The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.
The prospect of disruptions from artificial intelligence has hung over the economy for years. But this week advances in software tools precipitated a sell-off on Wall Street.
Executives, investors and engineers are speaking out against the Trump administration after the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in moves reminiscent of Silicon Valley a decade ago.
Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industryβs latest drama.
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Metaβs work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
The artificial intelligence start-up, which competes with OpenAI, is aiming to raise around $10 billion amid talk of a potential initial public offering.
A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition.