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Phoebe Liu / Forbes: A profile of SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, the 83-year-old who co-founded the 50-year-old analytics firm and holds a ~67% stake worth $13.3B, as AI tests SAS' strategy  —  Unlike most of today's biggest AI companies, SAS—once America's largest privately held software company—has always operated slowly, steadily and profitably.

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Kim Zetter / ZERO DAY: Experts: Stuxnet-linked Fast16 malware, designed to subvert nuclear weapons testing simulations, was likely part of a campaign to slow Iran's nuclear ambitions  —  Fast16 didn't predate Stuxnet but was contemporaneous with it.  It also wasn't aimed at altering nuclear weapons …

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John Gapper / Financial Times: King's Cross, where Google's new UK HQ is due to open later this year, has become London's new tech, VC, and AI hub, attracting OpenAI, Anthropic, and others  —  A formerly rundown area has become London's new global technology hub  —  Google's new UK headquarters in King's Cross …

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David Cendon Garcia / EU-Startups: Milan-based Webidoo, which develops an operational layer designed to help SMBs access AI tools, raised $25M led by IXC3 for North American expansion  —  Milan-based Webidoo, the AI technology company focused on making advanced digital tools more accessible and viable for SMBs …

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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC: Filings: in Q1, Trump traded $220M-$750M in NVDA, MSFT, AMZN, META, ORCL, and other stocks; millions of dollars of NVDA were bought shortly before major news  —  President Donald Trump reported thousands of financial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars …

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The author said that bar workers usually made an extra effort to connect with her daughter, often giving her a sidecar of cherries for her Shirley Temple or asking her what books she was currently reading. Courtesy of Lisa Sparrell. My teenage daughter says some of her favorite childhood memories came from time spent in bars. I realized she was right. We did make great memories and connections over meals at bars. We've found people who have laughed with us and people who have helped us through difficult times. I wasn't sure how to respond when my teenage daughter told me that some of her best childhood memories are from the times that we spent together in bars. That's the kind of statement you're grateful no one is around to overhear. Serafina hasn't turned 18 yet, and she has had multiple experiences in bars. Plural. "What kinds of memories?" I asked. She fondly talked about the Golden Eagle Saloon in Ester, Alaska, outside of Fairbanks, where the bartender would bring a crockpot of homemade soup every Sunday. Local musicians would bring acoustic guitars and hand drums and jam on the wide front porch. There was one guy with a washtub bass who let Serafina try it out. She was small enough at 7 years old that she had to stand on the washtub to play. Dogs and kids ran around outside while adults grilled burger patties provided by the bar. At Ursa Major Distilling, not far from the Golden Eagle, Serafina recalled meeting a litter of sled dog puppies with all of their wiggles and kisses. At HooDoo Brewing Company, she got to meet Silver, a lead dog who had won the Yukon Quest race. Our local watering hole became more to us When our family moved to Hawaii, my husband and I found our local watering hole, and Serafina found her place there, too The author said that her daughter and late husband each spent many hours connecting and enjoying time spent at local bars when the family moved to Hawaii. Courtesy of Lisa Sparrell. Objectively speaking, Tsunami's was a dive. Sure, tourists popped in there because it was right on Kuhio Avenue, a dark relief from the blazing sunshine of Honolulu. The after-work crowd, however, was decidedly local and done by 7 p.m. each night. Serafina, around 9 years old at the time, quickly learned how to order a Shirley Temple. It became her drink, and new bartenders were trained to always give her a side of maraschino cherries. We made new friends there. I became part of the "moms' club," four moms in our 40s who gathered for drinks and support. When Serafina's dad died, Tsunami's hosted his wake. There was no formal reservation, no shutdown of the space. They just said yes to us and let us gather friends, family, and guitar players. Tsunami's closed permanently two weeks after the wake. As Serafina and I began to rebuild our life as a family of two, she talked me into taking aerial acrobatics classes with her. After our Saturday aerial class, we'd often go next door to Honolulu Brewing for lunch. The wait staff got to know us and always asked Serafina about what she was reading. We found a community While someone might hear the word "bar" and recoil at the idea of a child frequenting them, we've found community. We've found people who have laughed with us and people who have helped us through difficult times. I also see that my daughter has learned to have conversations with people she may not have much in common with. She's seen examples of people drinking responsibly and those who don't. She's learned respect for people who work in the service industry. She's learned to meet people where they are — without judgment. The author said her daughter (showing with a glass of water in hand) has no interest in drinking alcohol, though they do eat many of their meals together in bars. Courtesy of Lisa Sparrell . And, with all of this exposure and experience, she is not at all interested in drinking alcohol. She's been around it. She's smelled it. She's watched people using it. Her only interest in it is whether it will actually cook out of recipes that call for it. Bars aren't her only form of socialization. She was a Girl Scout. She briefly played soccer. She's been in school theater productions. Her after-school hula program was its own close-knit social group. But, some of her favorite childhood memories are from bars, and looking back, I can say I'm grateful for that. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Cointelegraph: OpenAI partners with Malta's AI for All initiative to give citizens a free year of ChatGPT Plus if they complete a University of Malta AI literacy course  —  Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism.  This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph's Editorial Policy …

