Altman outflanked Elon Musk to gain influence with Donald Trump.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-02-08 — 2025-02-09
Sam Altman Elon Musk Donald Trump
How Sam Altman outflanked Elon Musk to win over Donald Trump, including by telling Trump in a phone call that the tech industry will achieve AGI during his term
New York Times · 2025-02-08 · #11
In a Reddit AMA Sam Altman admitted that DeepSeek has lessened OpenAI's lead.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-02-01 — 2025-02-02
Sam Altman DeepSeek
In a Reddit AMA, Sam Altman admitted that DeepSeek has lessened OpenAI's lead and said OpenAI has been “on the wrong side of history” in terms of open sourcing
TechCrunch · 2025-02-02 · #5
Sam Altman said OpenAI has been 'on the wrong side of history' regarding open sourcing.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-02-01 — 2025-02-02
Sam Altman OpenAI open sourcing
In a Reddit AMA, Sam Altman admitted that DeepSeek has lessened OpenAI's lead and said OpenAI has been “on the wrong side of history” in terms of open sourcing
TechCrunch · 2025-02-02 · #5
Elon Musk's early actions suggest Dogecoin will be treated more like an IT development project than the large-scale federal budget-cutting operation he once predicted.
rumored 2 articles 2025-01-25 — 2025-01-26
Elon Musk Dogecoin (DOGE)
Elon Musk's first moves suggest DOGE will be closer to an IT project than the sweeping operation to slash $2T+ from the federal budget that he once predicted
New York Times · 2025-01-25 · #7
Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast; the interview was described as a sign of a shift toward Trump.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-01-11 — 2025-01-12
Mark Zuckerberg Joe Rogan
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy”
Bloomberg · 2025-01-12 · #6
Zuckerberg said Biden staffers would 'scream' and 'curse' about Covid, a claim made during the Rogan interview.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-01-11 — 2025-01-12
Mark Zuckerberg Biden staffers COVID-19
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy”
Bloomberg · 2025-01-12 · #6
Mark Zuckerberg criticized the rise of 'culturally neutered' companies that have sought to distance themselves from 'masculine energy'.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-01-11 — 2025-01-12
Mark Zuckerberg culturally neutered companies masculine energy
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy”
Bloomberg · 2025-01-12 · #6
Analysis finds that over 50% of US households showing highly-distorted power readings from February to October were within 20 miles of significant AI data center activity, suggesting nearby data centers may be distorting local power.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-12-28 — 2024-12-29
AI data centers US households with highly-distorted power readings
Analysis: 50%+ of the US households showing highly-distorted power readings from February to October were within 20 miles of significant data center activity
Bloomberg · 2024-12-28 · #4
Google navigates multiple product mishaps during 2024.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-12-28 — 2024-12-29
Google
A look at Google's pressure-filled 2024 under Sundar Pichai, notching some AI wins with new Gemini models and navigating product mishaps, layoffs, and more
CNBC · 2024-12-28 · #3
Google, under CEO Sundar Pichai, faces a pressure-filled 2024 with mixed outcomes.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-12-28 — 2024-12-29
Google Sundar Pichai
A look at Google's pressure-filled 2024 under Sundar Pichai, notching some AI wins with new Gemini models and navigating product mishaps, layoffs, and more
CNBC · 2024-12-28 · #3
TikTok and parent ByteDance reportedly view Elon Musk as a conduit to the incoming Trump administration/president-elect.
rumored 2 articles 2024-11-23 — 2024-11-24
TikTok ByteDance Elon Musk incoming Trump administration
Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who has known Elon Musk for several years, has sought Musk's counsel in recent weeks on the incoming Trump administration
Wall Street Journal · 2024-11-23 · #4
Shou Chew has reportedly known Elon Musk for several years.
rumored 2 articles 2024-11-23 — 2024-11-24
Shou Chew Elon Musk
Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who has known Elon Musk for several years, has sought Musk's counsel in recent weeks on the incoming Trump administration
Wall Street Journal · 2024-11-23 · #4
Sources report that the China-linked Salt Typhoon group hacked T-Mobile's network.
rumored 2 articles 2024-11-16 — 2024-11-17
Salt Typhoon T-Mobile
Sources: T-Mobile's network was among the systems hacked by the China-linked Salt Typhoon group, and some foreign telecommunications firms were also compromised
Wall Street Journal · 2024-11-16 · #1
Sources say Salt Typhoon also compromised some foreign telecommunications firms; T-Mobile joins a growing list of reported victims that includes AT&T and Verizon.
