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Checkr launches fraud tools that follow candidates past the offer
In beta, Checkr said its resume tool flagged 50% of software and AI engineering resumes for review, versus 23% to 27% in sales, marketing and operations.
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White House says planned Iowa steel complex would support up to 6,000 construction jobs
The administration’s industrial-investment roundup also projects 3,100 direct jobs at Anduril’s Maryland shipyard and includes energy and medical-manufacturing commitments.
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AMD’s Su seeks more AI memory in Seoul as MI455X load jumps 50%
AMD has begun shipping MI455 accelerators and Helios systems with HBM4 from Samsung and SK hynix, Su said during the visit.
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Union Square Ventures raises $900 million with four general partners
The New York firm expects $10 million to $30 million Series A checks and 30 to 40 companies from the cycle, while adding seed work that can start inside the partnership.
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Cigna targets $3 billion in savings by 2030, with AI aimed at employee tools and supplier management
The program, which the company says will self-fund, leans on automation, tighter supplier management and AI tools for employees. Part of the savings goes straight to earnings targets.
Tech & AI
Six AI developers sign a White House safety pact that carries no legal weight
The accord's four layers of controls target hacking, cyber, biological and chemical threats, and the auditors are chosen by the companies. Employers deploying the tools are left with the legal frame the administration keeps pointing to: laws already on the books.
Tech & AI
AMD agrees to buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion in stock
Li will become AMD's chief scientist, and her cofounders will keep leading the lab AMD says will help shape its chip roadmap.
Tech & AI
Nvidia launches agent safety platform built on human-gated permissions
More than 100 organizations are working with the technology, including Anthropic, SAP and Salesforce. OpenAI, whose agents breached Hugging Face, is absent from Nvidia's list.
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