Weekly News: April 7-11, 2025
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Last Weekโs News
Just published: ๐๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ covering last week (April 7-11)'s most impactful AI developments:
โข Meta unveiled Llama 4 Scout and Maverick with ambitious multimodal capabilities
โข Reports emerged of AI surveillance being used to monitor federal workers
โข The EU announced a โฌ20B initiative for AI gigafactories to compete globally
โข Major tech CEOs doubled down on AI investments despite economic uncertainties
โข Shopify implemented a controversial "AI-first" hiring policy
As AI continues to reshape our legal, business, and regulatory landscapes at breakneck speed, ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ'๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐.
Read the full ๐๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ for April 7-11, 2025 to understand the implications:
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