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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...

OpenAI is ‘optimistic’ that it can bring ousted CEO Sam Altman and other senior figures back, The Information reported::A day after Sam Altman was pushed out of his role, Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon told employees that the company was “optimistic” that it could bring back the ousted CEO.

This is a really fascinating article that explains how the corporate structure Altman used to set up the OpenAI’s governance will have in a sense failed if Microsoft is able to use its leverage to reinstate him.

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.

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/8489908...

How big tech generated billions in fines… then didn’t pay them::Rarely a month goes by without big tech companies getting fined for price fixing, squashing competitors or misusing data, but it can take years before they pay a penny.

UnitedHealthcare accused of using AI that denies critical medical care coverage | (Allegedly) putting profit before patients? What a shock.::undefined

Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now?::I’m beginning to think that the Windows PC that I built in 2015 is ready for retirement (though if Joe Biden can be president at 78, maybe this PC can last until 2029?). In looking at new des…

OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO::OpenAI’s board abruptly fired co-founder and CEO Sam Altman on Friday, sending the company behind ChatGPT into chaos. Now, sources tell The Verge that OpenAI’s board is discussing his return.

Nothing Chats, a rival to apps like Beeper and AirMessage, advertised itself as a secure platform for sending messages to iMessage users....

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.

Unauthorized “David Attenborough” AI clone narrates developer’s life, goes viral::“We observe the sophisticated Homo sapiens engaging in the ritual of hydration.”

‘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

Questions remain about what spurred the board’s decision to oust Altman, but growing tensions became impossible to ignore as Altman rushed to make OpenAI the next big technology company.

Meta disbanded its Responsible AI team::Meta is in the midst of a reshuffling of its AI teams, and has reportedly split up its responsible AI development team