Weekly News: April 7-11, 2025
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Last Week’s News
Just published: 𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗜𝗗 𝗔𝗜 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 covering last week (April 7-11)'s most impactful AI developments:
• Meta unveiled Llama 4 Scout and Maverick with ambitious multimodal capabilities
• Reports emerged of AI surveillance being used to monitor federal workers
• The EU announced a €20B initiative for AI gigafactories to compete globally
• Major tech CEOs doubled down on AI investments despite economic uncertainties
• Shopify implemented a controversial "AI-first" hiring policy
As AI continues to reshape our legal, business, and regulatory landscapes at breakneck speed, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁.
Read the full 𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗜𝗗 𝗔𝗜 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 for April 7-11, 2025 to understand the implications:
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