Tech

Understanding the AI Power held by Tech Giants: Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple

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Understanding the AI Power held by Tech Giants: Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple

Six tech giants – Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple – are developing large language models (LLMs) and AI machinery within closed systems, creating a vertically diversified oligopoly. Commanding all layers of the AI stack, from storage to user devices, these companies demonstrate an oligarchic power through their secretive and black-box-like developments. Their collective … Read more

Amy Shelly Appointed as CFO of BlockFills, Aims to Propel Growth in Institutional Digital Assets Space

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Amy Shelly Appointed as CFO of BlockFills, Aims to Propel Growth in Institutional Digital Assets Space

Digital-asset tech and trading firm BlockFills has appointed Amy Shelly as its new CFO as it gears up for an international expansion and broadening of its product offering. Shelly brings over 30 years of financial services management experience, including a six-year stint as CFO for the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organisation, the Options Clearing … Read more

Andrew Chen: What We Learned from Launching SPEEDRUN, the Games x Tech Startup Accelerator

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Lessons from launching SPEEDRUN, the Games x Tech startup accelerator at andrewchen The writer announces that they got married and shares details of their small ceremony in Moab, Utah. They also mention that they have some “behind the scenes” projects to write about at a16z. They discuss the launch of a new effort called SPEEDRUN, … Read more