OpenAI, a new nonprofit for AI research, gets $1B commitment from SV leaders including Reid Hoffman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, also AWS, Infosys, YC Research
Introducing OpenAI — OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence research company. Our goal is to advance digital intelligence …
Harvard Business School study finds Airbnb hosts accepted guests with stereotypically black names 42% of the time versus 50% for white names
Study Finds Racial Discrimination by Airbnb Hosts — Renters with names that seemed African American had a harder time booking reservations …
Apple advertising iPhone 6s to older iPhone owners through App Store popups
Apple has begun advertising the iPhone 6s to older iPhone users through the App Store, as spotted by @Dirk_Gently on Twitter. If a user browses the App Store, perhaps updating apps, with an iPhone 5s...
Researchers develop algorithm to teach a new concept to a computer using just one example
Bayesian boost for A.I.: Researchers find a quicker way to teach a computer … Researchers say they've developed an algorithm that can teach a new concept to a computer using just one example …
Microsoft backtracks on some OneDrive storage changes after user complaints, lets users opt-in to keep 15GB of free storage, doesn't reinstate unlimited storage
Microsoft apologizes for offending OneDrive fans, but won't restore unlimited storage — Customers of Microsoft's OneDrive …
Q&A with Elon Musk and Sam Altman on the challenges and benefits of guiding AI research with OpenAI
How Elon Musk and Y Combinator Plan to Stop Computers From Taking Over — Their new organization, OpenAI, wants to pursue the most advanced forms of artificial intelligence—and give the results to th...
Twitter Told a Bunch of Users They May Be Targets of a ‘State Sponsored Attack’
Twitter is letting some users know that their accounts may have been the targets of a state-sponsored attack. … The attack is currently being investigated by Twitter. In their notice to users …
Tor Project hires Shari Steele, who led the EFF for 15 years, as its new executive director
Tor Hires a New Leader to Help It Combat the War on Privacy — The Tor Project is entering a crucial phase in its nearly 10-year existence. In the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks …
GoEuro, a travel search engine that compares and combines air, rail, bus and car rental options across Europe, announces $45M Series B led by Goldman Sachs
GoEuro Gets $45M To Make Long Distance Trips By Public Transport As Easy As Uber — While on-demand startups like Uber …
Appeals court judge allows FanDuel, DraftKings to continue to operate in New York state while waiting on another ruling
A Decision That Could Prove Flawed And Dangerous Michael Erman / Reuters : New York judge orders daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings to cease operating in state Chris Welch / The Ver...
Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media
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US officials: San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik said she wanted to be part of violent jihad on social media before her visa was approved
U.S. Visa Process Missed Zealotry on Social Media — WASHINGTON — Tashfeen Malik, who with her husband carried out the massacre in San Bernardino … Tweets: @saletan , @nytimes , @theharryshearer , @p...
Gear VR review: portable, works best when used on a swivel chair, can cause pain after long usage, feels like a public beta, not a mainstream, consumer device
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Analytics firm Factual raises $35M to analyze streams of app user location data to build profiles for ads
Startup Factual Knows Your Commute, and Much More... Company, which announced a $35 million funding round, analyzes streaming location data — Researchers earlier this year found …
France won't block public Wi-Fi or ban Tor, PM says
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Attorney in Uber class action case files motion to block Uber from enforcing new driver agreement, alleging it aims to bypass recent arbitration ruling
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Reality Editor, an iOS app developed by MIT researchers, lets you connect smart objects by drawing lines between them via an augmented reality interface
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UC Davis CS professor says it's cryptographers' moral duty to take on the surveillance state, like scientists in the 1950s confronting the threat of nuclear war
The Moral Failure of Computer Scientists … Computer scientists and cryptographers occupy some of the ivory tower's highest floors. Tweets: @jayrosen_nyu , @jayrosen_nyu , @jacksmithiv , @vermicelli , ...
Dan Pfeiffer, former communications director and senior adviser to President Obama, joins GoFundMe as VP of communications and policy
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Google launches 2nd generation of its Cloud SQL service, with up to 10TB per instance
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Ted Cruz using UK behavioral targeting firm Cambridge Analytica, which harvests psychological profiles of millions of unwitting US Facebook users
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Inside the NSA's battle with the private sector to recruit coders, hackers, and engineers
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico : Tweets: @politico , @peterwsinger and @20committee Tweets: @politico : “We're not as secret as everyone thinks,” said a woman at the NSA's table. “We do Twitter” http:/...
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