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Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220816-00/?p=106994 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403291 Points: 6 # Comments: 0...
Germany, the land of tech pioneers, still relies on fax and paper for basic public services. Why is digital government stuck in the slow lane while Denmark and India race ahead?...
π Key Facts β OpenAI made reports concerning child exploitation to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. β The repo...
Wall Street CEOs Jamie Dimon, Jane Fraser, and David Solomon. AP Bank CEOs have praised the epochal efficiency changes promised by AI. But what does efficiency mean for employees? Does it mean fewer j...
Leading AI companies are competing for the world's top talent, doling out huge pay packages. They are also paying top dollar for undiscovered talent. iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI AI giants like OpenAI, A...
OpenAI lost at least 11 scientists and executives in 2025, including more than half a dozen researchers to Meta in the summer. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/Pool OpenAI lost more than half a dozen researchers...
Christmas Eve is here, and if you still haven't managed to find a gift for the holiday season, today is your last chance to save on a PlayStation 5 Pro . PlayStation's holiday sale started a few weeks...
Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP Former SpaceX employees have launched startups with over $3 billion in venture funding. The SpaceX Mafia is backed by top venture firms like Andreessen Horowitz and ...
Top AI researchers, such as Fei-Fei Li and Yann LeCun, are building world models, which they say have more potential than large language models. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Top AI researchers like ...
Netflix began hosting NFL games on Christmas in 2024. Brooke Sutton/Getty Images NFL Christmas games have moved to Netflix and Amazon as sports start to shift to streaming. Amazon and YouTube TV lead ...
π Key Facts β Yoshua Bengio lies to AI chatbots by presenting his ideas as a colleague's to get honest feedback. β Bengio is one of...
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov. Manuel Blondeau/AOP.Press/Corbis/Getty Images Pavel Durov, the founder and owner of Telegram, is worth $17 billion. The messaging platform has 1 billion users and...
π Key Facts β US consulates are rescheduling H-1B and H-4 visa appointments up to June or November 2026. β New online presence reviews,...
π Key Facts β Governor Kathy Hochul signed the RAISE Act on Friday to hold large AI developers accountable. β The act requires publishi...
π Key Facts β Switch 2 priced at $449.99, Mario Kart World at $80, bundle at $499.99 β 10.36 million Switch 2 units sold from June 5 to...
Tech leaders like Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk led a workforce efficiency crusade in 2025. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic The "efficiency" m...
This year, I listened to over 50 tech leaders discuss AI across various conferences, podcasts, and interviews. Lee Chong Ming/Business Insider Over the past year, I listened to more than 50 tech leade...
ShopMy founders Harry Rein, Tiffany Lopinsky, and Chris Tinsley. Courtesy of ShopMy AI and social commerce are fueling millions of dollars in investments in the creator economy. Startups from generati...
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π Key Facts β OpenAI's GPT-5.2 release features a professional makeover for ChatGPT, prompting tone complaints from users. β New Pe...