AI Industry Shakeups: XAI Turmoil and OpenAI Hardware Hiring

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Nvidia is investing in self-driving AI tech. Google has given up the ghost and is making Chrome a full AI tool. Would you tolerate advertisements on the screen of your smart refrigerator? And why Apple executives are growing worried about OpenAI’s hardware plans.

• ⁠⁠Nvidia in talks for $500mn investment in UK self-driving start-up Wayve⁠⁠ (FT)
• ⁠⁠Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream ⁠⁠(Wired)
• ⁠⁠Software update shoves ads onto Samsung’s pricey fridges ⁠⁠(ArsTechnica)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• ⁠⁠Since Leaving Washington, Elon Musk Has Been All In on His A.I. Company⁠⁠ (NYTimes)
• ⁠⁠OpenAI Raids Apple for Hardware Talent, Manufacturing Partners⁠⁠ (The Information)

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