rumored 2 articles 2024-11-16 — 2024-11-17
Salt Typhoon foreign telecommunications firms AT&T Verizon
Sources: T-Mobile's network was among the systems hacked by the China-linked Salt Typhoon group, and some foreign telecommunications firms were also compromised
Wall Street Journal · 2024-11-16 · #1
The Helix cryptocurrency mixing service laundered more than $311M between 2014 and 2017.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-11-16 — 2024-11-17
Helix $311M+ 2014-2017
An Ohio man is sentenced to three years for running crypto mixer Helix, which laundered $311M+ from 2014 to 2017; he must forfeit $311M+ and assets worth $400M+
The Record · 2024-11-16 · #10
Okta fixes a vulnerability present since July 23, 2024 that allowed authentication bypass (login with any password) for accounts whose usernames were at least 52 characters long; Okta said the flaw could have been exploited for about three months.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-11-02 — 2024-11-03
Okta authentication bypass affecting accounts with usernames of 52+ characters
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024, that let users log in under specific circumstances with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters
The Verge · 2024-11-02 · #1
Bleak online discourse about Hurricanes Milton and Helene reveals a misinformation crisis in the United States and a broader cultural assault on reality.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-10-12 — 2024-10-13
Online discourse about Hurricanes Milton and Helene United States Americans reality
The bleak online discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis in the US but a cultural assault on reality itself
The Atlantic · 2024-10-12 · #4
A significant portion of Americans have dissociated from reality, making it harder to characterize the scale of the phenomenon.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-10-12 — 2024-10-13
A meaningful percentage of Americans reality
The bleak online discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis in the US but a cultural assault on reality itself
The Atlantic · 2024-10-12 · #4
Yann LeCun states that today's AI models are not intelligent, arguing they lack genuine intelligence.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-10-12 — 2024-10-13
Yann LeCun today's AI models
A profile of, and interview with, Meta's Yann LeCun, who says today's AI models aren't intelligent and warnings about AI's existential peril are “complete B.S.”
Wall Street Journal · 2024-10-12 · #5
Yann LeCun dismisses warnings that AI poses an existential threat, calling such warnings 'complete B.S.'
denied 2 articles 2024-10-12 — 2024-10-13
Yann LeCun warnings about AI's existential peril
A profile of, and interview with, Meta's Yann LeCun, who says today's AI models aren't intelligent and warnings about AI's existential peril are “complete B.S.”
Wall Street Journal · 2024-10-12 · #5
Chase Herro calls himself the 'dirtbag of the internet'.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-09-14 — 2024-09-15
Chase Herro dirtbag of the internet
A profile of Chase Herro, who calls himself the “dirtbag of the internet” and sources say is the dealmaker behind Trump's crypto project World Liberty Financial
Bloomberg · 2024-09-14 · #2
Nikolai Durov is reportedly still in Russia.
rumored 2 articles 2024-09-07 — 2024-09-08
Nikolai Durov Russia
A profile of Pavel Durov's older brother Nikolai, who is reportedly still in Russia and is responsible for Telegram's encryption standard MTProto protocol
Politico · 2024-09-07 · #1
Nikolai Durov is reported to be responsible for Telegram's MTProto encryption protocol.
rumored 2 articles 2024-09-07 — 2024-09-08
Nikolai Durov MTProto
A profile of Pavel Durov's older brother Nikolai, who is reportedly still in Russia and is responsible for Telegram's encryption standard MTProto protocol
Politico · 2024-09-07 · #1
Gig economy companies have failed to deliver the improved pay and benefits promised under Proposition 22 to California gig workers.
failed 2 articles 2024-09-07 — 2024-09-08
Gig economy companies improved pay and benefits for California gig workers
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law
CalMatters · 2024-09-07 · #7
X (the social network) will go dark / be blocked in Brazil amid the dispute between Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-08-31 — 2024-09-01
X Brazil
Brazilian judge amends his order, no longer requiring Apple and Google to prevent downloads of X's app; those using a VPN to access X still face a ~$9K/day fine
New York Times · 2024-09-01 · #5
German tech industry leaders, previously hesitant to comment on politics, publicly voiced opposition to the far-right AfD ahead of September 1 state elections in two states.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-08-30 — 2024-08-31
German tech leaders AfD
Once hesitant to openly comment on politics, German tech leaders voice their opposition to the far right AfD party before September 1's elections in two states
Semafor · 2024-08-30 · #19
Nancy Pelosi issues a statement opposing California Senate Bill 1047, calling it 'well-intentioned but ill-informed' and 'more harmful than helpful'.
denied 2 articles 2024-08-17 — 2024-08-18
Nancy Pelosi California Senate Bill 1047
Nancy Pelosi issues a statement in opposition to California's AI safety bill, saying it's “well-intentioned but ill-informed” and “more harmful than helpful”
Representative Nancy Pelosi · 2024-08-17 · #6
A campaign by Iranian accounts using ChatGPT to influence the US elections did not gain much traction and failed to make an impact.
failed 2 articles 2024-08-17 — 2024-08-18
Iranian accounts US elections ChatGPT
OpenAI removed a cluster of Iranian accounts using ChatGPT for an influence campaign targeting the US elections, and says the effort didn't gain much traction
New York Times · 2024-08-17 · #4
The video creator alleges Nvidia and OpenAI scraped his videos and millions of others without permission to train generative AI models.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-08-17 — 2024-08-18
YouTuber Nvidia OpenAI
A YouTuber files a proposed class action against Nvidia, accusing it of scraping his content without consent to train AI models, weeks after also suing OpenAI
Legal Dive · 2024-08-17 · #8
OpenAI removed a cluster of Iranian accounts that used ChatGPT as part of an influence campaign targeting the US elections.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-08-17 — 2024-08-18
OpenAI Iranian accounts ChatGPT US elections influence campaign
OpenAI removed a cluster of Iranian accounts using ChatGPT for an influence campaign targeting the US elections, and says the effort didn't gain much traction
New York Times · 2024-08-17 · #4