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Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: Nectar Social, which offers an agentic OS for marketers, raised a $30M Series A led by Menlo Ventures, with GV and True Ventures among investors  —  AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund …

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Mistral's CEO warned Europe is running out of time to avoid AI dependence on the US. Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images Mistral CEO said Europe has 2 years to avoid dependence on US AI infrastructure giants. Arthur Mensch warned AI dominance will hinge on control of chips, energy, and compute capacity. Europe risks becoming an AI "vassal state," Mensch told French lawmakers. Two years. That's the narrow window Europe has to build its own artificial intelligence infrastructure before becoming permanently dependent on American tech giants, according to Arthur Mensch, the CEO of French AI startup Mistral. "It will be decided in the next two years," Mensch said during a Tuesday hearing on digital sovereignty and AI at France's National Assembly, translated by Business Insider. The 33-year-old cofounder of Mistral — one of Europe's best-funded AI startups and a challenger to OpenAI — said that the continent risks losing control over not just AI models, but the energy and computing infrastructure powering them. "Once supply is monopolized by American players, suddenly we no longer have supply and we can no longer transform electrons into tokens," Mensch said, referring to the process of converting computing power into AI-generated output. He even said that Europe could eventually become "a vassal state" if it fails to develop its own AI industry and continues importing digital services from the US. Europe's sovereignty push Mensch has repeatedly touted sovereignty and Europe's independence from American AI companies as central to Mistral's open-source strategy, saying recently that governments increasingly want AI systems they can control independently of US tech giants. The Paris-based startup has continued leaning into that message in recent announcements, including a partnership with Groupe Caisse des Dépôts, a state-backed French public investment institution, focused on strengthening Europe's "digital sovereignty" through generative AI and GPU computing infrastructure. On Tuesday, Mensch warned that the AI race is increasingly a battle over access to energy, chips, and data center capacity. US tech companies are already moving aggressively to secure those resources, he said, adding that Europe risks falling behind permanently if it moves too slowly. "The Americans are deploying a trillion dollars next year," Mensch said. "The one who controls the chips, who controls the electrons, who has massive access to energy — that's the one who wins." The infrastructure case Mistral, which was founded in 2023 by former Meta and DeepMind researchers, has emerged as one of Europe's flagship AI startups with a valuation of roughly $13.6 billion. Mensch said the company aims to build a gigawatt of AI computing capacity by 2029, though he suggested Europe ultimately needs far more infrastructure investment. The executive also criticized Europe's fragmented regulations and capital markets, saying they make it far harder for startups to scale than in the US. "If we don't move fast enough," Mensch said, "we'll end up in a situation where we have no choice left." "In a world where you import all your digital services from the United States, you have no leverage over the United States," he added. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Mike Lee / Politico: Hill County, which faced eight new data centers, passed what may be Texas' first county-wide ban on them, for one year; the state trails only VA in data centers  —  Opposition to data centers is spreading in regions led by both Democrats and Republicans, as politicians try to balance economic development …

