AI mania tanks CoreWeave’s Core Scientific acquisition; it buys Python notebook Marimo

AI mania tanks CoreWeave’s Core Scientific acquisition; it buys Python notebook Marimo

Core Scientific shareholders on Thursday voted down an all-stock acquisition offer from partner and competitor CoreWeave that was valued at the time at $9 billion.   They did so following a vote-no recommendation from their largest shareholder, Sina Toussi of Two Seas Capital, a firm that focuses on post-bankruptcy companies. Core Scientific emerged from its bankruptcy…

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Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs

Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs

Amazon said on Tuesday that it plans to reduce its corporate workforce by 14,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce bureaucracy, remove layers and invest more in its AI strategy. This marks the e-commerce giant’s second-largest job cuts since it slashed 22,000 jobs in 2022. Amazon had nearly 1.2 million employees as of October 31,…

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