Lori Goler, Meta's longtime head of people, is leaving Meta next summer, she told employees in an internal note obtained by Axios. She said Janelle Gale, a 12-year Meta veteran, will replace her.
Why it matters: Goler has led Meta's people team for more than 16 years, overseeing the growth of the firm's employee base from 500 in 2008 to more than 70,000 today.
Catch up quick: Google inked a deal with Kairos Power for deployment of 500 megawatts' worth of SMRs by 2035, with the first targeted to arrive by 2030.
The Internet Archive was back up yesterday, with some limits, after spending nearly a week offline in the wake of a data breach and denial of service attack.
Why it matters: The archive and its Wayback Machine are a unique, irreplaceable resource recording decades of web history.
For years tech companies have been showing off tools that use AI to create short video clips, but now a lot more people are going to get their hands on them.
Why it matters: The ability to turn a photo or a prompt into several seconds of video opens up new creative avenues, while also offering millions an opportunity to create lifelike deepfake videos.
North Carolina authorities confirmed Monday the arrest of a man over alleged threats against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers responding to Hurricane Helene.
The big picture: FEMA warned last week that a deluge of mis- and disinformation surrounding Hurricane Helene had hampered federal response efforts.
Google announced a deal on Monday to purchase energy from small nuclear reactors that the startup Kairos Power plans to start bringing online in the U.S. by 2030.
Why it matters: It's Google's first nuclear foray as the tech giant — and its peers — hunt for zero-carbon power to fuel energy-thirsty AI data centers.
Former President Trump has long stood out in the political field for his willingness to mock his political opponents — but as the 2024 presidential race enters its final weeks, he's increasingly getting a taste of his own medicine.
Why it matters: The Harris campaign has leveraged the power of memes and social media to reach a wider, younger audience and cast Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as funny, relatable, and capable to young voters.
Adobe on Monday said it was releasing a public test version of its Firefly Video Model and adding a feature to Premiere that allows movie makers to use generative AI to extend footage they have filmed.
Why it matters: A number of companies have announced generative AI tools for video creation — including OpenAI, Meta and Google — but most of those are not yet broadly available.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made "operational adjustments" in its Hurricane Helene response in North Carolina following safety concerns, a spokesperson said Sunday.
The big picture: The Ashe County Sheriff's Office in northwestern N.C. said on Facebook Sunday that FEMA had "paused their process" as a precaution while "they are assessing" threats made in other counties in the state.
