Former Meta chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board of directors, Axios has learned. She will become an informal adviser to the company in May.
Why it matters: Sandberg joined the firm when it was a small startup named Facebook and helped it become one of the most powerful companies in the world.
Joby Aviation, the Toyota-backed electric air taxi startup, is splitting from the rest of its industry over how to charge the innovative aircraft.
Why it matters: It could mark the beginning of another VHS vs. Betamax debate over charging standards, mirroring the drama that played out recently in the automotive industry — until Tesla won.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy are spinning out a new philanthropic venture called Schmidt Sciences to fund unconventional areas of exploration in science and tech.
Why it matters: The new organization evolved from the scientific mission of Schmidt Futures, a thought leader on AI and other cutting-edge tech that was founded by the couple.
Samsung on Wednesday debuted its latest smartphone family, the Galaxy S24, which relies in part on Google's AI services.
Why it matters: Samsung just fell below Apple in global smartphone sales and no doubt hopes its AI features will help it both stand out and regain lost ground.
OpenAI's next big model "will be able to do a lot, lot more" than the existing models can, CEO Sam Altman told Axios in an exclusive interview at Davos on Wednesday.
Why it matters: Altman told Axios' Ina Fried that AI is evolving much more rapidly than previous technologies that took Silicon Valley by storm. But he also conceded that the evolution and proliferation of OpenAI's technology will require "uncomfortable" decisions.
Within 10 years, around 95% of the world's top tech companies will be American thanks to the U.S. lead in AI, Palantir CEO and co-founder Alex Karp told Axios' Mike Allen at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Why it matters: Karp predicted that in time AI will deliver very large GDP growth — but that will benefit only a handful of countries and companies, leading to political and social "dislocation."
The big picture: Not only does charging take longer in freezing temperatures, some electric vehicle owners are surprised to find how much their car's driving range is compromised by winter weather.
Uber is working with Tesla to encourage its drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its broader goal to be emissions-free in the U.S. and Canada by 2030, the ride-hailing company tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: Uber can't force its drivers to go electric, but various incentives have helped it boost EV uptake in the last few years.
Roughly 100 lawmakers, congressional staffers and others got a taste of how secure generative AI chatbots are at a private event on Capitol Hill last week.
Driving the news: The event, hosted by Hackers on the Hill and a few partner organizations, allowed participants to explore what a few popular large language models, including Meta's Llama 2, are able to do, organizers told Axios.
Open-source code and legitimate hacking tools have contributed to the rising popularity of a once-rare and complicated type of cyberattack, according to new research shared exclusively with Axios.
Why it matters: Malicious hackers of all levels — from nation-state groups to lower-level cybercriminals — have gotten better at executing what experts call a software supply chain attack.
Driving the news: That, in a nutshell, is the question beneath much of the (abundant) AI discussions taking place among global leaders and top thinkers at the World Economic Forum this year.
AI is unlocking a "completely different understanding of what's out there" and shaking up materials science and biology, Google DeepMind Chief Operating Officer Lila Ibrahim told Axios' Alison Snyderat the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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