Elon Musk Trolls His Way Into the OpenAI Drama
Elon Musk needed fewer than 100 characters to add new chaos to the ongoing crisis swirling around OpenAI after the shock firing of CEO Sam Altman last week. In a...
OpenAI in talks with Sam Altman about his possible return: report
Sam Altman and OpenAI’s embattled board of directors have reportedly opened talks on his potential return to the company – just days after he was ousted as CEO in one...
Students pitch transformative ideas in generative AI at MIT Ignite competition
This semester, students and postdocs across MIT were invited to submit ideas for the first-ever MIT Ignite: Generative AI Entrepreneurship Competition. Over 100 teams submitted proposals for startups that utilize...
Casino app maker AviaGames accused of pitting players against bots
AviaGames — the Silicon Valley-based developer of popular casino apps like Bingo Tour and Solitaire Clash — has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit that claims users were duped into...
OpenAI scrambles to prevent staff exodus after Sam Altman ouster
OpenAI execs are reportedly having “intense discussions” on how to prevent a staff exodus following the surprise ouster of CEO Sam Altman — who has since accepted a gig at...
Fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman lands gig at Microsoft
Microsoft’s CEO announced in the early hours of Monday morning that Sam Altman — who was ousted from artificial-intelligence startup OpenAI in a surprise announcement late Friday — is joining...
Sam Altman claims harmony at OpenAI as investors, employees revolt over his firing
Sam Altman insisted Monday that he and OpenAI were “still one team” with “one mission” — even as employees and key investors alike threatened to bolt from the embattled AI...
The Mystery at the Heart of the OpenAI Chaos
Yet on Monday those theories too appeared to be put to rest. In a post on X in the early hours of the morning, the board’s new interim CEO Emmett...
Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters after report about ads next to antisemitic content
Messaging platform X on Monday sued media watchdog group Media Matters, alleging the organization defamed the platform after it published a report that said ads for major brands had appeared...
Biden, Harris join Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads, days after White House slams Elon Musk
The White House on Monday joined the social media platform Threads, the Meta rival to Elon Musk’s X social media platform. The move, which the White House says was in the process...
1 in 5 US teens who’ve heard of ChatGPT used it for homework
More like CheatGPT. About one in five teenagers who have heard of ChatGPT admit to using the OpenAI technology to help them do their schoolwork, a new Pew Research Center...
Hackers are taking over planes’ GPS — experts are lost on how to fix it
It’s one of the most terrifying events imaginable. There have been over 50 recent reports of frightening cyberattacks that have altered planes’ in-flight GPS, leading to what experts described as...
95 Percent of OpenAI Employees Threaten to Follow Sam Altman Out the Door
Almost the entire staff of OpenAI has now signed a letter threatening to leave and join a new venture led by ousted CEO, Sam Altman. Some 738 out of its...
Casino app maker AviaGames accused of pitting players against bots
AviaGames — the Silicon Valley-based developer of popular casino apps like Bingo Tour and Solitaire Clash — has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit that claims users were duped into...
Toys that ‘spy’ on children are an increasing threat, watchdog warns
Toys that “spy” on children are a rising, “frightening” threat, a new study from a consumer watchdog has warned. The U.S. PIRG Education Fund noted that certain toys that record...
