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OpenAI’s Board of Directors Has Ousted CEO Sam Altman
Sam Altman has been booted from his post as CEO of OpenAI, the company revealed in a blog post. OpenAI’s board of directors had voted to oust Altman and temporarily replace him with Mira Murati, OpenAI’s CTO, who will serve as interim CEO.“Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” OpenAI wrote. “The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.”Altman had helped to kickstart OpenAI in 2015 as a founding member. Over the years, he helped bring the company to fame, leading the launch of its AI chatbot, ChatGPT.Murati, meanwhile, has worked at OpenAI for five years. The company wrote that...
Turmoil at OpenAI: after firing Sam Altman, what’s next for the home of ChatGPT?
On November 17th, OpenAI’s board abruptly announced that co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was out, effective immediately. Without saying it directly, the board revealed Altman was fired after a review “concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.” What caused the board to lose confidence in his ability to lead OpenAI is unknown. In the preceding days, everyone had continued acting as though everything was normal, with insiders at OpenAI and partners like Microsoft surprised to learn of Altman’s ouster only moments before it was announced. Within hours, fellow co-founder and former chair Greg Brockman announced that “based on today’s news, I quit.” OpenAI’s chief technology officer, Mira Murati, has ...
Sony announces The Last of Us Part II remaster for PS5
/ It will come to PlayStation 5 with a new roguelike game mode, and PS4 owners of this sequel can upgrade for $10.
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman is leaving, too
/ Hours after OpenAI ousted its CEO, co-founder and former chair Greg Brockman announced that “based on today’s news, i quit.” 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: 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 the “leadership transition” and that CTO Mira Murati would take over as interim CEO,...
Apple Says RCS Support Is Coming to the iPhone Next Year
Apple has announced it’ll be rolling out RCS support for iPhone models next year. RCS, standing for “Rich Communication Services,” is a type of messaging standard that works over mobile data, unlike SMS, and is designed to be implemented across platforms.This means that many features that are currently exclusive to Apple’s iMessage could soon be available on Android and other devices – namely, blue texts instead of green.The “green text” stigma isn’t a new debate within the tech community. Just earlier this month, London-based company Nothing launched an app for its own phones, specifically geared towards allowing non-iPhone users to send blue text messages.“Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association,” an...
Apple pulls its ads from X after Musk’s antisemitic posts
/ Big-spending advertisers like Apple, IBM, and Lionsgate have pulled back from the platform after Elon Musk expressed support for antisemitic posts. 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: 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. The nonprofit Media Matters highlighted his statements yesterday, as well as advertisements from corporations that X place...
Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI
/ In a sudden move, Altman is leaving after a ‘deliberative review process’ by the company’s board. 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″>Sam Altman.
Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post, The Fallout Was Swift
Yup, Elon Musk definitely endorsed an antisemitic post on X, and now the platform he owns is in trouble.
Bluey Teams Up With Xbox For A Huggable Xbox Series X Console
Xbox is not done with the collabs. Just days after announcing a collaboration with the upcoming Timothée Chalamet-led film Wonka, fans of the lovable animated pup Bluey, it's your time to shine.
PlayStation Portal Review Roundup
Now that people have tried the PlayStation Portal, surprisingly, it is being well-received by many.
Cadillac’s new Optiq compact electric SUV will be its cheapest EV
/ The Cadillac Optiq is the luxury automaker’s new entry-level electric vehicle slotted under the Lyriq. 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″>How cheap are you exactly, Optiq?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″>Do the new Cadillac Optiq and Chevy Equinox EV SUVs have something in common? There’s no clear giveaway in the Optiq pictures that helps compare its size to that of the Lyriq. In terms of the Lyriq’s overall size, it’s b...
Tumblr is betting big on going small
The social network failed to hit the growth targets its new owner set in 2019. But were they ever compatible with what Tumblr does best? Share this story
