amazon Amazon Scraps Biased AI Recruitment Tool That Penalized Women Amazon discontinues an internal AI hiring tool after discovering it systematically discriminates against female job applicants due to flawed training data.
tech layoffs Layoffs.fyi Continues Tracking Ongoing Tech Industry Job Cuts A comprehensive tracker monitors tech sector layoffs, providing real-time data on affected employees and companies. The platform also offers resources for laid-off workers to connect with businesses that are actively hiring.
anthropic Anthropic Hires Former OpenAI Co-Founder Karpathy for Pre-Training Research AI researcher Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic to lead a new team using Claude to accelerate large-scale model pre-training. The high-profile hire signals a strategic shift toward AI-assisted research to stay competitive in the frontier model race.
anthropic Anthropic Hires AI Veteran Andrej Karpathy to Boost Pretraining Research Anthropic welcomes OpenAI co-founder and former Tesla AI lead Andrej Karpathy to spearhead pretraining research using Claude. This high-profile hire highlights the escalating talent war between Anthropic and OpenAI.
openai OpenAI Recruits OpenClaw Creator to Lead Autonomous AI Agent Push OpenAI hires Peter Steinberger, founder of the popular open-source agent framework OpenClaw, to help build the next generation of personal AI agents. The project remains open-source under a new foundation structure as competition in the agentic AI space heats up.
california California Finalizes AI Employment Regulations With July 2025 Target Date California's Civil Rights Council adopts final regulations for automated decision-making systems in the workplace. The new rules, which target AI tools used in hiring and firing, will likely take effect on July 1, 2025.
salesforce Salesforce Doubles Down on AI With 2,000 New Sales Hires Salesforce plans to hire 2,000 new sales representatives to push its growing lineup of AI products. The hiring surge comes just ahead of the February launch of the company's second-generation AI agent software.
meta Meta Recruits Salesforce AI Chief Clara Shih for New Business AI Division Meta hires Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih to lead a new Business AI group focused on bringing Llama-based tools to businesses on its social platforms. The move signals Meta's strategy to boost ad revenue through AI-generated content rather than direct AI subscriptions.
openai OpenAI Hires Former Pebble CEO Gabor Cselle for Secret Project OpenAI brings on repeat founder Gabor Cselle to develop an undisclosed initiative. The hire comes as AI giants aggressively recruit experienced tech leaders.
openai OpenAI Brings On Former Commerce Department Economist and Veteran Compliance Officer OpenAI appoints Aaron Chatterji as its first chief economist and Scott Schools as its new chief compliance officer. These high-profile hires bring deep government experience to the AI company.
openai Former Palantir Security Chief Stuckey Joins OpenAI as CISO OpenAI hires former Palantir CISO Dane Stuckey to bolster its security leadership alongside Matt Knight. This strategic move supports OpenAI's expanding partnerships with government and defense sectors.
anthropic Anthropic Hires OpenAI Co-Founder Durk Kingma in Ongoing Talent War OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma joins Anthropic to help develop AI systems responsibly, working mostly remotely from the Netherlands. This latest hire continues Anthropic's successful streak of recruiting top talent from its chief rival.
illinois Illinois Enacts Civil Rights Protections Against AI Workplace Discrimination Illinois broadens the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discriminatory artificial intelligence in employment decisions and mandates worker notification. The new requirements take effect on January 1, 2026.
illinois Illinois Enacts Broad AI Employment Regulations Under Human Rights Act Illinois officially prohibits employers from using AI in a discriminatory manner and mandates worker notification regarding AI use in hiring and employment decisions.
amazon FTC Opens Informal Inquiry Into Amazon's AI Startup Deal With Adept The Federal Trade Commission seeks more information about Amazon's recent agreement to license technology and hire executives from AI startup Adept. This probe reflects a broader regulatory push to scrutinize big tech investments in the artificial intelligence sector.