**π Today’s Tech & AI News Digest π**
π Tech Layoffs in 2024 and 2025
The tech industry faced significant layoffs in 2024 and 2025, with major companies like Tesla, Amazon, and Google reducing their workforce.
π¦Ύ OpenAI and Competitors
OpenAI faces internal turmoil while competitors like Hugging Face and Figure AI make strides with their own AI models.
https://www.theverge.com/23966325/openai-sam-altman-fired-turmoil-chatgpt
π China’s Tech and Trade Moves
China responds to U.S. tariffs and sees growth in AI software like Palantir, impacting global tech dynamics.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-02-04/bloomberg-technology-02-04-2025-video
βοΈ Air Traffic Controller Shortage in the U.S.
The U.S. faces a critical shortage of air traffic controllers, affecting the entire aviation industry.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/business/air-traffic-controller-shortage/index.html
π‘οΈ U.K. Introduces AI Cyber Code of Practice
The U.K. government launches a ‘world-first’ AI Cyber Code of Practice to mitigate risks in AI development.
π Cruise Slashes Workforce
Cruise cuts nearly 50% of its workforce as GM reallocates resources towards other autonomous vehicle technologies.
π° SailPoint’s IPO Plans
Cybersecurity company SailPoint is aiming for an $11.5B IPO, highlighting its competitive stance against Okta.
π Scaling Large Language Models
A new guide demystifies scaling large language models on TPUs for efficient training and deployment.
https://jax-ml.github.io/scaling-book/
π¨ββοΈ AI in Healthcare
Affineon Health secures $5M to enhance AI-powered tools for improving physician productivity and patient care.
π€ TrailBase Performance Boost
TrailBase integrates Rust, SQLite, and V8 to achieve sub-millisecond performance, setting new benchmarks.
https://trailbase.io/reference/benchmarks/
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