Sam Altman firing drama detailed in new book excerpt

Sam Altman firing drama detailed in new book excerpt

An excerpt from the upcoming book “The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future” offers new details about why OpenAI’s board briefly fired CEO Sam Altman back in 2023. Written by Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey, the book claims the nonprofit’s board members became increasingly concerned after learning about issues…

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Elon Musk says xAI acquired X

Elon Musk says xAI acquired X

Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock deal, he announced in a post on X Friday. “xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction,” Musk said. “The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt).” Musk…

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Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance

Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance

AI web-crawling bots are the cockroaches of the internet, many software developers believe. Some devs have started fighting back in ingenuous, often humorous ways. While any website might be targeted by bad crawler behavior — sometimes taking down the site — open source developers are “disproportionately” impacted, writes Niccolò Venerandi, developer of a Linux desktop…

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Hisense Pushes Boundaries with 2025 ULED TV Lineup: Bigger Screens, Smarter AI, and Uncompromising Performance

Hisense Pushes Boundaries with 2025 ULED TV Lineup: Bigger Screens, Smarter AI, and Uncompromising Performance

The living room television experience is undergoing a dramatic transformation as screens grow larger, processing becomes more intelligent, and immersive entertainment reaches new heights. Hisense has positioned itself at the forefront of this evolution with its newly unveiled 2025 ULED television lineup. The company’s latest offerings—spanning the U6, U7, U8, and U9 series—represent a significant…

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