In a recent interview at Italian Tech Week, Jeff Bezos shared insights that challenge the popular myth that college dropouts are the ultimate entrepreneurs. He called tech icons like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates “the exception,” emphasising that most successful founders benefit from real-world experience before starting their own companies. Bezos advised young people to…
Some of Big Tech’s greatest success stories are from college dropouts. Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004 from his Harvard University dorm room (and later dropped out). Bill Gates also left Harvard and cofounded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. But Jeff Bezos, founder of the world’s largest online retailer Amazon, said Zuckerberg and Gates…
Jeff Bezos joined Sam Altman in admitting the existence of an AI bubble—but Amazon’s founder sees upside. Recently, many AI-related companies have seen voracious optimism and spikes in valuations. In August, the OpenAI CEO told reporters the AI market was in a bubble. When bubbles happen, “smart people get overexcited about a kernel of truth,” Altman…
Oct. 2 (UPI) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s net worth reached $500 billion Wednesday, making him the first person to be worth half a trillion dollars. Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list ranks him at No. 1, followed by Larry Ellison of Oracle, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. Musk had a net worth…
TThis is inevitable as new technologies like augmented reality (AR) glasses and virtual reality (VR) devices reshape how people communicate and interact digitally. Zuckerberg highlighted that future devices will be more immersive, enabling users to experience the internet and social interactions in a completely new way, without the need for traditional smartphones. The shift is…
Just as Open AI CEO Sam Altman and Meta leader Mark Zuckerberg begin acknowledging that there may be truth to the warnings of an AI bubble, Jensen Huang is doubling down on his bullishness. In a recent podcast appearance with Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner, the Nvidia CEO brushed aside the growing caution and instead…
YouTube creators whose accounts were banned for violating previous policies against COVID-19 and election misinformation will be given the chance to rejoin the platform, said Alphabet, YouTube’s parent company, on Tuesday. In a letter submitted in response to subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee, attorneys for Alphabet said the decision to bring back banned accounts…
Mark Zuckerberg has created what amounts to a personal political kingdom, using Meta’s corporate structure to spend company funds on his preferred candidates rather than his own money like other tech billionaires, according to The Verge. The Facebook founder’s unique control over Meta allows him to funnel tens of millions in shareholder dollars into a…
Jeff Bezos on His Paycheck: ‘I’m Proud of It’ — Here’s What He Made at Amazon As CEO (File Photo) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has revealed that during his tenure as chief executive he deliberately avoided taking additional compensation, including stock grants and bonuses, despite leading one of the world’s most valuable companies. Speaking at…
根據外媒報導，Meta 年度盛會「Meta Connect 2025」將於本週登場，其中最受矚目的焦點無疑是全新 AI 智慧眼鏡了！根據流出的影片與消息顯示 Meta 將與 Ray-Ban 和 Oakley 合作推出多款新眼鏡，其中一款代號「Hypernova」會是首次整合抬頭顯示器（HUD）的智慧眼鏡，同時能透過腕帶感應手勢來操作。 這次大會另一個值得關注的重點，是 Meta 自成立「Meta Superintelligence Labs」（MSL）後的首度公開亮相。這個由前 Scale AI 執行長 Alexandr Wang 領軍的團隊，是 Meta 迄今最野心勃勃的 AI 研發計畫。外界預期，執行長 Mark Zuckerberg 將會分享 MSL 的最新研究進度。 相較於過去，今年大會的重點似乎更偏向 AI 穿戴式裝置，而非「元宇宙」或 VR。雖然 Meta 去年推出的 Ray-Ban Meta 智慧眼鏡已創下數百萬支的銷售佳績，但這次新產品似乎想讓 AI 眼鏡不再只是單純的攝影與通話工具，而是朝向「下一代運算平台」邁出重要一步。 除了搭載 HUD 的 Hypernova，傳聞 Meta 也將發表與 Oakley 合作的「Spheara」運動型 AI 智慧眼鏡。這款眼鏡專為跑步與自行車騎士設計，最大特色是將相機鏡頭移至鼻樑正上方，提供更佳的拍攝視角；此外，Meta 的獨立 AI…