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Coinbase is laying off about 700 workers, or 14% of its workforce, as CEO Brian Armstrong says the company is restructuring to become "lean, fast, and AI-native." Engadget reports: Armstrong claimed he'd seen engineers "use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks" and that non-technical teams in the company are "shipping production code," while Coinbase is automating many of its workflows. "All of this has led us to an inflection point, not just for Coinbase, but for every company," Armstrong wrote. "The biggest risk now is not taking action. We are adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast and AI-native. We need to return to the speed and focus of our startup founding, with AI at our core."
An AI-driven restructuring is only one half of the equation for Coinbase, though. Armstrong wrote that while the company "is well-capitalized, has diversified revenue streams and is well-positioned to weather any storm," the crypto market is down. As such, Coinbase is attempting to become leaner and faster ahead of the next crypto cycle. The company is eliminating some management layers and organizing the business around "AI-native talent who can manage fleets of agents to drive outsized impact," Armstrong wrote. "We'll also be experimenting with reduced pod sizes, including 'one person teams' with engineers, designers and product managers all in one role." That sure sounds like an attempt to get workers to take on more responsibilities.
An AI-driven restructuring is only one half of the equation for Coinbase, though. Armstrong wrote that while the company "is well-capitalized, has diversified revenue streams and is well-positioned to weather any storm," the crypto market is down. As such, Coinbase is attempting to become leaner and faster ahead of the next crypto cycle. The company is eliminating some management layers and organizing the business around "AI-native talent who can manage fleets of agents to drive outsized impact," Armstrong wrote. "We'll also be experimenting with reduced pod sizes, including 'one person teams' with engineers, designers and product managers all in one role." That sure sounds like an attempt to get workers to take on more responsibilities.
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Ohio’s Senate seat is one Democrats have prioritized in the party’s bid to retake control of the chamber
Democratic senator Sherrod Brown and Republican senator Jon Husted won their party’s nominations in Ohio’s primary elections on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press – teeing them up for what is expected to be a high-profile and expensive Senate race in November’s midterm elections.
Husted ran unopposed, while Brown had a single opponent whom he handily outraised.
Continue reading...WASHINGTON (ANP) - De Verenigde Staten leggen het maandag gestarte Project Freedom tijdelijk stil. Dat meldt president Donald Trump op Truth Social. De VS wilden met Project Freedom bescherming bieden aan gestrande schepen, zodat die door de door Iran gecontroleerde Straat van Hormuz konden varen.
In reactie op de aanvallen van de VS en Israël op Iran eind februari, sloot Teheran de Straat van Hormuz af, een belangrijke doorvaartroute. Dat heeft grote gevolgen voor de koopvaardij en de olieprijzen. De Amerikanen begonnen nadien een maritieme blokkade van Iraanse havens.
In zijn bericht schrijft Trump onder meer: "We zijn het erover eens geworden dat, hoewel de blokkade volledig van kracht blijft, Project Freedom voor een korte periode wordt opgeschort om te bekijken of een akkoord (tussen de VS en Iran) kan worden afgerond en ondertekend."
Het besluit is volgens Trump ingegeven door "de grote vooruitgang die is geboekt in de richting van een volledig en definitief akkoord met vertegenwoordigers van Iran".