"Tom Hale, the CEO of Oura, told the audience that while overall wearable sales are flat or even declining, sales of his company's smart ring have more than doubled in the past year. Particularly popular is an AI-powered health coach that analyzes data from the ring and provides bespoke wellness suggestions. Neil Vogel, the CEO of publisher People Inc.-whose titles include People and Food & Wine-said Google is the worst when it comes to compensating publishers for using their content to train and improve AI models."
"The search giant has refused to license content from news organizations and publishers, while other AI labs have done licensing deals. "Some AI shops are good actors. OpenAI is a good guy," said Vogel. "The worst guy is Google." Hayden Brown, the CEO of Upwork, said that starting this summer the hiring site saw a distinct shift in the most important qualifications employers were seeking in job candidates."
"Meanwhile, the tech world is talking about Oracle's massive market gains, which have boosted Oracle founder, chairman, and chief technology officer Larry Ellison's net worth, allowing him to surpass Elon Musk to claim the title of world's richest man. Helping to drive Oracle's stock was the announcement of a massive $300 billion deal with OpenAI to supply the AI company with data center capacity. (Now we know why OpenAI is telling investors it's going to burn through $115 billion in cash by 2029.)"
Oura's smart ring sales more than doubled in the past year, driven in part by an AI-powered health coach that analyzes ring data and provides bespoke wellness suggestions. Google has refused to license publisher content for AI training, while some AI labs have negotiated licensing deals; OpenAI has been described positively compared with Google's approach. Hiring on Upwork shifted toward soft and people skills as AI automates technical tasks and enables less-technical employees to accomplish technical work. Oracle's stock surged after a $300 billion deal to supply OpenAI with data center capacity, lifting Larry Ellison past Elon Musk and aligning with OpenAI's large cash-burn projections.
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