Current and former OpenAI and Google DeepMind staff sign an open letter warning of a culture of recklessness and secrecy at “frontier AI companies”
Detail how AI unlocks new possibilities in the data center and cloud, PC … Ronak Kumar / The Crypto Times : OpenAI & Google DeepMind Employees Warn of AI Risks Webb Wright / The Drum : AI researchers ...
Jeff Jordan, a16z's fifth general partner who joined in 2011, steps back from active investments but will continue to work on his portfolio and board positions
I was well into my career when I discovered the magical world of technology start-ups. Troy Wolverton / San Francisco Business Journal : The Funded: A16z's Jeff Jordan, who led investments in companie...
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, the author of Moore's Law, dies at 94
and the world it created Bloomberg : Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder Who Coined Chip Rule, Dies at 94 Aman Gupta / Livemint : Who was Gordon Moore? 10 things to know about the Intel co-founder Paul Alc...
Following its move to stop selling new Dash buttons in February, Amazon says it will turn off the capabilities of all its Dash buttons worldwide on August 31
you have a month to hack yours Kris Holt / Engadget : Amazon will disconnect Dash Buttons on August 31st Tom Warren / The Verge : I will miss Amazon's Dash buttons Mike Murphy / MarketWatch : Amazon w...
A developer based in Crimea and one based in Iran say that GitHub has “restricted” their accounts “due to US trade controls”
Tip: You can use this extension … Troy Wolverton / Business Insider : GitHub is reportedly blocking access to its site for users in places like Crimea and Iran, which are under US sanctions Joe Fay / ...
Some popular apps send sensitive info to Facebook via the company's analytics SDK, such as a user's heart rate, intent to get pregnant, and home listings viewed
Rise of ‘Surveillance Capitalism,’ China and Iran Go Hacking, Facebook as ‘Digital Gangster’ NBC News : Use an app to track your period? That data and more could end up with Facebook, WSJ reports John...
Kevin Systrom's statement on his and Mike Krieger's departure from Instagram says they plan to take time off “to explore our curiosity and creativity again”
Last night, the tech-twitter was lit … Luke Stangel / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Report: Instagram likely to get longtime Facebook exec Adam Mosseri as boss Jon Russell / TechCrunch : Facebook'...
Snap's DAU decline in Q2, partly attributed to Snapchat's redesign, marks the first time it's lost daily users since the company was founded in 2011
The Backlash Against Tech ‘Triumphalism’ in China Christian Zibreg / iDownloadBlog.com : Snapchat's redesign caused daily active user base to fall for the first time since its inception VentureBeat : ...
CEO says Intel plans to release chips that have built-in Meltdown and Spectre protections later this year
Troy Wolverton / Business Insider :
CEO says Intel plans to release chips that have built-in Meltdown and Spectre protections later this year
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