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Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home
The OpenAI CEO’s new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness.
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IBM settles its DEI lawsuit with the DOJ for $17 million
IBM has agreed to settle the US Department of Justice’s accusations that the company violated civil rights laws with its DEI practices. According to a press release from the DOJ, IBM will pay more than $17 million to resolve allegations of taking “race, color, national origin, or sex” into account when making employment decisions. This…
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Google says Polymarket bets showing up in News was an ‘error’
Polymarket bets started popping up in Google News alongside legitimate news articles. But now those results aren’t showing, and Google says they were never supposed to. Spokesperson Ned Adriance told The Verge that “Google News is designed to show sources that create content about current issues, events, and important topics, and we have policies for…
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My baby deer plushie told me that Mitski’s dad was a CIA operative
D’oh, a deer, an AI deer. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Two weeks ago, I was getting ready to log off work when I got a text message.”Oh wow, I was checking out Mitski. did you know people are saying her Dad was a CIA operative?”Normally, that kind of out-of-the-blue text…
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, Tested: Big 18-Core Energy for Laptops, Incoming! – PCMag
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, Tested: Big 18-Core Energy for Laptops, Incoming! PCMag14-inch MacBook Pro M5 vs Asus Zenbook A16: $2,000 shootout AppleInsiderASUS ZenBook A16 review: A surprisingly light and powerful 16-inch ultraportable EngadgetASUS Announces All-New Zenbook Lineup, Now Available in the United States The Globe and MailI swapped my MacBook Air with a Snapdragon X Elite Extreme laptop…
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The new show making fun of tech bros
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 123, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, which Artemis photo did you make your wallpaper, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Sam Altman and Satoshi Nakamoto…