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Monday 9 November

Business & Industryrestofworld.org

Chinese AI firms want Silicon Valley’s top minds. Poaching them won’t be easy

Graphic featuring 'We are hiring' text, a user icon with a Chinese flag, and location text for Silicon Valley

AI-generated summary Chinese artificial intelligence firms are attempting to hire Silicon Valley-based engineers to work on their models, potentially tapping into talent at American labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic. However, experts say that poaching these employees will not be easy because Chinese companies often struggle to match the salaries and career prospects offered by their American peers.

Saturday 7 November

AI in SocietyRest of World

A rare strike in Taiwan exposes labor unrest beneath the global AI rush

Workers from the Micron Union participate in a protest, raising fists and speaking out in front of a banner

AI-generated summary About a dozen workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taoyuan in Taiwan went on strike in October after their union and the chipmaker failed to reach an agreement on salaries and bonuses. Micron on October 22 said it had reached an agreement with the Taichung union for higher salaries and quarterly bonuses, and bigger contributions to the pension accounts of all workers at its Taiwan operations.