Miscellaneous News

[MortyandRick]

Apparently the signing bonuses were in the tens of millions. I don't know if as high as the 100 million number some threw around, but AI engineers are quietly becoming the new sports stars. The war for talent is heating up and Chinese companies better take note to retain as well as attract overseas talent.

That's the advantage of having such high stock valuation, you can always buy talent. Money talks.

Not sure what China can do, few Chinese companies are able to shell out that number. They won't ban Chinese citizens from working in American AI, and I don't think that would make a difference either

 

[fishrubber99]

That's the advantage of having such high stock valuation, you can always buy talent. Money talks.

Not sure what China can do, few Chinese companies are able to shell out that number. They won't ban Chinese citizens from working in American AI, and I don't think that would make a difference either

The floated around $100 million compensation package is (from Meta spokespeople themselves) for top leadership for Meta's AI projects, the actual engineers doing a majority of the work don't get that kind of compensation.

"These statements are untrue - the size and structure of these compensation packages have been misrepresented all over the place,” says Meta spokesperson Andy Stone. “Some people have chosen to greatly exaggerate what’s happening for their own purposes.”

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Also, the US is suffering from a net AI talent outflow/deficit issue as of this year (Semaphore article about this

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[4Tran]

I doubt they need to do that much. Chinese and American AI companies are fundamentally different. The Chinese ones are trying to build systems that can lead to practical applications whereas the American ones are making fancy presentations to capture more and more venture capital.

 

[sdkan]

The UK will pay a parking fee to India for hosting its stranded F-35B at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, where it made an emergency landing after encountering technical issues during Indo-Pacific exercises aimed at deterring China.

Initially the UK was reluctant to move the jet into a hangar due to its sensitive military technologies on board; however, after logistical issues arose, the jet has now been moved to the Air India hangar at the airport.

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The Indian Air Force's aspiration to possess fifth-generation aircraft has been fulfilled 10 years ahead of schedule.

 

[FriedRiceNSpice]

Marvelous Indian roads: 90-degree turns, and trees in the middle.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1939885055696117976

Nail tree!

 

[JohnnyD]

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[GulfLander]

Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote, passing it 51-50.

(Very amazed they really got 50-50 initially)

 

[Enestori]

The Indian Air Force's aspiration to possess fifth-generation aircraft has been fulfilled 10 years ahead of schedule.

I think you meant 100 years ahead of schedule.

 

[AssassinsMace]

Remember how the US whined that their anti-Chinese celebrity activists couldn't have free reign in China...? It was China was violating a natural law of the universe. Now you have Jews whining about China allowing Kanye West perform in China when he had just performed in Japan and South Korea right before without a peep from them.

 

[pmc]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1939861358444495111

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1940110525704356244

This again demonstrate Soft Power of Saudis. Trump only met this person because of them. The war was essentially Turkish Project which they badly managed it. and that irrelevant country Iran insert itself.
now future of Syria will be determine by Saudis, Russia and Israel. and it is not just Syria but also about Iran.
you have to think when they grant this extra soft power to a country when airline route is through countries like Turkey, Iran and Pakistan.

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By mid-2025, Russia had issued more than 80,000 electronic visas to Saudi nationals, placing the Kingdom second only to China in total e-visas granted.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1938621162151403944