Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund
Nilekani remains Fundamentum's anchor investor as the firm expands its leadership team and targets AI and fintech startups in India.
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Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI’s no. 2 role
OpenAI's No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after her medical leave proved longer than expected — a leadership vacuum that comes at a tricky time as the company eyes a possible IPO and races to catch Anthropic in the enterprise market.
Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness
OpenAI's Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company's AGI chief and is transitioning to being a "part-time advisor," she said on X. The news follows Simo's original announcement in April that she would take a few weeks of medical leave due to a neuroimmune conditio
OpenAI’s CEO of AGI Deployment, Fidji Simo, Is Stepping Down
The move comes after Simo took significant medical leave. She will stay on as a part-time adviser. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Tech.
Meta accused of using biased AI targeting for mass layoffs
A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on leave with layoffs, as reported earlier by Reuters. In the lawsuit, the employees allege Meta determined which workers to dismiss based on performance data col
Restoring African landscapes with indigenous food-bearing trees
Deforestation is a major problem across Africa. It is widely recognized that deforestation harms biodiversity, but tree loss also harms dietary quality, as nutritious fruits, nuts, seeds and leaves disappear from the landscape. More than $1 billion has been pledged for landscape
‘Carspreading’ could lead to extra 2,600 crash deaths a year by 2040, study finds
Analysis shows cars in Europe have grown longer, taller and wider every year since 2000Cars have grown 1.2cm longer, 0.5cm taller and 0.5cm wider each year on average since 2000, analysis of new vehicles sold in Europe has found, in what green groups call “relentless carspreading
Scientists discover hidden “footprints of death” that may help viruses spread
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new twist in what happens when cells die. As dying cells break apart, they leave behind tiny “footprints of death” packed with newly discovered particles that help guide the immune system to clean up the remains. But researchers found that i
‘Instant connection to the past’: how the Major oak affected those who saw it
Readers remember the Sherwood Forest tree that has failed to produce leaves for the first time in 1,000 years Continue reading...
Discovery of enzymes that control pores on leaf surfaces could lead to drought-resistant c
A research team at the Ruhr University Bochum Department of Molecular and Cellular Botany, led by Professor Christopher Grefen, has uncovered how plants form the tiny pores on their leaves responsible for gas exchange and water regulation. The scientists identified the two lipid-
AI reads 3D tooth microwear to reconstruct diets of early human ancestors
The study of dental microwear allows the analysis of the microscopic marks that foods leave on the surface of tooth enamel during mastication. In paleoanthropology, this methodology helps reconstruct the diet of fossil primates and hominins throughout human evolution. The microsc
‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering
Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C The community living next to the largest datacentre park in Europe say the scorching summer heat has grown unbearable.On days like Wednesday, sai