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<p>In preparation for a lightning talk I'm giving at PyCon US <a href="https://us.pycon.org/2026/schedule/presentation/175/">this afternoon</a> I decided to figure out how many names OpenClaw has <em>actually</em> had since that <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f6dd362d39b8e30bd79ef7560aab9575712ccc11">first commit</a> back in November.</p> <p>Thanks to this <a href="https://tools.simonwillison.net/python/#first_line_historypy">first_line_history.py tool</a> (<a href="https://github.com/simonw/tools/blob/main/python/first_line_history.py">code here</a>) the answer, according to the Git history of the OpenClaw README, is:</p> <p>Warelay → CLAWDIS → CLAWDBOT → Clawdbot → Moltbot →🦞 OpenClaw</p> <p>Or in detail (the output from the tool):</p> <pre> 2025-11-24T11:23:15+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/16dfc1a">16dfc1a</a> # Warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 2025-11-24T11:41:37+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d4153da">d4153da</a> # 📡 Warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 2025-11-24T17:47:57+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/343ef9b">343ef9b</a> # 📡 warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 2025-11-25T04:44:10+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/14b3c6f">14b3c6f</a> # 📡 warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI 2025-11-25T12:48:40+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4814021">4814021</a> # 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp—Twilio-backed or QR-linked. 2025-11-25T13:50:18+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d51a3e9">d51a3e9</a> # warelay 📡 - Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp via Twilio or QR-linked WhatsApp Web; webhook setup in one command 2025-11-25T13:51:13+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4d2a8a8">4d2a8a8</a> # 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp—Twilio-backed or QR-linked. 2025-11-25T14:52:43+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ef7f4d">1ef7f4d</a> # 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp. 2025-12-03T15:45:32+00:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a27ee23">a27ee23</a> # 🦞 CLAWDIS — WhatsApp Gateway for AI Agents 2025-12-08T12:43:13+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/17fa2f4">17fa2f4</a> # 🦞 CLAWDIS — WhatsApp &amp; Telegram Gateway for AI Agents 2025-12-19T18:41:17+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7710439">7710439</a> # 🦞 CLAWDIS — Personal AI Assistant 2026-01-04T14:32:47+00:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/246adaa">246adaa</a> # 🦞 CLAWDBOT — Personal AI Assistant 2026-01-10T05:14:09+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cdb915d">cdb915d</a> # 🦞 Clawdbot — Personal AI Assistant 2026-01-27T13:37:47-05:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3fe4b25">3fe4b25</a> # 🦞 Moltbot — Personal AI Assistant 2026-01-30T03:15:10+01:00 <a href="https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9a71607">9a71607</a> # 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant </pre> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/openclaw">openclaw</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/git">git</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/tools">tools</a></p>

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Eric Schmidt gave the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave the University of Arizona's commencement address this year. Students booed while Schmidt discussed AI and automation. AI has transformed the global workforce, impacting entry-level jobs. Boos rang out during the University of Arizona's graduation ceremony on Friday as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke about a topic that is maybe a little sensitive for those about to enter the workforce: AI. While other speakers received cheers and applause, Schmidt's speech about the impact of modern technology on society struck a nerve. "We thought that we were adding stones to a cathedral of knowledge that humanity had been constructing for centuries, but the world we built turned out to be more complicated than we anticipated," Schmidt said, referring to his own contributions to modernization. "The same tools that connect us also isolate us. The same platforms that gave everyone a voice — like you're using now — degraded the public square." Schmidt added, "In the years after I graduated, no one sat down and resolved to build technology that would polarize democracies and unsettle a generation of young people. That was not the plan, but it happened." Students' boos grew louder when he mentioned AI. "I know what many of you are feeling about that. I can hear you. There is a fear," Schmidt said, stopping briefly as the shouts intensified. "There is a fear in your generation that the future has already been written, that the machines are coming, that the jobs are evaporating, that the climate is breaking, that politics are fractured, and that you are inheriting a mess that you did not create." Schmidt called those fears "rational," but encouraged them to adapt to the technology and become involved in shaping how it will be used in the future. "The question is not whether AI will shape the world. It will," Schmidt said. "The question is whether you will have shaped artificial intelligence." AI is transforming the global workforce, from how companies screen potential candidates to the types of skills companies are seeking. Despite young people increasingly adopting AI in their daily lives, surveys show they're worried about what it means for their careers. The tech's ability to automate many rote tasks has led some companies to cut back on hiring for entry-level positions. Companies like Klarna and IBM have already conducted AI-related layoffs. A recent Pew Research Center study found that about half of Americans felt the increased prevalence of AI in their daily lives made them feel "more concerned than excited." Some students also planned ahead of the ceremony to boo Schmidt over sexual assault allegations made against him last year. An attorney for Schmidt told Business Insider that the accusations were "fabricated." In March, a judge ordered the suit settled through arbitration. A spokesperson for the University of Arizona said the school invited Schmidt because of his "extraordinary" contributions to tech and innovation. "He helped lead Google's rise into one of the world's most influential technology companies and continues to advance research and discovery through major philanthropic and scientific initiatives, including partnerships that support important work at the University of Arizona," the spokesperson said. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also gave a graduation speech last week at Carnegie Mellon. He struck a more positive tone, arguing that AI would create more opportunities for young people to build anything they wanted. "AI is not likely to replace you," he said, acknowledging anxieties about the job market. "But someone using AI better than you might." Read the original article on Business Insider

