Grumpy Old Geeks28 Syys 2024

667: Nuclear Recall

Sam Altman stands alone at OpenAI; Gen Z employees not impressing bosses; X complies with Brazil's Supreme Court, but kill blocking; former FTX Exec given light sentence; Microsoft to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI; banning Chinese smart cars; Click to cancel bill passed into law in California; The Cure, Underworld new albums; Bad Monkey; Culinary Class Wars; BBC sound effect library; Duolingo piano; Wordpress vs WP Engine; Jony Ive working on a new AI device startup; AI playlists; Archive.today; more books released as Audible first exclusives; grumpy old Greeks.

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The Intelligence Age by Sam Altman

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says she’s leaving the company

OpenAI's chief research officer has left following CTO Mira Murati's exit

How it started vs. How it's going

If AI is helping people code better, why aren't products getting better?

London Newspaper Plans to Revive Dead Art Critic With AI, Lays Off Real Writers

Man Behind Biden Deepfake Robocalls Hit With $6 Million Fine

ChatGPT’s New Voice Assistant Is Here to Creep You Out

Here’s why companies are rapidly firing Gen Z employees

IN THE NEWS

X is reportedly now complying with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court

X is nerfing the block button: Blocked users will be able to see your posts

Former FTX Exec Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years and Must Forfeit $11 Billion

DoNotPay has to pay $193K for falsely touting untested AI lawyer, FTC says

Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI

Qualcomm is reportedly eyeing a takeover of Intel

First TikTok, now smart cars: How Biden’s new proposed ban will affect U.S. automakers

Cloudflare’s new marketplace will let websites charge AI bots for scraping

California's 'click to cancel' subscription bill is signed into law

Dramatic Drone Video Shows Chinese Rocket Crash-Landing in Failed Test

MEDIA CANDY

The Cure Announce the Release of “Alone,” Their First New Single in 16 Years

Underworld - Black Poppies

Bad Monkey

Culinary Class Wars

The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access.

The Last of Us Season 2 | The Last of Us Day Official Teaser | Max

APPS & DOODADS

Duolingo, best known as a language learning app, now makes a piano

Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providers

Mullenweg: WP Engine Filed Legal Action Against WordPress

Open Source, Trademarks, and WP Engine

Charitable Contributions

WP Engine is banned from WordPress.org

Announcing Panels

Tech YouTuber MKBHD's Panels app is a bit underwhelming

Skewered by so many people

The Obligatory Mea Culpa Post

links to all wallpapers (hd/sd) are preloaded right after the app is launched, all you need are basic mitm skills to get them for free. the file with links isn’t authenticated or protected at all

Yup, Jony Ive is working on an AI device startup with OpenAI

Spotify’s AI Playlists are rolling out for Premium users in the US

Archive.today

AT THE LIBRARY

The Original by Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal

Not Till We Are Lost Bobiverse Book 5 by Dennis E. Taylor

Echoes of Extinction by D. Ward Cornell

Reverberations: Echoes of Extinction: Book 2 by D. Ward Cornell

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