Alfa Romeo has unveiled a new special version of its Tonale, Giulia, and Stelvio called the Tributo range and the cars are available exclusively in the three colors of the Italian flag, green, white, and red. The cars also feature a black roof and black mirror caps and there are a range of upgrades inside […]
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On the weekend we heard that OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman had been fired, we also heard that Open AI co-founder Greg Brockman had resigned, and many more members of the Open AI team had resigned over the weekend. It has now been revealed by Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, that Samsung Altman, Greg Brockman, […]
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In another twist on the OpenAI saga that raged over the weekend, Microsoft has swooped in and hired Sam Altman and Greg Brockman just after OpenAI confirmed Altman won't be returning, CEO Satya Nadella announced in a post on X.
The pair, along with colleagues are joining Microsoft "to lead a new advanced AI research team." Nadella added that Microsoft "remain[s] committed to our partnership with OpenAI," but the move looks a giant hedge on that bet. It also means the much of OpenAI's talent may be moving to Microsoft, which may stall progress on the widely-used ChatGPT product.
We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett…
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) November 20, 2023
Altman has largely remained quiet since news of his firing dropped Friday, other than thanking OpenAI colleagues for their support. However, he confirmed his hiring by Microsoft, saying on X that "the mission continues." In a reply to that post, Nadella said he was "super excited" to have Altman as CEO of the new group. "We’ve learned a lot over the years about how to give founders and innovators space to build independent identities and cultures within Microsoft, including GitHub, Mojang Studios," he added.
The appointment was announced just after it was suggested that Altman may return to OpenAI, following his sudden firing on Friday. That was preceded by an outpouring of support for Altman from OpenAI employees, many of whom shared hearts on social media.
Talks between the parties broke down and OpenAI subsequently said that Altman (and co-founder Greg Brockman) would not return, according to reports. Instead, Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear was reportedly appointed as OpenAI's new CEO.
The story is likely far from over, as the confirmation of Altman's firing and subsequent hiring by Microsoft raise multiple questions. Microsoft has invested $13 billion and owns a 49 percent stake in the for-profit segment of OpenAI and recently unveiled its Copilot AI assistant that's powered by OpenAI's technology.
However, OpenAI has an odd "capped-profit" corporate structure with both a for-profit and non-profit body that has an impact on Microsoft's investment. And despite Nadella's words, the partnership with OpenAI will no doubt be affected by Microsoft having its own AI research team — particularly since it will be led by OpenAI's former CEO. With all that, expect further developments.
Update Nov 20, 2023 at 8:42 AM ET: OpenAI co-founder, board member and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has released a statement on recent developments: "I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we've built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company," he wrote on X.
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Since Google AI unveiled Google Bard, their latest natural language processing (NLP) model, it has garnered significant attention in the tech industry. Bard’s capabilities, which surpass previous NLP models in terms of accuracy and fluency, have opened up a plethora of potential applications across various domains. In this article, we’ll delve into the advanced features […]
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Last week Apple released iOS 17.2 beta 3 to developers, the software brings a range of new features to the iPhone. They also released watchOS 10.2 for the Apple Watch, tvOS 17.2 beta 3 for the Apple TV, iPadOS 17.2 beta 3 for the iPad, and macOS Sonoma 14.21 beta 3 for the Mac. We […]
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Talks over reinstating co-founder and former CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI have apparently broken down. According to The Information and Bloomberg, the board has now hired Altman's fellow Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as OpenAI's new interim CEO. This appointment was reportedly announced internally by co-founder and board director Ilya Sutskever.
According to a statement he posted on X, Shear's first moves as CEO will include hiring "an independent investigator to dig into the entire process leading up to this point and generate a full report," and to "reform the management and leadership team in light of recent departures." Shear notes that, dependent on the results of the investigation, he is willing make changes to the organization, including, if necessary, "pushing strongly for significant governance changes."
Altman was originally fired from OpenAI over "a breakdown in communication between Sam and the board," according to an oddly blunt internal staff memo published by Axios over the weekend. The news was subsequently followed by resignations from several key team members, including co-founder Greg Brockman — who was ousted as the chairman of the board — along with a few senior researchers. They may end up joining Altman in one of his rumored new ventures — to develop an AI chip to rival NVIDIA, as well as to build an AI-centric hardware in collaboration with former Apple designer, Jony Ive.
