|
March 8, 2024, 8:55 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI announces Sam Altman will rejoin its board of directors, alongside three new members: Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Nicole Seligman, and Fidji Simo — Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Nicole Seligman, Fidji Simo join; Sam Altman rejoins board — We're announcing three new members to our Board …
More: Axios, CNN, Engadget, Decrypt, VentureBeat, Thurrott, San Francisco Business Times, GeekWire, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, CNBC, Business Insider, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, Semafor, Wired, New York Post, and New York Post
X: @miramurati, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @shiringhaffary, @ceciliazin, @ceciliazin, @ceciliazin, @ceciliazin, @ceciliazin, @hlntnr, @mikeisaac, @openai, @emostaque, @miramurati, @mikeisaac, @teddyschleifer, @lexnfx, @gdb, @iankar_, @alexeheath, @pitdesi, @jeffladish, @anissagardizy8, @steph_palazzolo, @amir, @nmasc_, and @reedalbergotti. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski. Forums: Hacker News
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
An independent investigation commissioned by OpenAI has found that Sam Altman's conduct before his ouster “did not mandate removal” — An independent investigation found that the circumstances surrounding last fall's failed coup ‘did not mandate removal.’
More: OpenAI, Reuters, The Hill, VentureBeat, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, NBC News, and Benzinga
X: @garymarcus, @stevenheidel, @openai, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, and @carnage4life. Forums: Hacker News
| Bloomberg: |
OpenAI probe: the board's decision to fire Altman was because of a “breakdown in trust”, not concerns about product safety, the pace of development, or finances — - AI startup recruited WilmerHale lawyers for monthslong probe — Board previously gave limited details on reason for firing CEO| The Information: |
Source: Ilya Sutskever, who has been nearly absent from OpenAI's affairs since Altman's brief ouster, is still in talks about remaining at the company — OpenAI's board said an investigation into the circumstances surrounding CEO Sam Altman's short-lived firing last November had exonerated the executive …
More: Business Insider. Bluesky: @jowens510.bsky.social. X: @bindureddy, @jessicalessin, and @alexeheath
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Epic says Apple has reinstated its developer account, clearing the way for its Epic Games Store in the EU; Tim Sweeney says the move followed a swift EU inquiry — After a whirlwind of events, Epic Games says Apple has reinstated their App Store developer account.
More: Epic Games, The Verge, CNN, CNET, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, The Hill, Gizmodo, Payments Dive, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, New York Times, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Mobilegamer.biz, Reuters, VentureBeat, PCMag, Benzinga, Daring Fireball, Fresno Bee, BGR, games fray, Cult of Mac, iLounge, Spyglass, CNBC, New York Post, iPhone in Canada Blog, Supercharged, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Engadget, Neowin, Ars Technica, GamesIndustry.biz, TechRaptor, and iMore
X: @timsweeneyepic, @markgurman, @thierrybreton, @appfairness, @lewis_crofts, @vestager, @rjonesy, @tomwarren, @rjonesy, @gergelyorosz, @mitsuhiko, @dhh, @inafried, @mgsiegler, @keleftheriou, @florian4gamers, @games_fray, @epicnewsroom, @lutherlowe, @nikitabier, @neilcybart, @florian4gamers, @inafried, @ifiremonkey, @sdw, @mgsiegler, and @mysk_co
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, and r/gamernews
| Florian Mueller / games fray: |
More: Wired, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, TNW, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, MobileSyrup, Reuters, Associated Press, and iMore
X: @carnage4life, @florian4gamers, @florian4gamers, @florian4gamers, @florian4gamers, and @florian4gamers. Forums: r/technology
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored hackers Midnight Blizzard accessed some of its “source code repositories and internal systems” following the January hack — Microsoft revealed earlier this year that Russian state-sponsored hackers had been spying on the email accounts of some members of its senior leadership team.
More: Microsoft Security …, Ars Technica, CNN, Washington Post, TechCrunch, The Register, Security Affairs, PCMag, The Irish Times, BleepingComputer, NBC News, CSO, CNBC, CyberScoop, International Business Times, WebProNews, Bloomberg, The Information, Neowin, iPhone in Canada Blog, SC Media, GovInfoSecurity.com, TechSpot, Fast Company, MSPoweruser, Reuters, Axios, Windows Central, The Record, SiliconANGLE, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, SecurityWeek, Benzinga, MobileSyrup, CRN, ITPro, Appuals, Game Rant, Security Boulevard, Cybersecurity Dive, Gizmodo, Engadget, Video Games Chronicle, and The Stack
X: @haxrob, @nathanmcnulty, @shomikghosh21, @lorenzofb, and @tomwarren
LinkedIn: Subhash P. and Bob Young
Forums: r/technews, r/technology, r/tech, r/news, r/PrepperIntel, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Suzanne Smalley / The Record: |
CISA confirms it took down two systems in February, after discovering signs of exploitation via vulnerabilities in Ivanti products that the agency used — Hackers breached the systems of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in February through vulnerabilities in Ivanti products, officials said.
