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Your afternoon must-read briefing on politics and government in the Golden State Apr 30, 2024 View in browser   By Sarah Grace Taylor The dramatic recount in California’s 16th Congressional District is nearing the end. | Getty Images PLAYBOOK EXCLUSIVE: A single Silicon Valley voter has been at the center of a dramatic recou...

Plus: The number of groups lobbying the U.S. on AI nearly tripled from 2022 to 2023. Inside AI For April 30, 2024 Here’s a look at today's AI briefing: Apple poaches AI employees from Google. AWS releases 'Q' AI assistant to all businesses. Microsoft to invest $1.7B in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia. Number of groups lobbying on AI nearly triples. Samsung profits surge amid demand for chips used in AI applications. Beth p/beth-duckett 1 Apple has hired AI specialists from Google and set up a low-profile AI lab in Switzerland, reports the Financial Times . Apple has expanded its AI team by poaching experts from Amazon, Meta, Netflix, and especially Google . More: Apple has brought in at least 36 AI experts from Google since it hired John Giannandrea as its top SVP of AI strategy in 2018. Apple's AI team also includes former Google experts such as Samy Bengio and Ruoming Pang. While the AI team primar...