After a year of massive cuts, the tech job market is so unstable that the US government has come to be seen as an appealing, innovative employer, writes Amanda Hoover.
Here is the link: https://www.wired.com/story/tech-jobs-government-layoffs/
The government is now the hottest tech employer in town — Wired
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Series C
Atlan raises $105M
San Francisco, Calif.-based Atlan, providers of a data and AI governance platform, has raised $105 million in a Series C funding round.
AI
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OpenAI has announced the launch of a new tool designed to distinguish content created by artificial intelligence.
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TikTok and its Chinese owner sue US government over “foreign adversary” law — Ars Technica
TikTok and its owner ByteDance today sued the federal government to block the "Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications" law that would prohibit TikTok in the US if the company isn't sold to a non-Chinese firm, writes Jon Brodkin in Ars Technica.
Fundings
Augment raises $227M
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Augment, an AI coding assistance startup, has emerged from stealth with the announcement of a $227 million Series B funding round.