Andrew Ng is stepping down from his role as CEO at Landing AI, the computer vision platform he founded in 2017. Dan Maloney, formerly the COO, will take the reins as Ng transitions to Executive Chairmanm to “continue to help drive” the tech and collaborate on “key decisions.” Formerly of Google Brain, Coursera, and Baidu, […]
Giants updated salary-cap space after Andrew Thomas contract restructure
The New York Giants restructured the contract of star left tackle Andrew Thomas, opening up a bit more space with the salary cap. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Giants converted $ 4.175 million of Thomas’ base salary into a signing bonus, which created $ 3.34 million cap space for the 2024 season. With […]
Andrew McCutchen's 'Furries' tweet, explained: Why Pirates outfielder celebrates Anthrocon with annual message
Athlete’s X (formerly Twitter) accounts are often a random collection of thoughts and musings. Andrew McCutchen certainly contributes to that, but each June he comes back with the same message. McCutchen tweeted “FURRIES” late Wednesday, with nothing else in the message. There was no follow-up and nothing preceding the message. FURRIES — Andrew McCutchen (@TheCUTCH22) […]
Andrew Ng plans to raise $120M for next AI Fund
AI bigshot Andrew Ng’s AI Fund, a startup incubator that backs small teams of experts looking to solve key problems using AI, plans to raise upwards of $ 120 million for its second tranche. A filing with the SEC shows that the AI Fund’s second fund, AI Venture Fund II, has so far amassed $ […]
Amazon, eyeing up AI, adds Andrew Ng to its board; ex-MTV exec McGrath to step down
If corporate boards of directors signal something about where a company wants to be focusing, Amazon’s just made an interesting move to change up its direction. The company has just announced that Andrew Ng — a prominent figure in the world of AI, and specifically building AI within large tech companies — is joining its […]