Google Pixel 7a launches May 11 (likely with Tensor G2 chip, 90 Hz display and upgraded cameras)

Google’s next mid-range phone is launching May 11th. Google India tweeted that’s when “the latest phone engineered by Google” will launch and while the company doesn’t specifically name the phone, the blurry image include…

Google’s next mid-range phone is launching May 11th. Google India tweeted that’s when “the latest phone engineered by Google” will launch and while the company doesn’t specifically name the phone, the blurry image included in the tweet sure looks like the unannounced (but widely leaked) Google Pixel 7a. The follow-up to last year’s Pixel 6a is […]

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Rocket Lab hitting its stride with high cadence, new venture for Electron

“I think the great thing about the space industry is it is the ultimate leveler.”

An Electron rocket launches the "There and Back Again" mission in 2022.

Enlarge / An Electron rocket launches the "There and Back Again" mission in 2022. (credit: Rocket Lab)

Life is pretty good right now for Rocket Lab and its founder, Peter Beck.

With a total of nine launches last year and as many as 15 planned for 2023, Rocket Lab now flies more boosters than any other company in the world not named SpaceX. In recent years, Rocket Lab's cadence has surpassed United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and other major players.

This year, Rocket Lab may even launch as many boosters as Russia does, something that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago.

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IBM plans to replace 7,800 jobs with AI, pauses hiring certain positions

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says he could see 30% of back-office functions replaced by AI over 5 years.

The IBM logo in front of an AI-generated background.

Enlarge / The IBM logo in front of an AI-generated background. (credit: IBM / Midjourney)

IBM Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna has revealed plans to halt hiring for about 7,800 positions that could be replaced by artificial intelligence systems in the near future, according to a Bloomberg news report published Monday.

Krishna said that hiring in back-office functions like human resources will be suspended or slowed, affecting roughly 26,000 non-customer-facing roles. "I could easily see 30 percent of that getting replaced by AI and automation over a five-year period," Bloomberg quoted Krisha as saying in an interview.

The announcement comes at a time when generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT have stirred anxiety about the future of human jobs. In March, Goldman Sachs released a report estimating that generative AI may "expose" 300 million jobs to automation, which means those roles might be reduced or replaced by AI systems.

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