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Canada plans to attract top international researchers and H-1B visa holders with a C$1.7 billion investment, while reducing the number of temporary residents and international students to control population growth and support economic stability, including an accelerated pathway for H-1B visa holders.
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for their work explaining how innovation drives economic growth through mechanisms like creative destruction, emphasizing the importance of understanding and maintaining these processes to prevent stagnation.
Meta is offering high salaries to its workforce, with software engineers earning up to $480,000 and research roles reaching $440,000, amid fierce competition for AI talent, as revealed by federal filings for H-1B visa workers.
OpenAI is recalibrating its compensation strategies and exploring new ways to retain top talent after losing several senior researchers to Meta, which has been offering lucrative signing bonuses, prompting OpenAI leadership to respond proactively.
Four key researchers from OpenAI, including Hongyu Ren, Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, and Shuchao Bi, have left the company to join Meta's superintelligence team, amid intense competition in AI development and Meta's aggressive hiring strategies, with OpenAI's CEO noting significant offers made to retain talent.
Meta has hired four additional researchers from OpenAI, indicating a strengthening of its focus on AI development.