Reed Albergotti
@ReedAlbergotti
Tech editor @semafor. co-author of Wheelmen, retired hockey player, Minnesotan. I like riding bikes. Signal: Reed.03 https://www.semafor.com/vertical/tech
If you've been following the recent Lance Armstrong podcast controversy, you'll enjoy this @RidingWithJEK episode where we relive the original doping scandal and what it was like to break all those stories in the @WSJ with @VanessaOConnell ridingwithkaplan.substack.com/p/a-conversati…
OpenAI to open first DC office semafor.com/article/07/21/…
Tried out the Perplexity Comet browser. It’s great for annoying and slow web sites. I just asked it to change a flight and it did. I knew what I needed to buy on Amazon so I just asked it to order it. Didn’t need to use the web sites. Next test: expenses.
Also, thoughts in the @semafor tech newsletter today on the extreme highs and lows of xAI semafor.com/article/07/11/…
Since "forward deployed engineer" comes up in every conversation I have now, I finally wrote something about the hottest new/old job in tech. semafor.com/article/07/11/…
Just wrapped up an interesting and fun couple of days of fireside chats, panels and interviews in Paris at the @RaiseSummit. Some takeaways here and more on Friday. semafor.com/newsletter/07/…
It's always a good conversation on @Kantrowitz and today's @BigTechnology podcast was especially fun. Give it a listen! bigtechnology.com/podcast
Anthropic is starting an "Economics Futures Program" that will study the economic impact of AI. New from @ReedAlbergotti, who will be on Big Technology's Friday show today. semafor.com/article/06/27/… via @semafor
New: @DarioAmodei thinks AI is going to lead to significant job losses. Now @AnthropicAI is going to fund research on that subject and what to do about it. semafor.com/article/06/27/…
A bit of a quantum scoop this AM as networking startup Qunnect adds Cisco as investor in new fundraising round semafor.com/article/06/24/…
🟡 SCOOP: Reddit is considering using World ID, the verification system based on iris-scanning Orbs, whose parent company was co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, @ReedAlbergotti reports. World ID could soon become a way for Reddit users to verify that they are unique…
Actually, this is a recipe for a really rewarding life if you’re a recent college grad not sure what to do: Find a small town you could love with a local newspaper whose owners are ready to retire. Raise the capital to buy it. Run it with the community’s interests at heart.…
Small-town newspapers are shutting down due to the lack of a succession plan, not financial issues, in nearly a dozen US states, a growing problem (@liamjscott / Columbia Journalism Review) cjr.org/analysis/small… mediagazer.com/250612/p3#a250…
On stage at the AMD event, Humain CEO Tareq Amin says massive AI data centers will be powered with a combination of renewable and "traditional" power. Across the industry, aggressive climate goals will be a challenge when it comes to the "traditional" part.
Interesting to see xAI researcher Xiao Sun speaking with AMD CEO Lisa Su on stage at the AMD event.
Scoop: Google is getting a "Chief AI architect" to speed up development of new AI-powered products across the company, according to memo from @sundarpichai. Koray Kavukcuoglu will stay CTO of @GoogleDeepMind and move to Mountain View for new role. semafor.com/article/06/11/…
Nice @ReedAlbergotti scoop on a new Meta AI deal semafor.com/article/06/10/…