Sam Altman reportedly has no equity in OpenAI, a strange move for a tech founder, but new reporting from Wired this weekend shows the CEO would profit from an OpenAI deal to buy AI chips. OpenAI signed a previously unknown deal back in 2019 to spend $51 million on advanced chips from a startup Sam Altman is reportedly personally invested in. Altman’s web of private business interests seems to have played some role in his recent firing according to the report.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedOpenAI’s board fired Sam Altman last month, calling him inconsistently candid…
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Chris Hemsworth teases his villainous turn in Furiosa. The Last of Us season 2 sets a date to begin production. Netflix reveals its next Gundam project. Plus, what’s coming on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and more. To me, my spoilers!“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedDeadpool 3New photos from the set of Deadpool 3 confirms the return—seeming demise — of Tyler Mane’s Sabretooth.Relatedly, a new report from insider @DanielRPK, suggests Ray Park will additionally return as Toad.FuriosaSpeaking at CCXP, Chris Hemsworth described his Furiosa character, Warlord Dementus, as “a complicated individual” possessing “a very manipulative charisma.” He’s…
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Kia Hamadanchy, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), says the Section 702 program “invariably” intercepts communications between foreigners and their American family members. Using the program for vetting purposes means committing to “entirely suspicionless searches” of both, he says.Andy Wong, a director of advocacy at Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition of community-based groups, has called out Democrats specifically for supporting the move, labeling it a “betrayal” of the Latino and Asian American communities. “We need leaders who dismantle systemic racism,” Wong says, “not entrench policies that leave us more exposed, separated, and vulnerable.”Turner, the HPSCI chairman,…
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said staff were being incredibly productive, but the company just wasn’t acting as efficiently as it could be.Photo: TORU YAMANAKA/AFP (Getty Images)Spotify staff could be listening to a funerary dirge in their own Spotify Wraps. The company announced it was making sweeping staff cuts across the board, reducing global headcount by around 17%. Merry Christmas.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedSpotify CEO Daniel Ek blamed the layoffs on slowing economic growth and how “capital has become more expensive.” More succinctly, he claims the company hired a lot more staff during the early pandemic…
SmallRig 9.8-inch adjustable ‘Articulating Magic Arm’ clamp. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETForget the mini tripods that fall over in the lightest of breezes. The best way to secure your small camera, smartphone, or action camera to get the shot you want is to use SmallRig’s 9.8-inch adjustable clamp, better known as the “Articulating Magic arm.”For years I’ve been using an Ulanzi clamp to attach my action cameras and smartphones (and sometimes much bigger cameras, such as my Sony A7IV mirrorless), but there was one problem with it — sometimes it wasn’t long enough. Also: The best Cyber Monday deals I tried a few different clamps with…