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Another Apple exec leaves for Meta as AI talent war heats up, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters Apple loses another AI exec to Meta  Yahoo Finance Meta poaches Apple’s newly appointed head of AI search project  9to5Mac Apple executive behind AI-driven web search project to leave for Meta – report (AAPL:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha Apple AI Crises Deepen as Search Exec Ke Yang Moves to Meta  PYMNTS.com …

Meta’s aggressive pursuit of artificial intelligence expertise has claimed another high-profile recruit. Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Mira Murati’s AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, has left the company to join Meta Platforms, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. A spokesperson for Thinking Machines Lab confirmed the departure to the Journal, saying, “Andrew has decided to pursue a different path for …

Is Hollywood opting in or out? Early signs are that the major studios and talent agencies are now starting to circle the wagons over OpenAI‘s latest product, Sora 2: an invite-only, TikTok-style video app debuting Sept. 30 that allows users to scan their face and place themselves in hyperrealistic clips. Creative Artists Agency, the Bryan Lourd-led major talent firm repping …

The bottom line is that, unlike the US, China is not a country of immigrants. In 2020, only about .1 percent of the mainland population was made up of foreigners, according to one estimate by researchers from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. That’s roughly 1.4 million people in a country of more than 1.4 billion. In the United …

Getty Images When China first announced a new visa targeting foreign professionals in science and technology in August it largely went unnoticed. But the K visa, which went into effect on Wednesday, was thrust into the public spotlight last week, when an Indian outlet referred to it as “China’s H-1B” – a reference to the US visa for skilled workers …

Several talent agents are interested in signing Tilly Norwood, according to Deadline. Problem is, Tilly Norwood isn’t a real person. She’s an AI creation from Eline Van der Velden, a Dutch comedian and technologist who developed the “actress” with her production company, Particle6, through its new AI talent studio offshoot called Xicoia. At the Zurich Summit this past weekend, Van …

Tesla (TSLA) investors are facing growing concerns as a wave of senior executives has left the company over the past year. The departures, due to work pressures and tensions around Elon Musk’s political involvement, have raised questions about leadership stability. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 55% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert …

AI actress Tilly Norwood has attracted the attention of multiple talent agents, actor, comedian and producer Eline Van der Velden told a panel at the Zurich Summit, the industry strand of the Zurich Film Festival. Tilly Norwood is the first creation to emerge from recently launched AI talent studio Xicoia, a spin-off from Van der Velden’s AI production studio Particle6. …

Amr Awadallah, founder of AI startup Vectara, had two reactions when he heard about changes to the H-1B visa program that raise the application fee for each visa to $100,000. He was not surprised. But he was dismayed. “I can’t afford to pay $100,000,” Awadallah told TechCrunch. He’s hired one employee on an H-1B, and while the new fee only …

Although Louisiana’s Jourdan Blue didn’t win the $1 million top prize on the “America’s Got Talent” finale Wednesday night, he did have a million-dollar moment. Let’s flash back to the New Orleans street performer’s “AGT” audition, which aired in May. He chose to sing “Breakeven,” the heartbreaking 2008 song by Irish pop rockers The Script. Judge Mel B (the former Spice …