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The Cheesecake Factory. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images Jay Hinson shares career growth tips from his 28-year journey at The Cheesecake Factory. Curiosity and adaptability were key to Jay Hinson's rise in restaurant kitchen operations. Jay Hinson emphasizes the impact of asking questions and seeking feedback for career advancement. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jay Hinson, the senior vice president of restaurant kitchen operations at The Cheesecake Factory. It has been edited for length and clarity. People sometimes ask how I stayed at one company for nearly three decades and continued moving up. I think a big part of it came down to curiosity. At every stage of my career, I asked questions, studied the people above me, and tried to make their jobs easier. I started working in restaurants when I was 14. A friend helped me get a summer job at a local restaurant, washing dishes and shucking clams. Before long, I learned the fryer, then the broiler, and I fell in love with the pace of the kitchen. I joined The Cheesecake Factory in my early 20s and started as a line cook. Funny enough, I didn't even know what The Cheesecake Factory was when I applied. Jay Hinson has been working at The Cheesecake Factory for 28 years. Courtesy of The Cheesecake Factory My general manager at Ruby Tuesday, where I was working at the time, told me the company had one of the best kitchen management programs in the industry and said I should look into it. My initial thought was, "Why would he tell me to work at a factory?" A few months later, I saw a "The Cheesecake Factory coming soon" sign at a mall near me and applied on the last day of hiring. Today, I'm the senior vice president of restaurant kitchen operations at The Cheesecake Factory, overseeing kitchen support across the company, including training, food quality, kitchen equipment, and financial operations tied to restaurant kitchens. Jay Hinson holds an appetizer in the kitchen of The Cheesecake Factory. Business Insider I never walked into The Cheesecake Factory thinking I'd become a senior vice president. My first goal was to become a manager. Then I wanted to become an executive kitchen manager. After that, I focused on the next role. I took it one promotion at a time. The 3 questions I ask in every new role Every time I earned a promotion, I started studying the next role. I paid attention to how my bosses handled pressure, how they spoke to people, and how they adjusted their leadership styles from restaurant to restaurant. Hinson says studying his bosses helped him move up in his career. Courtesy of The Cheesecake Factory I was fortunate because some of my bosses let me travel with them to different locations. I could see that one team might need encouragement while another team needed structure. That taught me how important adaptability is in leadership. I also asked a lot of questions. Looking back, there were three questions I asked over and over again that shaped my career. The first was: "How is today?" Hinson oversees kitchen operations across The Cheesecake Factory. Business Insider That question helped me understand how my restaurant and my team were performing day to day. It opened the door for honest conversations and feedback, and it showed the people above me that I cared about more than just my own responsibilities. The second question was: "How can I be better?" I always wanted direct feedback. If my restaurant was strong in one area, I'd ask where we were weak. If the kitchen was clean, I'd ask about food quality. If food quality was strong, I'd ask about leadership or development. Feedback is not always easy to hear, but it's necessary if you want to grow. The third question was: "What can I do to make your job easier?" Instead of focusing only on my own performance, I started thinking about how I could reduce problems for the people above me. If a boss had to repeat the same feedback to me twice, I wanted to fix that immediately. Hinson says always asking questions helped him get ahead. Business Insider Sometimes, making someone's job easier meant communicating more often. Sometimes it meant solving issues before they escalated. Sometimes it meant becoming dependable enough that they didn't have to worry about my restaurant. The more detailed the feedback became, the more I improved. The Cheesecake Factory rewarded people who wanted to grow One reason I've stayed with the company for 28 years is because I believed the opportunities were real. When I first joined The Cheesecake Factory, I sat in orientation rooms with people who had started as line cooks and moved into leadership positions. Seeing that made advancement feel possible. Hinson with a group of fellow employees at The Cheesecake Factory. Courtesy of The Cheesecake Factory I also connected deeply with the company culture. I felt cared for as a person, not just trained as an employee. That mattered to me early in my career, and it still matters now. Today, one of my favorite parts of the job is developing younger employees. I love hearing a line cook say they want to become a manager and then seeing them accomplish it a few years later. I've said this about every role I've had at The Cheesecake Factory: it was my favorite job at the time. I think that happened because I was promoted at the right pace and developed by the right people. For anyone starting in restaurants today, my advice is to ask questions early, understand the expectations of the role, and look for a company that promotes from within. Then pay attention to the people doing the job you want next. Read the original article on Business Insider

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AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created alongside Anthropic.

