Resignations at OpenAI. Hashtag Trending for Friday, May 17, 2024
The question changes from “where’s Ilya” to what took so long? Did Musk’s Neuralink team know there might be problems with implants? Will Microsoft kill the reputation of their PC Manager software by using it to push product? Did Musk’s Neuralink know their brain implant had issues before they used it on humans? And how […]
Google does the unthinkable – reportedly erasing a 125 billion dollar pension fund
It’s reported that Google inadvertently erased the Google Cloud account of UniSuper, an Australian pension fund valued at approximately $125 billion. This error resulted in over half a million fund members being unable to access their accounts for nearly a week, as reported by The Guardian. Although UniSuper had a backup system with another cloud […]
MIT students exploit blockchain vulnerability to steal 25 million dollars
Two MIT students have been implicated in a highly sophisticated cryptocurrency heist, where they reportedly exploited a vulnerability in the Ethereum blockchain to steal $25 million within seconds. The US Department of Justice announced the charges, which include conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, against brothers Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, both alumni of […]
iOS update brings back photos users thought were permanently deleted
After a recent iOS update, a number of iPhone users have found themselves facing unexpected blasts from the past. Following the upgrade to iOS 17.5, several users reported that photos they believed had been permanently deleted—some from as far back as 2016—mysteriously reappeared on their devices. This resurgence of old memories, some of which are […]
Microsoft’s AI success may spell defeat for it’s climate goals
Microsoft’s ambitious strides in AI technology are now posing a significant challenge to its own climate goals, as the company’s latest environmental sustainability efforts grapple with the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence development. In a recent disclosure, Microsoft revealed that its greenhouse gas emissions for fiscal year 2023 had risen by 29.1% from the […]
