Duolingo will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle,” according to an all-hands email sent by cofounder and CEO Luis von Ahn announcing that the company will be “AI-first.” The email was posted on Duolingo’s LinkedIn account.
Nike (NKE.N), opens new tab was sued on Friday by purchasers of Nike-themed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other cryptocurrency assets who said they suffered significant losses when the athletic wear company abruptly closed the business that created those assets.
Samsung surge: Giant invests in southern India.
Apple moving to make most iPhones for US in India rather than China, source says
Zuck’s bet: Meta invests $72B in AI
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AI writes 30% of Big Tech’s code Up to 30% of code at Microsoft and Google is written by AI, according to their CEOs.
Google: AI can remove weeks of work Workers can save 122 hours a year using AI in admin tasks, according to Google.
Guess what dominated startup funding in April AI led the pack in U.S. venture funding for April. Also in the mix: fintech, batteries, and space. Worldwide, old-school taxi dispatching got a boost.
Robots in space Near Space Labs secured $20M to develop high-resolution imaging robots launched by helium balloons.
