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OpenAI to launch ChatGPT app store next week

OpenAI is set to launch an app store for custom versions of ChatGPT. The move by OpenAI would allow the GPTs (Generative Pre-trained Transformers) that developers have created with the base version of ChatGPT to be hosted in one repository. This would be similar to the Google Play or Apple Store, but specifically for the

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SpaceX is suing to bust up federal union protections

Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge SpaceX is suing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after the agency accused the Elon Musk-owned company of illegally firing employees. In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday, SpaceX claims the NLRB’s actions are unconstitutional. On Wednesday, the NLRB filed a complaint alleging SpaceX illegally fired

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Leaked AMD Ryzen 5000 prices, upcoming launch

Thanks to a leak, new information has surfaced about the pricing of AMD‘s forthcoming Ryzen 5000 processors. The leak revealed retail listings for the Ryzen 5 5500GT, Ryzen 5 5600GT, Ryzen 7 5700X3D, and Ryzen 5 8600G in Europe, with a French seller including all four CPUs in their inventory. Additionally, the Ryzen 5 5500GT

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Google Bard site reveals several new features in the works

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Bard’s website appears to show that multiple new features could be coming to the chatbot. The new features include bot creation, “Gallery,” “Tasks,” background/foreground sharing, and “Power-Up.” It’s unknown if these features will change before they are rolled out or if they’ll launch at all. Earlier today, we

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Hackers are hijacking X accounts of governments and businesses marked with gold and gray checkmarks, including Google’s Mandiant, to promote crypto scams (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Hackers are hijacking X accounts of governments and businesses marked with gold and gray checkmarks, including Google’s Mandiant, to promote crypto scams  —  Hackers are increasingly targeting verified accounts on X (formerly Twitter) belonging to government and business profiles and marked …

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The European Central Bank plans to award €1.3B in contracts to help develop a digital euro; Amazon was selected in the past to help design the CBDC prototype (Inbar Preiss/DL News)

Inbar Preiss / DL News: The European Central Bank plans to award €1.3B in contracts to help develop a digital euro; Amazon was selected in the past to help design the CBDC prototype  —  In a move that wasn’t expected so soon in 2024, the European Central Bank said Wednesday it is ready to pay

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Memo: OpenAI plans to launch its GPT store next week; the store was originally slated to open in November 2023, but was delayed after OpenAI’s leadership crisis (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Memo: OpenAI plans to launch its GPT store next week; the store was originally slated to open in November 2023, but was delayed after OpenAI’s leadership crisis  —  OpenAI is planning to launch its “GPT store” next week, according to a memo to developers seen by The Information.

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A California judge lets a lawsuit against Snap from relatives of dead kids move forward, saying Section 230 doesn’t apply due to disappearing messages and more (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

Mike Masnick / Techdirt: A California judge lets a lawsuit against Snap from relatives of dead kids move forward, saying Section 230 doesn’t apply due to disappearing messages and more  —  from the this-is-not-how-this-is-supposed-to- work dept  —  Well, this is dumb.  As detailed by NBC News …

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Sandpaper Alternatives for 3D Prints

A finished 3D print, especially plastic deposition types, often have imperfections in them from the process of laying down each layer of material and from the printer itself. For small batches or one-off parts, we might reach for a few pieces of sandpaper to smooth out these rough edges. While that might work for a

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A look at the current AI philosophy landscape, with existential pessimism and accelerationism, and the need for a balanced, enterprising optimism as a third way (Brendan McCord/Cosmos Institute)

Brendan McCord / Cosmos Institute: A look at the current AI philosophy landscape, with existential pessimism and accelerationism, and the need for a balanced, enterprising optimism as a third way  —  We need a balanced, enterprising optimism—an ambitious and clear vision for what constitutes the good in technology, coupled with the awareness of its dangers

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The US NLRB rules that Alphabet illegally refused to negotiate with a group of YouTube Music contract workers employed by Cognizant after they voted to unionize (Josh Eidelson/Bloomberg)

Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: The US NLRB rules that Alphabet illegally refused to negotiate with a group of YouTube Music contract workers employed by Cognizant after they voted to unionize  —  – YouTube Music staff voted to join Alphabet union last year  — Google to appeal, says workers are employees of Cognizant

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