It won't be just Altman leaving either. According to a separate report from The Information, "dozens" of OpenAI employees announced internally that they'd be quitting the company as well. Over the weekend, some expressed interest in joining a potential new startup from Altman and could end up with rival companies looking to poach staff, including Google.
On Monday morning, the majority of OpenAI's employees (originally "over 490," according to Wired, but now 505, according to journalist Kara Swisher), called on the board to resign. Signees include former interim CEO Mira Murati and chief scientist/board member Ilya Sutskever. The letter suggests the signees will leave OpenAI and join the new Microsoft subsidiary headed up by Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, unless all current members resign, the board appoints new independent directors and reinstates Altman and Brockman.
Breaking: 505 of 700 employees @OpenAI tell the board to resign. pic.twitter.com/M4D0RX3Q7a
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) November 20, 2023
The board had allegedly considered reversing Altman's firing, though according to an earlier Bloomberg report, the ousted exec wanted the existing board to resign, and that OpenAI to issue a public apology to him. This arrangement obviously didn't take place in the end. Questions remain as to whether those who walked out with Altman will go back to OpenAI, and how this bizarre series of events will affect the development of GPT-5 plus other related projects.
Update 10:45AM ET: This article has been updated since publish to include Shear's statements about his immediate plans for OpenAI, and the letter calling for OpenAI's board to resign.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/sam-altman-will-not-be-returning-to-openai-062957892.html?src=rssCruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt has resigned. In his announcement on X, the 38-year-old exec expressed that "the last 10 years have been amazing," while reminding us that "the startup I launched in my garage has given over 250,000 driverless rides across several cities." As to what Vogt is doing next, he plans on taking a break first to "explore some new ideas." Vogt had previously co-founded video platforms Justin.tv, Twitch and Socialcam.
According to TechCrunch, General Motors has since promoted Mo Elshenawy, Executive Vice President of Engineering at Cruise, to President and CTO of its robotaxi subsidiary. No replacement has been named for the vacant CEO spot.
Today I resigned from my position as CEO of Cruise. (1/5)
— Kyle Vogt (@kvogt) November 20, 2023
Vogt's resignation comes after General Motors installed its very own Executive Vice President of Legal and Policy (and already a Cruise board member), Craig Glidden, as Chief Administrative Officer of the autonomous vehicle firm last week. Cruise's legal, communications and finance teams now report to Glidden.
General Motors has yet to appoint a permanent Chief Safety Officer, though with the help of an independent engineering consulting firm, it continues to conduct an expanded safety probe on the infamous freak accident. The collision on October 2 involved a female pedestrian being hit by a human driver and landed in the path of a Cruise robotaxi, which ended up running her over and dragging her 20 feet. Both autonomous and manual vehicle operations at Cruise continue to be suspended, affecting a fleet of 950 robotaxis.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cruises-kyle-vogt-resigns-as-ceo-of-the-robotaxi-company-041949493.html?src=rssNot everyone can afford a Breguet, Rolex, Richard Mille, or Audemars Piguet. Not only are they ridiculously expensive, they’re also gatekept from us regular folk by an arduously long waiting and approval process. You don’t simply go buy a Patek Philippe, you need to be ‘approved’ to buy one. This artificial scarcity makes it difficult for any watch enthusiast to appreciate great watchmaking, but the folks at Tèfo Clockwork have a clever solution – their laser-cut DIY kits allow you to build some of the most beautiful movements and complications found on luxury watches. Instead of splurging millions on a timepiece, Tèfo’s DIY kits let you build working mechanisms for a few hundred dollars, turning them into functional table clocks instead.
Designer: Tèfo Clockwork
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Created by a team of hardcore horology-enthusiasts, Tèfo Clockwork’s kits bring million-dollar timepieces to the masses. Their laser-cut wooden kits are highly detailed, and are scaled up so you don’t need Swiss-level precision to assemble them. Their current kits come in 4 complication styles – a Center Tourbillon, a Minute Repeater, a Fly-back Chronograph, and a Perpetual Calendar. These complications can be found in some of the most high-end watch brands, but with Tèfo, they can be bought, assembled, and admired at a much lower price. The complications aren’t the watches themselves, so Tèfo isn’t infringing on any intellectual property. The mechanical movements are open for all to build (although some of them like the tourbillon are so complex on a small scale that only a few companies can build them), and that’s pretty much what the Tèfo Clockwork kits hope to achieve.
