Amazon placed him on a PIP. Here's how he bought himself time to find a new job.

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Michael Permana
Michael Permana

Michael Permana

We're a married couple that runs an AI startup. We have no work-life balance, and that's OK.

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Jake Stauch and Tatiana Birgisson co-lead the AI startup Serval.

Serval

'We're going to see a lot of carnage': VC investor says AI boom will create giants — and topple overhyped startups

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Mel Williams, a partner and cofounder at TrueBridge Capital Partners, says the AI frenzy will mint a few giants while many overhyped startups collapse.

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Google CEO says vibe coding has made software development 'so much more enjoyable' and 'exciting again'

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai said vibe coding is increasing access to non-tech workers and making software development more exciting.

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Tech CEOs can't stop talking about data centers in space

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai

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5 people explain how they broke into AI training and how much they make in their side hustle

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His Fyre Festival failure landed him in prison. Now, Billy McFarland is trying again.

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Fyre Fest organizer Billy McFarland
Fyre Fest organizer Billy McFarland is trying again with a new festival.

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It's never been easier to AI a Thanksgiving dinner table — just look at social media

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An AI photo of RFK Jr. Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk having Thanksgiving dinner
RFK Jr. tweeted an AI parody of his famed McDonald's photo.

X/@SecKennedy

The success of the iPhone 17 has Apple set to take over a title it hasn't held for over a decade

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Apple superfans stand outside the company's flagship Manhattan store to buy the iPhone 17.

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I asked ChatGPT and Gemini to tell me what my job will look like in 5 years. Here's what they told me.

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Hands at a laptop with a hologram chatbot.

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