What the stock rally means for tech hiring

Quick Hits

Love and loans: Dating app requires 675 credit score.

Forget me not: ChatGPT adds memory controls.

‘Eco bowl’: Big game goes renewable.

Recruiting recruits: Navy gamifies talent search.

Food on wheels: Edinburgh tests delivery bots.

Dam automation: Otter adds meeting AI.

Stock Lyft: CEO typo revs investors.

Clean break: Airbnb moves to fee transparency.

‘Subspace’: TikTok creators get VIP treatment.

Cruise control: Robotaxi maker hires safety officer.

AI polyglot: Cohere’s launches open source LLM.

App ascent: Microsoft AI climbs charts.

Vision wars: Ray-Ban challenges Apple.

New forces: Salesforce exec launches AI firm.

Tough edit: Grammarly cuts 230 roles.

Business tech is having its moment

Fortune 500 companies are giddy over genAI, the enterprise tech tool of choice for Ally Insurance, Boston Consulting, and a slew of others. That means good news for job seekers with in-demand ML and data science chops. A Cisco exec says, “AI is a force multiplier for human potential.”

Distinct AI-dvantage

AI software companies are projected to grow 63% faster in 2024 than non-AI software companies because of customer demand. This is expected to result in higher valuations for the right type of companies as AI demand builds throughout the year.

One-way traffic

Wall Street rallies, driven by ride sharing success (Lyft, Uber) and AI chips, with Nvidia becoming the third most valuable U.S. stock, over Alphabet.

Wanted: Roboticist

Along with anything related to AI, roboticist is a role that’s in high demand. It’s been that way for years at both ends of the spectrum, from seed to Amazon.

Call it a comeback: Tech companies are hiring

Six in 10 managers in the tech industry expect to add talent this year, reflecting increased confidence. Of those surveyed, 61% of managers said they plan to hire for new roles and 34% said they play to fill previous vacancies.

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Poll of the Week

Podcast of the Week

Founders Fund's Brian Singerman on building a legendary VC firm, “Adapt or Die” and "Ikigai” (This Week in Startups)

What We’re Reading

The text file that runs the internet (The Verge)

The not-so-secret-anymore lunar mining startup (TechCrunch)

‘It’s supposed to be hard!’: the computer game that forces you to face your demons (The Guardian)

Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars? (The Guardian)

When Your Technical Skills Are Eclipsed, Your Humanity Will Matter More Than Ever (NYT)

Funding News

• Austria's?Atlas?Gets $4.5M Grant for 3D AI Asset Creation
• Stoke Games?Lands $5.5M for Strategic Shooter Game
• Antithesis?Raises $47M for Automated Software Testing
• Attentive.ai?Nabs $7M to Boost Construction Services
• Estonia’s?Klaus?Acquired by Zendesk for QA
• UK's?Jow?Gets $13M for Restaurant Menus
• UK’s?Zetta Genomics?Raises ￡1.8M for Genomics Analysis

Startups Hiring Now

KindBody: Fertility, gynecology, and wellness services in modern, tech-enabled clinics | 60 open roles

Flowcode: The Direct to Consumer Company? | 13 open roles

Applied Intuition: Safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles at scale | 128 open roles