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Meta Taps Former AWS Executive to Lead Infrastructure as AI Spending Surges

Meta is replacing a longtime infrastructure executive with a former Amazon Web Services leader as the social media company expands its data center capacity to support its artificial intelligence ambitions. Santosh Janardhan, Meta’s head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, will leave the company in early 2027, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 11) report by […] The post Meta Taps Former AWS…

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48 AI Agents Spot A Possible Lost Maya Pyramid Overnight, And Mexico Has No Record Of It

Pietro Miotti , who says he is not an archaeologist, set 48 AI agents loose on public NASA lidar data overnight, and they flagged a possible Maya site with a plaza and a pyramid that Mexico's national…

  • 48 AI agents analyzed NASA lidar data overnight
  • Identified possible Maya site with plaza and oval pyramid
  • INAH confirmed site had no registered archaeological record

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Nearly 1 In 3 Gen Z Workers Secretly Use AI On The Job, Imperial Survey Finds

Nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z workers in the UK use AI on the job without their boss knowing, and 97% of all workers say their own skills are fine even though most see a big skills gap around them, a survey of…

  • 29% of Gen Z workers use AI at job without employer knowledge
  • 97% of workers confident in skills for next year despite industry gaps
  • 85% want formal AI training in next two years

·dev.to

Is the RBA worried about AI and jobs

Assistant Governor (Economic), Sarah Hunter, gave an informative speech this week about whether the central bank sees AI as macroeconomic phenomenon. So far, there is little evidence that AI has had large effects on aggregate employment in advanced economies, although there are emerging signs of weaker hiring, particularly among younger…

  • RBA's Sarah Hunter worries AI may affect employment
  • Emerging signs show weaker hiring, especially among younger workers
  • Most firms in Australia haven't yet felt AI's impact on headcount

·macrobusiness.com.au

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