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Mon. 12/04 – Monster Spotify Layoffs

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I guess Spotify missed the memo about the tech turnaround cause they had monster layoffs today. Google has delayed its big OpenAI competitor. Why does AI have a tendency to do evil unless you really tell it not to? And the band Kiss is retiring from touring, but Kiss the band has the potential to tour forever, thanks to digital avatars.
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Spotify cuts 17% jobs amid rising capital costs (TechCrunch)

Google Postpones Big AI Launch as OpenAI Zooms Ahead (The Information)

OpenAI Agreed to Buy $51 Million of AI Chips From a Startup Backed by CEO Sam Altman (Wired)

The Robots Will Insider Trade (Bloomberg)

Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars (AP)

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