The center tourbillon
Back in the late 18th century, Swiss-French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet developed the tourbillon, a watch complication that was designed to counteract the effect of gravity on the watch’s accuracy. This was a concern back in the days of the pocket watch, but as wristwatches gained popularity, a fixed direction of gravity wasn’t really a concern because of the wrist’s constant movement. Tourbillons soon began fading away (given how complex they were to manufacture), although some brands retained them as a work of luxurious art and a symbol of craftsmanship. The Tèfo TC-01 table clock scales up the classic tourbillion, which can be visible right behind the TC logo on the front. The entire contraption measures approximately 10 inches tall and wide, featuring a skeletal design of multiple wooden components that assemble together to create the TC-01 table clock. More than 300 parts come together to build the TC-01, taking over 15 hours (think of it as a highly complex 3D puzzle). The clock draws power from a 12V motor, which is designed to run 24/7, and when you’re not admiring the constant movement of the tourbillon inside, you can actually use the TC-01 to read the time thanks to an hour and a minute dial that rotate with the same accuracy you’d expect from a haute Swiss-made timepiece. At the center is the Tèfo Clockwork logo, which rotates precisely once every second.
The minute repeater
You can build on the TC-01 by adding a minute repeater to it. The minute repeater was originally developed to help tell the time in the dark by chiming every hour, quarter, or minute depending on its setting. Originally used by aristocrats in the 1600s, this too disappeared ‘with time’, becoming just a mechanical luxury found on high-end watches. Tèfo Clockwork’s Minute Repeater module comes with more than 400 parts, requiring over 24 hours of work to put together. Once assembled, it can be paired with the TC-01 by plugging into its side and connecting using a series of pins. Similarly, Tèfo is working on two more complications – the fly-back chronograph (found on ultra-premium Richard Mille watches) and the perpetual calendar (which can be found in Patek Philippe’s watches that cost up to 9 million a pop) that can both be plugged into another side of your TC-01 clock, building on its intricacy, complexity, and accuracy. Both the fly-back chronograph and the perpetual calendar come with 150 parts, and take roughly 8 hours to put together.
Tèfo Clockwork’s entire kits come made from precisely laser-cut wood, with a combination of both light and dark woods to help highlight certain features and increase contrast between different parts. Load-bearing components or parts subject to wear-and-tear are made of metal, while ball-bearings ensure gears, hands, and other components like the tourbillon can rotate freely without any sort of friction. The kit is available as a central module that serves as a clock, with the option of plugging two more modules into its left and right sides to create a larger-than-life functioning luxury clock! Who says you need to sell your house, car, and kidney to afford a Richard Mille or an Audemars Piguet complication?!
The Tèfo Clockwork TC-01 starts at $249 for just the center tourbillon clock, or $749 for the tourbillon clock and two more complication modules. Tèfo offers global shipping with all units expected to ship by November, making these kits a perfect DIY project for you, or a Holiday Gift for a watch-loving friend or family member!
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Dive into the future of fitness tech! Vuzix Ultralite S, a CES 2024 winner, blends style and innovation, delivering hands-free AR experiences on the go.
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When it comes to setting up our living space, we often focus on the furniture we place in it or the interior decor style we opt for. But what truly makes or breaks a space, and adds a charming spark to it, is the home decor accents we adorn it with. Home decor accents are the diverse range of decorative items that are utilized to elevate the aesthetic appeal of a space and personalize the interior of a home. The right set of home decor accents can help you set the correct tone and theme for your home. But besides being decorative, we believe these designs should be functional as well – the best of both worlds! Hence, we’ve curated a collection of functional and aesthetically pleasing home decor accents that we feel will make an excellent addition to your living space.
You can now relive your favorite moments with CDs while appreciating their accompanying album art no matter where you are with the CD Jacket Player. It not only accommodates classic audio CDs but also elevates their aesthetic appeal by harmoniously integrating their jackets.
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The CD Jacket Player not only boasts the CD jacket art but can also be wall-mounted allowing it to function as a decorative element in your home. It allows you to display your favorite album art, while also enhancing the visual appeal of your living space, and adding some personal style to it.