More: CRN, The Register, SiliconANGLE, CNN, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, and Cybersecurity …
Mastodon: @bkastl@mastodon.social and @jgreig@ioc.exchange. X: @chirag_mehta. Forums: r/cybersecurity
| Leo Schwartz / Fortune: |
Wyoming passes the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act, a framework to recognize DAOs as legal entities; a16z crypto supported the law — On Thursday, Wyoming's Republican governor, Mark Gordon, signed into law the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act … | Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Microsoft makes changes to Copilot, including blocking requests to create images of teens playing with assault rifles, following a staffer's letter to the FTC — - Microsoft seems to have made changes to its artificial intelligence guardrails, after a staff AI engineer wrote …
More: Engadget. Threads: @haydenfield and @ethank. Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. LinkedIn: Hayden Field
| Kylie Robison / Fortune: |
Source: X plans to launch a TV app, which looks “identical” to YouTube's TV app, for Amazon and Samsung smart TVs next week — In a bid to compete with YouTube and recast itself as a video platform, Elon Musk's X is launching a television app for Amazon and Samsung smart TVs, a source at the company told Fortune.| Rebecca Falconer / Axios: |
Donald Trump declares support for TikTok, saying a ban will double the business of “Facebook and Zuckerschmuck” and Facebook is the “true enemy of the people” — - Congress members were inundated with calls from angry constituents after TikTok told its users …
More: The Information, The Register, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Reuters, Livemint, CBS News, New York Times, Malay Mail, Donald J. Trump on Truth Social, Semafor, CNBC, Associated Press, HuffPost, Rolling Stone, NBC News, Deadline, Neowin, Daily Mail, South China Morning Post, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, Forbes, Newser, Responsible Statecraft, Australia & World, Variety, Techaeris, Digital Music News, BGR, The Hill, Just The News, and Bloomberg
Threads: @alex.stamos, @mattnavarra, @michaelbtech, and @drewharwell
Bluesky: @korvin.bsky.social and @stonehead.bsky.social
X: @izya_keel, @micsolana, @presentwitness_, @shaunrein, @stillgray, @vivekgramaswamy, @randpaul, @pkafka, @ericnewcomer, @randpaul, @elonmusk, @nikitabier, @maggienyt, @binarybits, @mchalfant16, @mattyglesias, @matt_schrader_, @semaforben, @danprimack, @willoremus, @josephzeballos, @mikeisaac, @zachweinberg, @milhist_lee, @micsolana, and @mike_pence. Forums: r/real_China_irl
| Mathias Hammer / Semafor: |
More: Wall Street Journal, The Hill, The Record, The Information, Security Boulevard, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Reuters, South China Morning Post, CNN, TIME, NBC News, ZDNet, Bulletin & Review, mxdwn Music, InvestorPlace, Techdirt, The Olympian, Fortune, TechRadar, Platformer, Just The News, Fox News, Business of Fashion, The Cut, Social Media Today, Deseret News, The Daily Caller, Context, Vibe, New.blicio.us, Business Insider, Newsweek, CBS News, DatacenterDynamics, CoinChapter, Financial Times, Distractify, Inc.com, Search Engine Land, American Greatness, PhoneArena, Asia Financial, KYMA-TV, Fox Business, JURIST, Allmedia24 News, The Mirror, MediaPost, New York Times, E&C Committee, 118th Congress, The Hill, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, TIME, TechCrunch, and Axios
X: @olivia_beavers, @mattocko, @ellenjdasilva, @autismcapital, @katienotopoulos, @broderick, @binarybits, @samfbiddle, @rabois, @antgoldbloom, @broderick, @eric_seufert, and @mattocko
Forums: r/decadeology, r/YesAmericaBad, and r/democrats
| Ash Parrish / The Verge: |
About 600 Activision QA workers form a union with help from the CWA, becoming the largest video game union in the US; Microsoft voluntarily recognized the union — Around 600 workers in Activision Publishing's quality assurance department have formed a union.
