion.OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank will work together to create a venture named Stargate.The US aims to maintain AI leadership against China as geopolitical stakes remain high.President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion for artificial…

Jack Forsdike is a British citizen who worked for two years at a Chinese tech giant in Guangzhou.He experienced 996 when he became a game designer in 2024 and soon realized why it's dreaded.He told BI how 996 took control of his life and that it was only the minimum of the expectations put on…

Jack Forsdike is a British citizen who worked for two years at a Chinese tech giant in Guangzhou.He experienced 996 when he became a game designer in 2024 and soon realized why it's dreaded.He told BI how 996 took control of his life and that it was only the minimum of the expectations put on…

Chinese tech workers are choosing not to put up with the demanding schedule associated with their industry.Zoe Du, a former ByteDance employee, told the South China Morning Post that she left the TikTok owner in 2020 after 10 years at the company.She told the outlet during her time there, she was subject to long hours…

Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Google spent much of last week getting hammered for supposedly creating a "woke" AI chatbot and eventually apologized for "missing the mark."But the criticism isn't stopping, it's shifting: Last week, the barbs were directed at…

Last fall, Musk let go of X employees working on moderation efforts. One employee in Ireland now claims that a Musk tweet criticizing his team's work is defamatory. An Ireland court is allowing a defamation case against Musk to move forward, RTE reports. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently discussed antisemitism and Islamophobia surrounding the Israel-Gaza war.He says Jewish tech workers like himself have had more support from the industry. Altman added that he sees "much less of that" for his Muslim and Palestinian peers. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has done an about-face on remote work.The company is putting in place detailed and mandatory rules for in-office and remote work. See new rules on badge tracking, monthly evaluations, and remote workers only allowed in-office a few days per quarter. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics…

The population of Northwest Arkansas has grown 5.4% from April 2020 to July 2022.People are moving to the area seeking a "better way of life," one real-estate agent said.Two relocaters told Insider what drew them, from home prices to having a voice in a growing town. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your…

Meta once aimed to get its global workforce to half women and underrepresented groups by this year. The company still pays women abroad less than men and gives them much smaller bonuses. Globally, the number of women working for Meta has increased just 1% since 2018. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…