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| Jon Victor / The Information: |
Source: a breakthrough spearheaded by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever enabled a model that could solve basic math problems, stoking excitement and concern — One day before he was fired by OpenAI's board last week, Sam Altman alluded to a recent technical advance the company …
More: The Verge, The Guardian, Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, TechRadar, Newser, The Decoder, Analytics India Magazine, and Brian Solis
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @tszzl, @elonmusk, @alexeheath, @elonmusk, @pourmecoffee, @andrewcurran_, @amir, @binarybits, @nxthompson, @fxshaw, @sparr_ml, @blader, @bindureddy, @drjimfan, @aravsrinivas, @lokijulianus, @mattyglesias, @8teapi, @dylan522p, @peterjliu, @nickadobos, @alyssamvance, @austen, @iamgingertrash, @stevesi, @smt_solvers, @tljstewart, @scobleizer, @_karenhao, @packym, @amir, @gfodor, and @_akhaliq
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sam Altman's return at OpenAI, partly formed on effective altruism principles, revealed hard limits and caps a bruising year for the divisive social movement — Sam Altman's firing showed the influence of effective altruism and its view that AI development must slow down; his return marked its limits
More: Business Insider, The Verge, Bloomberg, Analytics India Magazine, Cryptopolitan, Towards Data Science, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, Slate, Bloomberg, The Messenger, and Read Max
Threads: @brandon_arvanaghi, @ezraklein, and @dkthomp
| Maria Heeter / The Information: |
Bluesky: @fack.bsky.social. X: @rm_infinite, @westcoastbill, @nearcyan, @barret_zoph, @chiefaioffice, @qmaqdk, @kateclarktweets, @ftraderft, @heetermaria, @johnsonthought1, and @antonio
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
More: Reuters, TechCrunch, MarketWatch, New York Times, The Verge, Bloomberg, HackerNoon, Tech.co, Trak.in, Cybernews.com, ITBusiness.ca, The Economic Times, Cryptopolitan, Business Insider, Financial Times, TechCircle, The Information, Business Today, VentureBeat, VentureBeat, Singularity Hub, New York Times, The New Stack, Fortune, CNBC, Daring Fireball, Insider Intelligence, Slate, Gamereactor UK, Mashable, Los Angeles Times, Australian Financial Review, CryptoPotato, The Hill, Windows Report, Bloomberg, The Information, Wall Street Journal, Constellation Research, Business Insider, Washington Post, BBC, The Verge, Business Insider, The Information, Variety, Financial Times, Deadline, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Forbes, CoinDesk, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, and New York Times
Threads: @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @goldman, @juditpetho, @drewhamlin, @karaswisher, @jossfong, @mgsiegler, @crumbler, @mergesort, and @crumbler. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to
X: @sama, @satyanadella, @openai, @eshear, @gdb, @satyanadella, @gdb, @eshear, @ilyasut, @tszzl, @cb_doge, @kantrowitz, @alexandr_wang, @mchammer, @profnoahgian, @miramurati, @inafried, @gdb, @paulg, @jeremiahdjohns, @jerrycap, @jerrycap, @gavinsbaker, @thesamparr, @ericabrescia, @lessin, @benlandautaylor, @gergelyorosz, @ahcastor, @woke8yearold, @lacker, @robertmsterling, @billym2k, @emollick, @immad, @glenngabe, @seq23, @emilybell, @amasad, @_arnauds_, @andyyen, @jendudley, @georgemayer, @jpmaheu, @eliotwb, @hesherman, @kantrowitz, @damonlinker, @krmaher, @baldingsworld, @dmimno, @boazbaraktcs, @rinireg, @woke8yearold, @shyamalanadkat, @brian_callaci, @micsolana, @lissijean, @rareperkins, @landemore, @elidourado, @rabovitz, @danprimack, @0xgaut, @chrisjbakke, @haldaume3, @stefanfschubert, @jamestitcomb, @hpc_guru, @gergelyorosz, @nxthompson, @merettm, @alfred_lin, @ivanthek, @gdb, @bashmohandes, @dazjdm, @erinkwoo, @benioff, @nearcyan, @eugenewei, @nongaap, @gossithedog, @_danielsinclair, @pradyuprasad, @arnoldwh, @gergelyorosz, @davidsacks, @garymarcus, @elonmusk, @ladidaix, @nickkokonas, @iankar_, @reedalbergotti, @bentossell, @nixcraft, @parismarx, @wholemarsblog, @justindross, @neilcybart, @mattmedved, @baddatatakes, @mattbinder, @briansolis, @danshipper, @hotformoot, @cto_junior, @mudit__gupta, @gergelyorosz, @getwired, @ciphergoth, @gbrl_dick, @emilychangtv, @emilychangtv, @mchammer, @patrickjblum, @nickadobos, @joannejang, @alfred_lin, @openai, @fentasyl, @willdepue, @protosphinx, @esesci, @florian4gamers, @anammostarac, @ericabrescia, @pitdesi, @mucha_carlos, @wholemarsblog, @emollick, @8teapi, @sindresorhus, @regulatorynerd, @varun_mathur, @chydee, @zachtratar, @holman, @sdw, @liron, @smtuffy, @katebevan, @franklinleonard, @deeze, @mikebenzcyber, @immad, @rickhanlonii, @joshconstine, @levie, @emilychangtv, @alexrkonrad, @alexeheath, @joshuakushner, @alexrkonrad, @eladgil, @emilychangtv, @stokel, @kenrickcai, @bchesky, @emilychangtv, @sarahfrier, @peteratmsr, @tszzl, @swyx, @btaylor, @teddyschleifer, @alexeheath, @teddyschleifer, @alexrkonrad, @chandrarsrikant, @bchesky, @teddyschleifer, @levie, @wbm312, @sama, @benbajarin, @inafried, @luke_metro, @fxshaw, and @karaswisher. LinkedIn: Nicola Shaver
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/ChatGPT, r/LivestreamFail, r/singularity, r/artificial, and r/neoliberal
| Robert Burnson / Bloomberg: |
The US asks a court to reverse its decision to let Changpeng Zhao return to the UAE ahead of his February 2024 sentencing, citing his “substantial” flight risk — Over the government's objection, a US magistrate judge on Tuesday granted the multi-billionaire's request to return to the UAE before his February sentencing.
