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Thousands of specialized engineers deployed by AWS, Anthropic to prove AI is worth the investment

AI giants are investing billions to train engineers in a bid to help their customers
US FDE engineer jobs rose 6x year-over-year, two years in a row
Consultancies are advertising the most FDE jobs, it seems

US tech giants are now spending billions of dollars deploying specialist engineers to help their customers realize the benefits of AI, with AWS, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google all recently announcing expansions to their forward-deployed engineer (FDE) programs.

We've already surpassed the point that model capabilities were the limit – now, companies are struggling with legacy infrastructure and identifying real-world use cases, so AI developers are getting involved to help them out.

As part of the ongoing shift in how AI is being sold, those developers are no longer just selling their AI to customers – they're also taking responsibility over its deployment.

FDEs are the future of enterprise AI adoption

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Utopai, an AI film studio that says it has more than 20 projects in the works, raised $60M at a $1B valuation

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OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”

On Friday, OpenAI said that it will train its models using cached copies and simulated versions of the internet instead of the live web because the models are too unpredictable to be trusted with live internet access. The frontier lab announced its new policy two weeks after its rival, Anthropic,

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Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers

Getting initial customers as a startup can be one of the most grueling challenges in business. Even when companies manage to snag some early interest, there’s no guarantee those customers will stick around. At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, Elia Wallen, founder and CEO of travel startup Engine, Gamma founder

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MLB is making the most of iPhone Duo's foldable screen just in time for the World Series

It's a big day for both Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB). Today, October 23, 2026, Apple launched its biggest iPhone change ever: the iPhone Duo. But in just a few hours, baseball's most important series will kick off, with the Tampa Bay Rays facing the

FDEs are the future of enterprise AI adoption

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Utopai, an AI film studio that says it has more than 20 projects in the works, raised $60M at a $1B valuation

OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”

Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers

MLB is making the most of iPhone Duo's foldable screen just in time for the World Series