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Amazon says only 150 people control the world’s most powerful AI

David Luan, head of Amazon’s new AGI lab, just dropped a number that should make you pause: fewer than 1,000 people worldwide are building frontier AI systems, and only about 150 people have real access to the massive compute that powers them. That’s the scale of the talent pool shaping how AI evolves. And Amazon’s […]

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Maximize the performance of your Google Ads conversion data

Google has just published new guidance on how to maximize the performance of your Google Ads conversion data. The message is clear: richer conversion data leads to better attribution, stronger AI modeling, and ultimately, more effective campaigns. Key takeaways from Google’s update:– Upgrade to Google Ads API v20+.– Import hashed user-provided data (emails, phone numbers)

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Google AI Max ads in Live search results

Google AI Max ads have now been spotted in live search results, and they look very different from traditional Search ads. Key differences: Extremely long headlines generated by AI, often pulled from blog contentSitelinks are created dynamically by Google, sometimes all pointing to the same page Blog articles outperforming traditional landing pages in early ROAS

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Airbnb cuts performance marketing by $541m

In 2021, Airbnb announced a permanent shift in its marketing strategy moving away from performance marketing like search ads and bidding, and investing more in brand marketing and public relations. This decision followed significant cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the company reduced its total marketing spend by 58% in 2020 yet maintained 95% of

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Meta is going all-in on AGI by opening its wallet

Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab, led by Alexandr Wang (Scale AI), is reportedly offering $1M–$300M+ pay packages to lure top AI talent from OpenAI, Anthropic, Apple, and DeepMind. The mission? Catch up in the AGI race. Fast. But here’s the twist: Despite the eye-watering offers, many top researchers are saying no, choosing purpose, autonomy, and culture

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