More: Polygon, Windows Central, New York Times, GamesIndustry.biz, Bloomberg, IGN, and XboxEra
X: @roybahat, @william_fitz, @stephentotilo, and @stephentotilo
| Sharon Goldman / VentureBeat: |
Sources: some NIST staff have threatened to resign over the expected appointment of an “effective altruist” AI researcher to the US AI Safety Institute — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is facing an internal crisis as staff members and scientists … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Biden admin is weighing sanctions on memory chipmaker CXMT and five other Chinese companies, in response to Huawei's 5G chip breakthrough in 2023 — - Huawei's tech progress alarmed Biden administration officials — CXMT is a leading memory-chip maker in China and Micron rival| Nicola Agius / Search Engine Land: |
Reddit tests Reddit Pro, a free suite of tools to let businesses improve their engagement, including the ability to see which subreddits are mentioning a brand — Reddit is piloting a free suite of tools designed to help businesses improve their engagement with consumers.Sponsor Posts
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Zoho:
How you can grow your business with Zoho One — Zoho One is a comprehensive business suite, giving businesses the scalability, stability, security, and features they need for smooth operations.
How you can grow your business with Zoho One — Zoho One is a comprehensive business suite, giving businesses the scalability, stability, security, and features they need for smooth operations.
Hamming:
Make AI Voice Agents trustworthy — Hamming AI automatically tests AI voice agents and continuously monitors them in production.
Make AI Voice Agents trustworthy — Hamming AI automatically tests AI voice agents and continuously monitors them in production.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
Thu. 11/14 - The FBI (!) Investigating Polymarket
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify, or
RSS.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8:55 PM ET, March 8, 2024.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Evan Halper / Washington Post: |
More: The Guardian and New.blicio.us
Mastodon: @zephoria@mastodon.social, @jonl@mastodon.wellperns.com, and @ericdaryl@mas.to
X: @scottbelsky, @washingtonpost, @washingtonpost, @washingtonpost, @washingtonpost, @washingtonpost, @washingtonpost, and @washingtonpost
LinkedIn: Ritesh Jain, Mary Stevens, Dr. Andrea Licata, Michelle Charello, Julie Bolthouse, Frank J. Oswald, Rustam Kocher, Jonathan Phillips, Todd Price, Rebecca Sternberg Marttila, Scott Wiener, Rich Miller, Rick Brown, PhD, Rob Gramlich, Christina Hayes, Erin Greeson, Scott Dahman, Alex Marshall, and Brian Janous
Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, r/Futurology, r/singularity, r/climate, r/collapse, r/neoliberal, r/energy, r/Buttcoin, and r/technology
| Bloomberg: |
More: VentureBeat, Business Insider, Towards Data Science, and Mashable
Mastodon: @matt@isfeeling.social, @davatron5000@mastodon.social, @SteveThompson@mastodon.social, and @jonkeegan@mastodon.social
X: @leonyin, @sarahfrier, @rakeshlobster, @daveyalba, @cameronwilson, @rachelmetz, @leonardonclt, @kevinbankston, @f_j_j_, @jon_ayre, and @kevinbankston
LinkedIn: Hilke Schellmann, Emil Protalinski, David Sharratt, Dr. Christina Jayne Colclough, Leon Yin, and Tom Armstrong
Earlier Picks
| Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: |
More: The Guardian, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Digital Music News
Threads: @lucaspuskaric, @yair_rosenberg1, @jossfong, @thesneakyartist, @barbarosozturk, @barbarosozturk, @barbarosozturk, @barbarosozturk, @documentingmeta, and @documentingmeta
X: @ivanthek, @tonytassell, and @east_cap
| John Tozzi / Bloomberg: |
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
More: Simon Willison's Weblog, Inflection, Memory Leak, Maginative, Ben's Bites, MSPoweruser, and SiliconANGLE
| MK Manoylov / The Block: |
More: Bloomberg, CCN.com, Cryptonews, CryptoPotato, Blockworks, Protos, Decrypt, DL News, Bitcoinist.com, and Bloomberg
| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
More: Ars Technica, Six Colors, ZDNet, TechCrunch, The Verge, TheStreet, TechRadar, Andru Edwards on YouTube, Tom's Guide, Mashable, T3, Gizmodo, iJustine on YouTube, CGMagazine, iMore, Digital Trends, TechRadar, CNET on YouTube, HardwareZone Singapore, PCMag, Tom's Guide, MacRumors, The Verge, The Mirror, Justin Tse on YouTube, and Laptop Mag
Mastodon: @collin@ruby.social and @collin@ruby.social
| Cynthia Kroet / Euronews: |
More: The Register and Irish Council …