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Why OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Bought the TBPN Podcast Amid Crusade Against ‘Side Quests’

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Apr 2, 2026 2:27pm PDT
In recent weeks, Fidji Simo has burst into public view as the OpenAI executive bringing much-needed discipline to the AI startup, as it inches toward an initial public offering late this year. Last month, Simo—who is now CEO of AGI Deployment—delivered the sobering message to the company’s staff that OpenAI can no longer chase “side... In recent weeks, Fidji Simo has burst into public view as the OpenAI executive bringing...
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Nvidia’s New Server Rack Will Run AI Chips Made by Rivals

By Qianer Liu · Mar 23, 2026 8:00am PDT · 1 comment
Nvidia faces growing competition in the AI chip market. But the chip designer has found a way to make money even from its rivals’ chips. During its annual GTC developer conference last week, the company unveiled a new server rack designed to run chips made either by Nvidia or by its rivals. The new racks include networking technology that... Nvidia faces growing competition in the AI chip market. But the chip designer has found a way to...
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Claude Code and Codex Are Outpacing Cursor Among Notion's Engineers

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 23, 2026 7:00am PDT · 2 comments
Software engineers embracing the AI coding revolution don’t have much loyalty to any particular coding tool, especially when a new, better one comes out. In the latest example of that, the growth of Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex is outpacing that of Cursor among hundreds of engineers at Notion, a maker of popular... Software engineers embracing the AI coding revolution don’t have much loyalty to any particular...
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Creator Economy

Twitch Taps Amazon Exec to Boost Ad Business

By Theo Wayt and Kaya Yurieff · Oct 15, 2024 2:45pm PDT
Amazon is bringing in a new leader to Twitch to boost its advertising business, deepening the ties between the livestreaming service and its powerful parent. In a reorganization of Twitch’s ad business, Amazon is forming a new ad sales and product group for Twitch under the leadership of executive Viral Thacker. Thacker’s team will work “... Amazon is bringing in a new leader to Twitch to boost its advertising business, deepening the...
Marni Levine, Head of TikTok Shop’s U.S. Operations, Small and Medium Businesses (right), with The Information's Kaya Yurieff
Creator Economy

TikTok Shop, Twitch + AI, Ty Haney: Summit Highlights

By Akash Pasricha · Apr 2, 2024 4:16pm PDT
We’re hosting hundreds of attendees at The Information’s Creator Economy Summit and the conversations are flying. Here are some of the highlights so far.Marni Levine, who leads TikTok Shop’s U.S. operations for small and medium businesses, said the app doesn’t plan to reduce e-commerce content in its powerful For You tab, despite complaints... We’re hosting hundreds of attendees at The Information’s Creator Economy Summit and the...