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The author and her husband went on a solo trip and she missed her son. Courtesy of the author My husband and I took our second trip ever without my son. We realized how much we genuinely enjoy spending time as a family. The trip also reminded us to prioritize our marriage more intentionally. For our fourth wedding anniversary, my husband and I went back to our honeymoon destination, St. Augustine, Florida. It was only the second time we've traveled without my son, and the first time was our honeymoon. I was a single mom when I started dating my husband, so my son spent a lot of time with the both of us and still does. It was really important to me to know that the three of us would work well together as a family. It has always been our intention to take more vacations as a couple, but when we have the opportunity to travel, we always choose to take a family vacation. Our trip was 4 days long I suggested taking a trip back to our honeymoon spot, then maybe a bigger trip for the fifth anniversary next year. I pitched my romantic travel idea as a way for us to practice for the big trip next year, but my husband didn't need a lot of convincing. He agreed that a honeymoon repeat for our anniversary sounded perfect. The author, posing on Villano Beach, said using disposable cameras on a recent trip brought her and her husband back to the earlier days of their relationship. Courtesy of Ashley Archambault. We took a long four-day trip at around the same time of year we took our honeymoon four years ago. We did some romantic couple things, such as walking on the beach, eating at our honeymoon restaurant, and ordering some cupcakes that reminded us of our wedding cake. I missed my son Since this was only our second trip without my son, it just felt odd by day two. I didn't want to say anything to my husband and risk coming off as if I wasn't having a good time. So when he told me on the same day that he wished our son were there, I was relieved that he felt the same way. But more than that, it made me feel lucky all over again, to have found a husband who loves my son as much as I do and is truly a third parent to him. The author and her husband have traveled a lot with her son. Courtesy of the author As a single mom, I began to give up hope that I would find someone good enough for the both of us - for myself and my son. But I found a partner that I adore and that cares for me - and that genuinely cares for my son too. Remembering this and seeing this in him is so much more romantic to me than the fancy dinners and things like special-order cupcakes. I think it was healthy for us to experience that feeling together My son is entering middle school, and my husband and I are starting to talk more about what life will be like for us after he graduates. On our vacation, we realized how much his absence would hit us one day. We took our feelings as an opportunity to talk about how to best move forward. I think that while I feel immensely blessed to have a family that actually likes hanging out together, we also need to put more effort into carving out moments for our marriage. I actually think it's really important for our family to keep our marriage strong. I know part of why it's so difficult for us to take that couple of times is because we're simply not used to it. By the end of our long weekend, we had acquired too many souvenirs for my son and were happy to go home. But we also had a really good time overall, even without the whole family there. My husband and I have both agreed that we need to make more of an effort for more small trips like this one, to reconnect, but also to keep our family strong. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Forward-deployed engineers might be one of the hottest new tech jobs. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Forward-deployed engineers are one of tech's buzziest jobs. FDEs help companies integrate AI and build AI tools. Salaries can range from $170,000 to over $200,000, according to Indeed data. Not all tech jobs are disappearing. Despite the wave of layoffs that have battered the tech industry, there's one role that looks secure: the forward-deployed engineer. "Forward-deployed engineers, or roles that do the equivalent motion, are about to become one of the most in-demand jobs in tech. And one of the most important functions for AI rollouts," Box CEO Aaron Levie said on LinkedIn this week. The job listings data suggest he may be right. In April of last year, there were 643 job postings for forward-deployed engineering roles on Indeed, according to data shared with Business Insider. By April 2026, that number had increased to 5,330 postings, which is about a 729% increase year over year. Anthropic, OpenAI, Palantir, and Stripe are among the tech firms hiring forward-deployed engineering talent as demand for enterprise AI tools grows. Earlier this week, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said on LinkedIn that the company was also ramping up hiring for the position, citing growing client and partner demand for the company's AI products. So what exactly do these tech workers do? Forward-deployed engineers, or FDEs as they are known, work with companies to integrate AI into workflows and customize AI tools to make their work easier or more efficient. The role was popularized by Palantir, which would embed engineers directly with customers to build software tailored to their needs. According to Indeed data, pay for the role ranges from about $170,000 to over $200,000. The consulting industry is also leaning on forward-deployed engineers. Consulting has become something of a distribution channel for Silicon Valley's latest AI innovations as they help companies make sense of AI and integrate it into their work. For firms like McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group, the ideal consultant now must have technical skills. A job posting for a "Principal Forward Deployment Engineer" at QuantumBlack says candidates should have more than eight years of hands-on experience in software, platform, or infrastructure engineering, as well as a bachelor's or master's degree in a technical field such as computer science, machine learning, applied statistics, mathematics, engineering, or artificial intelligence. "What we want to be able to do is find those people that actually have a propensity to either be this great McKinsey consultant, and or a great technologist, and then groom them to be both," Alex Singla, a senior partner at McKinsey who co-leads its AI arm, QuantumBlack, previously told Business Insider. Read the original article on Business Insider