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OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever says the way AI is built is about to change
/ “We’ve achieved peak data and there’ll be no more,” OpenAI’s former chief scientist told a crowd of AI researchers. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Ilya Sutskever.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Ilya Sutskever calls data the “fossil fuel” of AI.*:last-child>*:last-child]:mb-0″> Do you work at OpenAI? I’d love to chat. You can reach me securely on Signal @kylie.01 or via email at kylie@theverge.com. The more a s...
Tim Cook is the latest tech CEO to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
/ Cook established a personal relationship with the President-elect during his first term.
The long-shot plan to save TikTok from a US ban
/ Why the real estate billionaire Frank McCourt thinks he’s the right person to rescue TikTok. Also: AI researchers party at NeurIPS, tech CEOs cozy up to Trump, and more. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Frank McCourt.a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin [&>a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-white”>AI researchers want to party Hundreds of the world’s top researchers gathered this week in Vancouver, Canada for NeuralPS, one of the world’s top academic gatherings in the field of AI. I asked The Verge’s Kylie Robison (who just pub...
Trump is probably going to kill the crash reporting rule that made Tesla look bad
/ Under the NHTSA rule, Tesla was required to report thousands of crashes involving its driver assist tech. Scrapping the rule would leave us all in the dark. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images Donald Trump’s transition team is taking aim at a Biden-era rule requiring automakers and tech companies to report crashes that involve fully or partially autonomous vehicles, according to Reuters. Scrapping the crash reporting rule would greatly benefit Tesla, which to date, has reported the most number of cras...
EVgo nabs $1.25 billion loan as Biden races to approve more EV spending
/ The EV charging company will use the money to install approximately 7,500 chargers at roughly 1,100 charging stations across the US a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images The US Department of Energy announced a $1.25 billion loan to electric vehicle charging company EVgo as the Biden administration races to finalize its spending on EVs before Donald Trump takes office. The money will fund EVgo’s plans to install approximately 7,500 chargers at roughly 1,100 charging stations across the US over the next five years, with a particular focus on f...
Check The Tech: Gifts For Relaxing Your Mind, Body and Soul
Check The Tech is back with the latest must-have gadgets to elevate your holiday season. Host and tech venture capitalist Sara Lovestyle teams up with industry insiders to showcase the hottest tech products on the market. This holiday season, we’re blessing our loved ones with the gift of relaxation. On this episode of Check The […]
The Game Awards 2024: ‘Astro Bot’ Takes Home Game of The Year, ‘Balatro’ Also Had A Big Night Plus Other Winners
Despite the bad news (layoffs and game studio closures), there is still plenty to celebrate this year in video games.
Naughty Dog reveals sci-fi game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
/ The Uncharted and Last of Us studio has unveiled its next major franchise.
Borderlands 4’s first trailer is all out war
/ Gearbox’s next sci-fi looter shooter is launching in 2025.
Split Fiction is the next co-op game from Hazelight Studios
/ The developer’s new sci-fi adventure is launching on March 6th, 2025.
Biden administration raises tariffs on solar materials from China
/ It’s the latest move to shut out clean energy technologies from China. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo: Getty Images Tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon, and certain tungsten products from China are going to rise dramatically come January 1st, 2025, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. That means higher price tags on key materials needed to make solar panels at a time when solar is the fastest growing source of electricity in the US. Polysilicon is used to make solar wafers, which are the semiconductors in solar panels. Tungsten — the same material in old-school ...
