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AI NOW CENTRAL TO CAMPAIGN STRATEGY

Political campaign managers are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence for voter analysis and content creation. A new survey shows 87% of campaigners use AI daily.

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Political campaign managers and consultants are using AI to analyze voter data, create campaign materials, and more; survey: 87% of campaigners use AI daily (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: Political campaign managers and consultants are using AI to analyze voter data, cre…

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As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, San Francisco tech workers making six figures say they cannot compete with the new AI elite and may have to leave (Emmy Martin/New York Times)

Emmy Martin / New York Times: As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, San Francisco tech workers making six figure…

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Q&A with Grindr CEO George Arison on turning Grindr into an "AI-native company", "impos[ing]" AI on staff, facing "opposition", using AI as a CEO, and more (Jordyn Holman/New York Times)

Jordyn Holman / New York Times: Q&A with Grindr CEO George Arison on turning Grindr into an “AI-native company”, “impos[…

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An Indonesian court sentences Gojek co-founder and ex-education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison for power abuses over a Chromebook contract (New York Times)

New York Times: An Indonesian court sentences Gojek co-founder and ex-education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in p…

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US campaigns now run on AI at nearly every step, and Europe is drawing a harder line

Republican and Democratic campaigns now run on AI at nearly every step, from vetting opponents to micro-targeting voters…

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Together AI, which offers access to open-source models, raised $800M led by Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7 at an $8.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $1.3B (Niko Gallogly/New York Times)

Niko Gallogly / New York Times: Together AI, which offers access to open-source models, raised $800M led by Saudi Aramco…

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German software giant SAP says it is encouraging workers to invent new, more valuable jobs aided by AI, in a bid to avoid layoffs; SAP cut ~10K staff in 2024 (Jim Tankersley/New York Times)

Jim Tankersley / New York Times: German software giant SAP says it is encouraging workers to invent new, more valuable j…

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Analysis: ~1M $TRUMP retail buyers lost a combined $3.81B, while ~500K mostly-early wallets captured $4B in gains, a textbook memecoin wealth transfer (New York Times)

New York Times: Analysis: ~1M $TRUMP retail buyers lost a combined $3.81B, while ~500K mostly-early wallets captured $4B…

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A look at Threads and Q&A with its head Connor Hayes, as the platform passes 500M MAUs and increasingly resembles Reddit with its focus on community features (Eli Tan/New York Times)

Eli Tan / New York Times: A look at Threads and Q&A with its head Connor Hayes, as the platform passes 500M MAUs and inc…

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Some US voters are using AI tools as nonpartisan researchers, seeing them as a viable alternative to traditional news coverage, voter guides, and social media (Jennifer Medina/New York Times)

Jennifer Medina / New York Times: Some US voters are using AI tools as nonpartisan researchers, seeing them as a viable…

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A profile of Bernadette Meehan, a US diplomat who became Wikimedia Foundation CEO in January, as Wikipedia faces threats from MAGA, AI, and foreign autocrats (Tiffany Hsu/New York Times)

Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: A profile of Bernadette Meehan, a US diplomat who became Wikimedia Foundation CEO in Janua…

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Alibaba's Qwen models have made it an AI powerhouse, but the company has struggled to turn their global popularity into a profitable business (New York Times)

New York Times: Alibaba's Qwen models have made it an AI powerhouse, but the company has struggled to turn their global…

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