You can now enjoy hands-free reading with the Bookish Bookmark which allows you to keep your book open without having to utilize awkward and embarrassing workarounds, like pushing down both sides of the book with something heavy and ugly.
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The Bookish Bookmark is perfect for those to want to display their favorite books as an element. It features a transparent design and can keep your book open, adding a visually interest piece to a bookshelf or table. The bookmark can transform your favorite book into a decorative piece, as well as a functional item.
This stunning brass lamp lets you enjoy a beautiful and safe fire indoors, as it uses eco-friendly bioethanol to spread illumination and warmth in your home. It is built using the same technique that is utilized to craft musical instruments.
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The unique brass fireplace is designed to enhance the mood of indoor spaces. The flames and reflective surfaces play with light and shadows, creating an appealing decorative piece that is ideal for your patio or dining table. The fireplace uses odorless and smokeless fuel and has a compact size making it a perfect fit for your home.
You can now display the natural beauty of a flower and steam with this pretty and unique metal flower vase. This flower vase can disappear into the background, and it allows for a more thoughtful and careful approach to flower arrangement, which celebrates floral beauty in simplicity.
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The minimalist design of the unique metal flower case allows it to artfully merge into the background. The vase is also quite carefully weighted to avoid any toppling, and is designed to showcase the flower, and put the complete focus on it.
The Invisible Shoehorn will save your back and your socks as it will seamlessly disappear into the background when it’s not being used. It features a long stainless steel body that prevents snags and tears in socks and stockings.
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What makes this shoehorn so unique is that it disappears into the background when it is not being used. The shoehorn features a transparent stand, and the two team up to create an intriguing and attractive decoration for your home. It has both practical use and decorative appeal, allowing it to have dual functionality.
This pretty little mirror doubles up as an accessory stand or vase, which not only allows you to peer at your face but also enhances anything that is placed in front of it. It features a simple and elegant design that allows it to stand out, which also provides functionality.
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The Jewelvase Mirror Stand features dual functionality, which essentially means it serves as a mirror and a vase or accessory stand. The innovative piece is functional, which also elevates the aesthetic appeal of any space it is placed in. It is built using bioplastic material which contains rice husks, which adds to its decorative qualities. It is a multifunctional and elegantly designed piece that serves as an excellent home decor accent.
Dubbed the Anywhere-Use Lamp, this minimalist and portable table lamp looks just like a mushroom that you can pop up almost anywhere. It features a modular design and uses regular AA batteries, allowing you to carry it and use it wherever you like.
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What makes this lamp so unique is that you can utilize it to create the right mood anywhere. It uses six high-color rendering LEDs to produce a soft and warm light, that can set up the perfect mood in any space. It is excellent for mood lighting and has an aesthetic appeal that aligns perfectly with the objectives of home decor accents.
You can now build the habit of putting your keys in the right place with the Key Holder Wakka. It features a stylish key ring and an elegant wooden base which come together to create a stunning home accent that makes storing away your key an enjoyable action.
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The keyholder utilizes a powerful neodymium magnet that keeps the keyring in place, and a brisk tapping sound is created at separation. You can pick between iron, brass, or stainless steel in material choices with Silver/Maple and Silver/Walnut options which contribute to its decorative qualities.
The Modular Flower Tubes are an amazing alternative to the beautiful but boring vases we’ve grown so accustomed to. This unique metal and wood container offers liberating creativity to its users. You can create your own arrangement of flowers according to your personal taste and preference.
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The vase features thin copper pipes that can be arranged in diverse positions, creating beautiful floral displays. It allows users to develop unique patinas over time, which builds the aesthetic sense of the vase. The wooden base is a sturdy element that provides stability to the design. It is an ideal home decor accent since it combines both functionality and visual appeal.
You can now provide your brain with a satisfying challenge using this beautiful all-metal puzzle. The puzzle takes on the shape of Japan’s most iconic flowers with intriguing pieces that look so similar you’ll be wondering where they go and where to put them.
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Once this metal puzzle has been assembled it takes on the shape of Japan’s iconic sakura flowers. The puzzle is built from mirror-finish stainless steel with pieces that fit completely and seamlessly together. This, in turn, creates a visually pleasing decorative piece. Once completed, the puzzle forms an artistic and stylish home decor accent that can elevate any ordinary desk or shelf.
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