The Cofounder of Google Has a Secret New AI Startup

Though the US stock market has officially lost its post-election Trump bump, some investors and tech founders still seem hyped on AI growth — at least in the short term — with tech companies like Broadcom surging ahead on the trading floor. That's good news for Google's cofounder Larry Page, who's reportedly launching a new AI startup called Dynatomics, according to The Information. Details on Dynatomics are scarce, but the centibillionaire has apparently hired a handful of engineers to work on AI for "highly optimized" product manufacturing. What that means is anyone's guess. Manufacturing is already a hugely optimized industry, as evidenced by profit-motivated labor practices like outsourcing and seasonal hiring. It's unclear what adding AI would do to further optimize factory production — beyond adding another expensive middleman to the process — but Page is going for it anyway. And heck, the guy did start Google. As such, he joins a number of tech moguls who've splintered off f ... Read full article.