More: Reuters, Bitcoin Insider, CoinJournal, CCN.com, crypto.news, Tech in Asia, The Block, Cryptonews, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph
| Timmy Shen / The Block: |
More: CNBC, Reuters, crypto.news, CoinShares Blog, CryptoPotato, Coinpedia Fintech News, Watcher Guru, CoinDesk, and Bloomberg
X: @nansen_ai, @cryptadamist, @cryptadamist, @nansen_ai, and @ahcastor
Forums: r/wallstreetbets and r/CryptoCurrency
| David Voreacos / Bloomberg: |
More: New York Times and Business Insider
Bluesky: @s3friedman.bsky.social. X: @brian_armstrong, @jeffjohnroberts, @cryptoinformer0, @erikvoorhees, @nic__carter, @parrotcapital, @stevemiran, @bijans, @ldrogen, @levitt_matt, @mdudas, @lord_ashdrake, @jason, @adamscochran, and @autismcapital. LinkedIn: Paul Eckloff
| Ian Hickson / Hixie's Natural Log: |
Reflecting on 18 years at Google: early Google had a vision, but its culture has eroded, morale is at an all-time low, and healing requires changes at the top — I joined Google in October 2005, and handed in my resignation 18 years later. Last week was my last week at Google.
More: Business Insider, Beyond Search, and Benzinga
Threads: @carnage4life, @carnage4life, and @carnage4life
X: @lilyraynyc, @maxvwolff, @stephenjhall, @buccocapital, @alexgraveley, @cpojer, @adityathakurxd, @shrihacker, @filiphracek, @deliprao, @swe_zach, @nikhiljoisr, @nabeelqu, @nabeelqu, @rustybrick, @nabeelqu, @_inpractise, @nash0x7e2, @tickerguy, @sgodofsk, @rydmike, @elonmusk, @pitts_man, @mycoliza, @kchoudhu, @eterevsky, @tlehmanifold, @takenpilot, @asalvadorini, @jarlestabell, @timsneath, and @adamsinger. LinkedIn: Jeremy Allison
Forums: Hacker News, r/programming, and r/FlutterDev
| Bloomberg: |
Automotive tech company Valeo sues Nvidia, after an Nvidia engineer accidentally shared data he stole from his former employer Valeo, on a video call with Valeo — - Oops moment happened during video conference call with Valeo — Nvidia said in letter that it had tried to protect Valeo's IP| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Elon Musk says X plans to start showing preview headlines for links again, but did not offer details on a timeline or give an example of how the cards will look — Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URLs on the platform again after removing titles last month.
More: 9to5Google, Mashable, TechRadar, The Messenger, Wccftech, Neowin, MobileSyrup, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Today, The Economic Times, Variety, and Business Insider
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @elonmusk, @drmistercody, @paultassi, @robertfreundlaw, @nexuist, @rmac18, @wholemarsblog, @oalexanderdk, @davebesseling, @tomwarren, @smoothdunk, @nickmillermusic, @tomaxwell, and @cstanley
| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
A profile of Matthew Butterick, a lawyer leading cases against OpenAI, Meta, Stability AI, and others, alleging they broke the law when building their AI tools — Matthew Butterick is leading a wave of lawsuits against major AI firms, from OpenAI to Meta. Win or lose, his work will shape the future of human creativity.
More: Silicon Republic and Decrypt
| Alan Baldwin / Reuters: |
FIA, which runs F1, plans to use computer vision tech to tackle track limits breaches at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, using shape analysis to count pixels — Formula One's governing body is trialling artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle track limits breaches at this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
More: Engadget, Federation Internationale …, The Independent, The Race, Motorsport.com, and Tom's Guide
X: @there_is_no_if and @fia
| NewsGuard: |
An analysis of 30 posts on X from large accounts with false or misleading claims on the Israel-Hamas war found 200 ads from 86 brands and others below 24 posts — NewsGuard identified ads for 86 major advertisers — including top brands, educational institutions, governments, and nonprofits … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google updates Google Meet to recognize gestures in meetings, including raising a hand to trigger the “Raise hand” button; the feature is off by default — Announced earlier this year, Google Meet is now leveraging gesture detection when you physically raise your hand to trigger the corresponding indicator.| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: the European Commission plans to grant Amazon unconditional antitrust approval for its $1.4B iRobot acquisition, having set a February 14 deadline — Amazon (AMZN.O) is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot … | Clive Cookson / Financial Times: |
The UK plans to boost spending on computing power to develop AI by £500M over two years, bringing its total planned investment to more than £1.5B — Government to boost spending on computing power by £500mn to develop artificial intelligence
More: GOV.UK, Silicon Republic, TNW, UKTN, Telegraph, AI News, UKTN, UKTN, ComputerWeekly.com, Tech Monitor, and ComputerWeekly.com
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