Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman::Microsoft hires Sam Altman and Greg Brockman after OpenAI talks break down. Both former OpenAI employees will join a new Microsoft advanced AI team.
Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts (www.reuters.com)
Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts::A U.S. judge dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company Tesla of forcing customers to pay high prices and suffer long waits for repairs by monopolizing the markets for vehicle maintenance and replacement parts.
You can remove Edge and Bing Search on Windows 11 even if you don't live in Europe (www.ghacks.net)
Time to celebrate: Tutanota is now Tuta. (tuta.com)
OpenAI investors push to bring Altman back as CEO one day after he was ousted by board (www.nbcnews.com)
Kyle Vogt, CEO and Co-Founder of Cruise, resigns from Cruise (www.reuters.com)
Kyle Vogt, CEO and Co-Founder of Cruise, resigns from Cruise::Kyle Vogt, the CEO of General Motors’ robot-taxi unit Cruise, has resigned from the company a day after apologizing to staff as the company undergoes a safety review of its U.S. fleet.
Your Chrome extensions may stop working in 2024 (www.ghacks.net)
Second SpaceX Starship launch ends with explosion. What happens next? (www.nationalgeographic.com)
Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and ‘colleagues’ joins Microsoft to lead Advanced AI Research (techcrunch.com)
Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and ‘colleagues’ joins Microsoft to lead Advanced AI Research::Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” the software conglomerate’s chief Satya Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and many of their former OpenAI colleagues will...
This Engineer Created The Best Version of the Apple Magic Mouse (gizmodo.com)
An engineer hacked Apple’s infamous Magic Mouse to make it more user-friendly, ergonomic, and overall less annoying. Ivan Kuleshov is the said engineer, and he has also hacked the Apple Mac Mini in the past to be powered over Ethernet.
UnitedHealthcare accused of using AI that denies critical medical care coverage | (Allegedly) putting profit before patients? What a shock. (www.techspot.com)
UnitedHealthcare accused of using AI that denies critical medical care coverage | (Allegedly) putting profit before patients? What a shock.::undefined
Microsoft snatches Sam Altman and former OpenAI colleagues to form its own AI research team (www.engadget.com)
Satya Nadella said that Microsoft remains committed to its OpenAI partnership.
Exclusive: Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post (www.axios.com)
The deal to bring Sam Altman back to OpenAI has fallen apart (www.theverge.com)
The deal to bring Sam Altman back to OpenAI has fallen apart::After negotiations to bring Sam Altman back as OpenAI’s CEO fell apart, Emmett Shear was named interim CEO by the nonprofit’s board.
The reincarnation of totaled Teslas—in Ukraine | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman is leaving, too (www.theverge.com)
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman is leaving, too::OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman announced that he’s quitting just hours after CEO Sam Altman was fired. OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati is taking over as interim CEO.
Lab-grown 'small blood vessels' point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia (medicalxpress.com)
Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia::Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these vessels can cause them to leak, leading to conditions such as vascular...
Google is embedding inaudible watermarks right into its AI generated music (www.theverge.com)
Google is embedding inaudible watermarks right into its AI generated music::Audio created using Google DeepMind’s AI Lyria model will be watermarked with SynthID to let people identify its AI-generated origins after the fact.
Huawei’s 5G chip breakthrough needs a reality check (www.technologyreview.com)
OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO (www.theverge.com)
Scottish minister blames sons watching football for £11,000 iPad roaming bill (www.theguardian.com)
‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed (www.theguardian.com)
‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed::Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events
Satya Nadella 'furious' with blindside ousting of Sam Altman (www.windowscentral.com)
Satya Nadella ‘furious’ with blindside ousting of Sam Altman::Satya Nadella “furious” with the dismissal of Sam Altman and is reportedly assisting in reinstating Altman as CEO.
Exxon will mine lithium for electric vehicle batteries in Arkansas (arstechnica.com)
Exxon will mine lithium for electric vehicle batteries in Arkansas::With EV incentives tied to domestic battery content, US lithium mines are needed.