Subj : Stability AI CEO resigns 🧠, OpenAI pitches Hollywood 🎥, Boom Supersonic flies ✈️ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Mar 25 2024 10:36 am --vwmnzWGS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Emad Mostaque is stepping down as CEO of Stability AI.=C2=A0 Sign Up [= 1]|Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR =09=09TOGETHER WITH = [FireHydrant] [4] TLDR 2024-03-25 LESS STRESS FROM RING TO RETRO= (SPONSOR) [4]=20 91% of engineering leaders say they want a better ale= rting tool. But that=E2=80=99s because they haven=E2=80=99t found FireHyd= rant [4] yet. 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Emad Mostaque is stepping down as CEO of Stability AI. 

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Stability AI CEO resigns to= =E2=80=98pursue decentralized AI=E2=80=99 (2 minute read)

Emad Mostaque is stepping down as CEO o= f Stability AI. The company will be led by two interim co-CEOs, COO Shan Sh= an Wong and CTO Christian Laforte. Mostaque stepped down partly due to the = push toward the development of commercialized AI products. He says he is le= aving the company to pursue decentralized AI.
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Boom Supersonic flew its prototype supe= rsonic jet for the first time on Friday. XB-1 reached an altitude of 7,120 = feet and a maximum speed of 273 mph, achieving all of its objectives. The p= rototype is intended to test materials and aerodynamics for a larger commer= cial aircraft. A picture of the XB-1 aircraft taking off on its inaugural f= light is available in the article.
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