It started with someone asking [James Bruton] about using a Möbius strip as a tank tread. He wasn’t sure what the point would be, but he was willing to make one and see what happened. Turns out it works reasonably well! The grey plates are responsible for tensioning the tracks. Designing them as separate pieces
Read MoreForbes: Sources: key OpenAI investors, like Vinod Khosla and Reid Hoffman, who previously sat on its board of directors, didn’t get advanced notice of Altman’s firing — Prominent investors including Vinod Khosla and Reid Hoffman did not receive advanced notice that OpenAI’s board would push out its CEO and cofounder, sources told Forbes.
Read MoreKara Swisher / @karaswisher: Sources: Sam Altman’s exit followed a “misalignment” between OpenAI’s profit and nonprofit sides, given the company’s development speed could be viewed as risky — Scoop: There are about to be a lot more major departures of top folks at @OpenAI tonight and I assume Altman will make a statement tonight. But,
Read MoreKara Swisher / @karaswisher: Sources: Sam Altman’s exit followed a “misalignment” between OpenAI’s profit and nonprofit sides, given the company’s development speed could be viewed as risky — Scoop: There are about to be a lot more major departures of top folks at @OpenAI tonight and I assume Altman will make a statement tonight. But,
Read MoreThe Last of Us Part II Remastered | Image: Naughty Dog Naughty Dog officially announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PS5 on Friday evening following a bunch of leaks about the game earlier in the day. The game will be released on January 19th, 2024 — just like the leaks said. The
Read MoreGreg Brockman / @gdb: After learning today’s news, this is the message I sent to the OpenAI team:
Read MoreSemafor: Source: Sam Altman was in the middle of raising money for a new VC fund focusing on hard tech when OpenAI fired him — Sam Altman was in the middle of raising money for a new venture capital fund focusing on hard tech when he stepped down as CEO of OpenAI, according to a
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Sam Altman isn’t the only major OpenAI executive leaving the company on Friday. Hours after Altman was fired, with the board saying it “no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” co-founder and former board chair Greg Brockman revealed on X that he is also quitting. When OpenAI announced
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman says he has quit the company “based on today’s news” — Sam Altman isn’t the only major OpenAI executive leaving the company on Friday. Hours after Altman was fired, with the board saying it “no longer has confidence in his ability …
Read MoreIna Fried / Axios: Source: Microsoft learned that OpenAI was ousting CEO Sam Altman just a minute before the news was published — Microsoft, which has invested billions in OpenAI, learned that OpenAI was ousting CEO Sam Altman just a minute before the news was shared with the world, according to a person familiar with
Read MoreWhen most people think of tube circuits, the first thing that comes to mind is often the use of high-voltage power supplies. It wasn’t a given for tube circuits, though, as a range of low-voltage devices were developed for applications such as car radios. It’s one of these, an ECH83 triode-heptode, which [mircemk] has taken
Read MoreThe Official Microsoft Blog: Satya Nadella says Microsoft has a “long-term agreement with OpenAI with full access to everything” it needs and remains “committed” to their partnership — As you saw at Microsoft Ignite this week, we’re continuing to rapidly innovate for this era of AI …
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Apple has reportedly followed IBM by pulling advertising from X, formerly Twitter, as the platform’s owner Elon Musk made posts agreeing with antisemitic conspiracy theories, supporting white pride, and continued a fight with the Anti-Defamation League. Axios cites unnamed sources in a report that Apple is pausing advertising on X, and the
Read MoreGobble up these Home Depot Black Friday deals on outdoor grills, garage furniture, and power tools before Thanksgiving.
Read MoreGobble up these Home Depot Black Friday deals on outdoor grills, garage furniture, and power tools before Thanksgiving.
Read MoreWhen most people think of tube circuits, the first thing that comes to mind is often the use of high-voltage power supplies. It wasn’t a given for tube circuits, though, as a range of low-voltage devices were developed for applications such as car radios. It’s one of these, an ECH83 triode-heptode, which [mircemk] has taken
Read MoreErin Woo / The Information: Sources: Mira Murati tried to calm shell-shocked employees in a companywide meeting following the firing of Sam Altman — OpenAI Interim CEO Mira Murati on Friday told staff in a companywide meeting that its relationship with Microsoft—its biggest outside source of capital and computing power …
Read MoreMira Murati was elevated from OpenAI’s CTO to its interim leader after CEO Sam Altman was ousted Friday. Like all the company’s leaders she believes that artificial general intelligence is within reach.
Read MoreThe season of gifting—and therefore shopping—begins. Get started with these discounted iPads, TVs, and bed sheets.
Read MoreGiulia Petroni / Wall Street Journal: Italy’s competition watchdog opens an investigation into whether Meta has failed to provide adequate information on how to mark branded content on Instagram — Italy’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms has failed to provide adequate information …
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Concerns about security arose shortly after Nothing Chats was announced. Nothing clarified how Nothing Chats works to reassure users that it is safe to use. New findings show that the app may be less secure than previously thought. When Nothing announced Nothing Chats, the company claimed its new
Read MoreIBM, Disney, Lionsgate, the European Union, and, reportedly, Apple have all pulled advertising from X following Elon Musk’s apparent endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Experts say it could soon get much worse.
Read MoreBlack Friday is often when you get your first chance to save on the hottest new hardware. 2023 has started with a flourish in that regard, thanks to Bose. The audio giant just dropped the price of its two premium headphone models today — the QuietComfort Ultra headphones and earbuds both have significant discounts for
Read MoreOpenAI: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman departs the company and leaves its board after a board review found he wasn’t “consistently candid in his communications with the board” — The board of directors of OpenAI, Inc, the 501(c)(3) that acts as the overall governing body for all OpenAI activities …
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Earlier this week, Nothing announced it would bring iMessage support to the Nothing Phone 2. Nothing and a company called Sunbird partnered up to enable a hacky workaround to iMessage’s exclusivity on the iPhone. Now, that app — known as Nothing Chats — is available to Phone 2
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