Category Archives: Tech News

Leaked OpenAI docs show aggressive tactics toward ex-employees and contradict leadership's comments about being unaware of provisions about equity cancellation (Kelsey Piper/Vox)

Kelsey Piper / Vox: Leaked OpenAI docs show aggressive tactics toward ex-employees and contradict leadership’s [...]

23
May
Minnesota lawmakers reach a compromise with Uber and Lyft, setting a floor for drivers' pay statewide at $1.28/mile and $0.31/minute, effective January 1, 2025 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Minnesota lawmakers reach a compromise with Uber and Lyft, setting a [...]

22
May
Scarlett Johansson says she declined to voice ChatGPT, and when she heard Sky she was "shocked" that Sam Altman would pursue a voice so "eerily similar" to hers (Kat Tenbarge/NBC News)

Kat Tenbarge / NBC News: Scarlett Johansson says she declined to voice ChatGPT, and when [...]

21
May
Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa, as governments compete with each other to attract talent; the number of US digital nomads hit 17.3M in 2023 (Emma Agyemang/Financial Times)

Emma Agyemang / Financial Times: Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa, as [...]

19
May
Researchers are working on sophisticated robots that use AI to converse and play games with people suffering from cognitive disorders like dementia (Cassandra Willyard/MIT Technology Review)

Cassandra Willyard / MIT Technology Review: Researchers are working on sophisticated robots that use AI [...]

18
May
Google DeepMind releases its Frontier Safety Framework, a set of protocols for analyzing and mitigating future risks posed by advanced AI models (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Google DeepMind releases its Frontier Safety Framework, a set of protocols [...]

17
May
Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated dots to iPhone and iPad screens to reduce motion sickness for passengers using them in moving vehicles (Tim Hardwick/MacRumors)

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated dots to iPhone [...]

16
May
Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers' Association over its use of lyrics in its videos feature, remix tool, and more (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)

Kristin Robinson / Billboard: Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers’ Association [...]

15
May
Ilya Sutskever says he will leave OpenAI to work on a "personally meaningful" project; Director of Research Jakub Pachocki will become OpenAI's chief scientist (CNBC)

CNBC: Ilya Sutskever says he will leave OpenAI to work on a “personally meaningful” project; [...]

14
May
Chinese lidar maker Hesai sues US DOD for adding it to a list of firms accused of aiding China's military, saying it only serves civilian and commercial market (Sabrina Willmer/Bloomberg)

Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg: Chinese lidar maker Hesai sues US DOD for adding it to [...]

13
May