Topline President Donald Trump lashed out again at critics for focusing on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, praising Attorney General Pam Bondi even as her decision not to release additional information on the so-called Epstein Files has caused a major rift among his base, as many blast the administration for not delivering on lofty expectations for…
When Steve Huynh was a principal engineer at Amazon, meetings began with a “study hall.” Amazon had a “reading culture” even among engineers, Huynh recently told the Pragmatic Engineer podcast, speaking of his time at the tech giant. Employees frequently drafted six-page memos, he said, which they shared with the company to update progress and…
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -American officials have quietly been grading Chinese artificial intelligence programs on their ability to mold their output to the Chinese Communist Party’s official line, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters. U.S. State and Commerce Department officials are working together on the effort, which operates by feeding the programs standardized…
The federal government looks like it is taking a page out of Silicon Valley’s playbook. The US Office of Personnel Management issued a memo on June 17 announcing sweeping reforms to performance management in the federal government. And the move to cut low performers looks a lot like what’s been happening at major tech companies. The…