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¿Eso quiere decir que en España se va a forzar una recesión artificial en plan cierre patronal? ¿Tienen capacidad los anarcoliberales españoles para generar una crisis económica dura?¿O bien que se van a dar malas noticias manipulando la realidad para provocar panico aunque técnicamente no haya recesión?
El bombardeo “informativo” –por decir algo– y la presión para comprar se intensifica. Dos ejemplos en el mismo medio. O compras o compras…, ahora o nunca…¿Alquilas o ahorras? La subida de los precios estrangula la capacidad de ahorro de los inquilinosAlquilar fue durante muchos años un salvoconducto para ahorrar y comprar una casa, pero esos años quedaron atrás; ahora alquilar erosiona la capacidad financiera para llenar la hucha.La manida cuesta de septiembre es más empinada y prolongada en el tiempo desde que los alquileres baten mes a mes sus niveles históricos. La subida de las rentas se ha convertido en el principal factor de erosión de la capacidad de ahorro de los hogares en España y en una de las principales preocupaciones de los gastos domésticos que afrontan las familias. La situación del mercado casi no deja alternativa: o alquilas o ahorras…https://www.elmundo.es/economia/vivienda/2024/08/26/66cc9b81e4d4d8404c8b4597.html
El último tren de las 'Golden Visa': inversores internacionales aceleran para aprovechar la última oportunidad de compraCompañías especializadas en tramitar este tipo de visado han intensificado la búsqueda de viviendas para sus clientes: "Aprovechad la fase final!!!" Desde que el presidente Pedro Sánchez anunció en abril que ponía en marcha la maquinaria para acabar con las Golden Visa -el sistema existente en España desde 2013 que otorga el permiso de residencia y trabajo a los extranjeros que adquieran una propiedad de al menos 500.000 euros, con la opción de traer a sus familiares-, algunos inversores internacionales e inmobiliarias especializadas han pisado el acelerador para no perder el último tren…https://www.elmundo.es/economia/2024/08/26/66b5e8bf21efa08b3a8b4572.html
Ex-Googlers Discover That Startups Are HardPosted by msmash on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @10:00AM from the how-about-that dept.Dozens of former AI researchers from Google who struck out on their own are learning that startups are tricky. The Information:CitarThe latest example is French AI agent developer H, which lost three of its five cofounders (four of whom are ex-Googlers) just months after announcing they had raised $220 million from investors in a "seed" round, as our colleagues reported Friday. The founders had "operational and business disagreements," one of them told us.The drama at H follows the quasi-acquisitions of Inflection, Adept and Character, which were each less than three years old and founded mostly by ex-Google AI researchers. Reka, another AI developer in this category, was in talks to be acquired by Snowflake earlier this year. Those talks, which could have valued the company at $1 billion, fell apart in May. AI image developer Ideogram, also cofounded by four ex-Googlers, has spoken with at least one later-stage tech startup about potential sale opportunities, though the talks didn't seem to go anywhere, according to someone involved in the discussions.Cohere, whose CEO co-authored a seminal Google research paper about transformers with Noam Shazeer, the ex-CEO of Character, has also faced growing questions about its relatively meager revenue compared to its rivals. For now, though, it has a lot of money in the bank. Has someone put a curse on startups founded by ex-Google AI researchers?
The latest example is French AI agent developer H, which lost three of its five cofounders (four of whom are ex-Googlers) just months after announcing they had raised $220 million from investors in a "seed" round, as our colleagues reported Friday. The founders had "operational and business disagreements," one of them told us.The drama at H follows the quasi-acquisitions of Inflection, Adept and Character, which were each less than three years old and founded mostly by ex-Google AI researchers. Reka, another AI developer in this category, was in talks to be acquired by Snowflake earlier this year. Those talks, which could have valued the company at $1 billion, fell apart in May. AI image developer Ideogram, also cofounded by four ex-Googlers, has spoken with at least one later-stage tech startup about potential sale opportunities, though the talks didn't seem to go anywhere, according to someone involved in the discussions.Cohere, whose CEO co-authored a seminal Google research paper about transformers with Noam Shazeer, the ex-CEO of Character, has also faced growing questions about its relatively meager revenue compared to its rivals. For now, though, it has a lot of money in the bank. Has someone put a curse on startups founded by ex-Google AI researchers?
Klarna Aims To Halve Workforce With AI-Driven GainsPosted by msmash on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @10:44AM from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.Klarna aims to extend AI-driven cuts to its workforce with plans to axe almost half of its staff [non-paywalled source], as the lossmaking Swedish buy now, pay later company gears up for a stock market flotation. FT:CitarChief executive Sebastian Siemiatkowski heralded the benefits of AI in Klarna's second-quarter results on Tuesday, which showed a significant narrowing of its net loss from SKr854mn ($84mn) a year earlier to SKr10mn. The Swedish fintech has already cut its workforce from 5,000 to 3,800 in the past year. Siemiatkowski told the Financial Times that Klarna could employ as few as 2,000 employees in the coming years as it uses AI in tasks such as customer service and marketing."Not only can we do more with less, but we can do much more with less. Internally, we speak directionally about 2,000 [employees]. We don't want to put a specific deadline on that," he added. Klarna has imposed a hiring freeze on workers apart from engineers and is using natural attrition rather than lay-offs to shrink its workforce. Siemiatkowski has become one of the most outspoken European tech bosses about the benefits of AI, even if it leads to lower employment, arguing that is an issue for governments to worry about. The Stockholm-based group is lining up financial advisers for its long-anticipated initial public offering -- due as early as the first half of next year -- with Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs in lead positions to secure top roles, people familiar with the matter have previously told the FT.
Chief executive Sebastian Siemiatkowski heralded the benefits of AI in Klarna's second-quarter results on Tuesday, which showed a significant narrowing of its net loss from SKr854mn ($84mn) a year earlier to SKr10mn. The Swedish fintech has already cut its workforce from 5,000 to 3,800 in the past year. Siemiatkowski told the Financial Times that Klarna could employ as few as 2,000 employees in the coming years as it uses AI in tasks such as customer service and marketing."Not only can we do more with less, but we can do much more with less. Internally, we speak directionally about 2,000 [employees]. We don't want to put a specific deadline on that," he added. Klarna has imposed a hiring freeze on workers apart from engineers and is using natural attrition rather than lay-offs to shrink its workforce. Siemiatkowski has become one of the most outspoken European tech bosses about the benefits of AI, even if it leads to lower employment, arguing that is an issue for governments to worry about. The Stockholm-based group is lining up financial advisers for its long-anticipated initial public offering -- due as early as the first half of next year -- with Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs in lead positions to secure top roles, people familiar with the matter have previously told the FT.