Monthly Archives: February 2025

Death of OpenAI whistleblower deemed suicide in new autopsy report

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26; on Friday, the city’s medical examiner ruled his death a suicide, countering suspicions by his family that had fueled widespread speculation online. Balaji … Continue reading

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Arm Shocks the Semiconductor Industry by Announcing It May Sell Its Own Chips

Arm could compete with its customers, including Qualcomm. Meta has already inked a deal with Arm.

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North Carolina Amazon workers vote against unionizing

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina voted against unionizing in election results announced today. According to Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE), the worker group seeking to form the union, 3,276 ballots were cast in … Continue reading

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Amazon workers reject union in vote at North Carolina warehouse

Organizers had been campaigning at the warehouse since 2022, hoping to secure higher wages and longer breaks.

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Apple Intelligence could arrive on Vision Pro in April

Apple is planning to add Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset in an update that could come as early as April, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Just a couple weeks after Apple Intelligence was first announced in June 2024, … Continue reading

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xAI’s “Colossus” supercomputer raises health questions in Memphis

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI plans to continue using 15 gas turbines to power its “Colossus” supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, according to an operating permit with the Shelby County Health Department for non-stop turbine use from June 2025 to June … Continue reading

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Perplexity launches its own freemium ‘deep research’ product

Perplexity has become the latest AI company to release an in-depth research tool, with a new feature announced Friday. Google unveiled a similar feature for its Gemini AI platform in December. Then OpenAI launched its own research agent earlier this … Continue reading

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Marc Andreessen dreams of making a16z a lasting company, beyond partnerships

Many venture industry observers have wondered whether Andreessen Horowitz, a firm that manages $45 billion, has its sights on eventually becoming a publicly traded company. Co-founder Marc Andreessen said he isn’t “chomping at the bit to take the firm public,” … Continue reading

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What is an encryption backdoor?

Talk of backdoors in encrypted services is once again doing the rounds after reports emerged that the U.K. government is seeking to force Apple to open up iCloud’s end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) device backup offering. Officials were said to be leaning … Continue reading

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These Google Photos alternatives offer tons of storage options at a reasonable price

Google Photos is a great service for storing images across devices. But Google Drive and Gmail only offer 15GB of storage for free. Google Photos used to offer free unlimited storage of images, but that is not the case anymore. … Continue reading

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