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Podcast: Tech Brew Ride Home
Episode: Now Meta Has Frozen AI Hiring
Description: What is going on at Meta AI story number 77. A deeper look at that new chip that Google unveiled with the Pixel phones yesterday and what that could suggest for Google’s hardware strategy. And an interesting startup that is making AI smartglasses happen now.
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Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree (WSJ)
Suddenly, Silicon Valley Is Lowering AI Expectations (NYMag)
Google did more than just switch to TSMC for Tensor G5 — This is what’s new (9to5Google)
DeepSeek Touts Model That Outdoes Flagship in Agentic AI Step (Bloomberg)
Sony is raising PS5 prices...