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Sam Altman isn’t coming back to OpenAI
/ In a twist that no one saw coming, Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is the new CEO. 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 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images After a weekend of negotiations to potentially bring back Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO following his shock firing, the company’s nonprofit board has gone another way entirely and named former Twitch CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear as interim CEO, according to a person familiar with the matter. He will take over as CEO from Mira Murati, who was publicly aligned with Altman. That’s three CEOs in three days, if you’re keeping track. She...
SpaceX’s new Starlink satellite internet terminal has a kickstand
/ A new, slimmed-down version of the Starlink terminal promises better range and speeds, simpler setup, and better field of view than the last model. 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″>Starlink Standard terminal
OpenAI’s Board Is Reportedly Open to Reinstating Ousted CEO Sam Altman
Sam Altman was unexpectedly ousted from his position as CEO of OpenAI on Friday. The board of directors had voted to boot Altman and temporarily replace him with Mira Murati, OpenAI’s CTO, after deciding that Altman “was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” per its announcement of the decision.A source close to Altman has revealed that the board allowed Altman to “resign in principle,” according to The Verge. OpenAI president Greg Brockman had resigned in protest of Altman’s firing on Friday.Per the insider source, the board was reportedly in talks to allow Altman to return as CEO and Brockman as president, possibly because several important OpenAI staffers were planning to resign in solidarity with Altman.Th...
Google Launched Community ‘Notes’ and Nothing Is Bringing iMessage to Android in This Week’s Tech Roundup
This week, the tech industry led with new software and app releases. A switch in pace compared to the onset of new products recently, Google debuted its new beta feature, a form of community-contributed Notes for its search engine. Nothing, meanwhile, attempted to tackle the stigma of green text messages with its own namesake app.Over at Instagram, the app is granting users the ability to show feed posts and Reels to Close Friends exclusively. And to round it off, Meze Audio does indeed have a new piece of hardware: the Empyrean II headphones.Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top tech stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.Google Searches May Soon Come With Community-Sourced NotesGoogle is seeking to make its search results more community-oriented with a...
Humane’s AI Pin seems to be forgetting what makes a good wearable
Before you disrupt everything, you have to deeply consider the current cultural norms or no one will wear your wearable. By Victoria Song, a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 11 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Share this story 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”>Image: Humane For the past week, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Humane’s AI Pin. As someone who’s worn and reviewed wearables of every shape and size, this pin baffles and befuddles. The premise is that it’s supposed to help yo...
The silly word game you didn’t know you needed
/ Plus, in this week’s Installer: your guide to gift guides, a better webcam, and everything you should watch and play this holiday weekend. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.
OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO
/ Altman was suddenly fired on Friday, sending the hottest startup in tech into an ongoing crisis. 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 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The OpenAI board is in discussions with Sam Altman to return to the company as its CEO, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. One of them said Altman, who was suddenly fired by the board on Friday with no notice, is “ambivalent” about coming back and would want significant governance changes. Update, 5:35PM PT: A source close to Altman says the board had agreed in principle to resign and to allow A...
SpaceX Starship’s Second Launch Proved a Bit More Successful
SpaceX's Starship – composed of two parts, the Super Heavy rocket booster, and the actual Starship spacecraft – is the most powerful Starship ever constructed. Following up on April's explosive launch (which saw six of the rocket's 33 engines on the Super Heavy booster fail, ultimately leading to self-destruction), SpaceX went for round two this morning, attempting to fly the Starship part of the way around the Earth on the same route, starting from SpaceX’s launch site in Boca Chica Village, Texas, and landing in the waters of Hawaii. This time around, the Starship system made it much further into flight than in its first attempt, but after 10 minutes into the journey – reaching an altitude of 90 miles above the Earth – the vehicle lost connection, ultimately resulting in induced self-des...
SpaceX Starship’s Second Launch Proved a Bit More Successful
SpaceX's Starship – composed of two parts, the Super Heavy rocket booster, and the actual Starship spacecraft – is the most powerful Starship ever constructed. Following up on April's explosive launch (which saw six of the rocket's 33 engines on the Super Heavy booster fail, ultimately leading to self-destruction), SpaceX went for round two this morning, attempting to fly the Starship part of the way around the Earth on the same route, starting from SpaceX’s launch site in Boca Chica Village, Texas, and landing in the waters of Hawaii. This time around, the Starship system made it much further into flight than in its first attempt, but after 10 minutes into the journey – reaching an altitude of 90 miles above the Earth – the vehicle lost connection, ultimately resulting in induced self-des...
Meta disbanded its Responsible AI team
/ A new report says Meta’s Responsible AI team is now working on other AI teams. 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”>Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta has reportedly broken up its Responsible AI (RAI) team as it puts more of its resources into generative artificial intelligence. The Information broke the news today, citing an internal post it had seen. According to the report, most RAI members will move to the company’s generative AI product team, while others will work on Meta’s AI infrastructure. The company regularly says it wants to develop AI responsibly and even has ...
Major Companies Like Disney, Lionsgate, IBM and More Pull Ads From Elon Musk’s X
Since Elon Musk's acquisition of X, he has been quite public about increasing revenues on the platform through ads. Now, some of the world's biggest companies like Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, IBM, Lionsgate and more have all pulled ads from X following Musk's antisemitic remarks. Lionsgate's spokesperson released a statement on Friday that confirmed the company "has suspended advertising on X because of Elon Musk's recent antisemitic tweet." This come shortly after Lionsgate is in the midst of marketing the release of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. IBM also released a statement that said that it would "immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation." Other companies like Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery hav...
SpaceX’s second Starship flight test ends in an explosion minutes after launch
/ The booster was lost moments after separation, and the Starship’s flight termination system exploded the prototype soon after its planned engine shutdown.
