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Sources: 97%+ of OpenAI staff have signed the letter threatening to quit in board standoff; investors explore legal measures to force board to reverse course — More than 95% of employees have threatened to quit and join Microsoft if board refuses to resign
More: The Verge, Wall Street Journal, SemiAnalysis, The Guardian, Washington Post, Platformer, Axios, BBC, New York Times, Business Insider, Washington Post, The Information, Wired, Bloomberg, OpenAI, ComputerWeekly.com, Business Insider, Data Center Knowledge, and Telegraph
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Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| CNBC: |
Satya Nadella says “it's very clear that something has to change around the governance” of OpenAI no matter where Sam Altman ends up — - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told CNBC on Monday that the company remains committed to OpenAI and Sam Altman.
More: Spotify, Reuters, The Guardian, Business Insider, Bloomberg, The Verge, Stack Diary, The Economist, CCN.com, New York Post, Decrypt, KNSD-TV, Analytics India Magazine, Business Insider, The Information, TechCrunch, Constellation Research, Engadget, and TechCrunch
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @emilychangtv, @alexeheath, @levie, @karaswisher, @emilychangtv, @tszzl, @danprimack, @emilychangtv, @amaldorai, @elonmusk, @amir, @danprimack, @hamids, @jakuuire, @toddbishop, @mikeisaac, @kyliebytes, @alexrkonrad, and @ilyasut
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/singularity, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Financial Times: |
A profile of Sam Altman, the AI industry's de facto ambassador despite lacking a scientific background; a source says “his superpower is getting people on side” — Ousted OpenAI chief inspires staff and investors as leader of the generative AI revolution
More: Business Insider, New York Times, and Bloomberg
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More: Barron's Online, New York Times, Stratechery, and Financial Times
X: @m2jr, @mgsiegler, @eastdakota, @bryce, @stevehouf, @trav_winn, @asemota, @karaswisher, and @kantrowitz. Forums: Hacker News
| The Verge: |
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Threads: @mranthropology. X: @austen, @eladgil, @gssp_acc, @dkthomp, @landay, @mattyglesias, @winnyeth, @brenthoberman, @alexeheath, @matei_zaharia, @stevemoraco, @emollick, @rikefranke, @wholemarsblog, @goodside, @gdb, @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @eriqgardner, @zeitchikwapo, @anothercohen, and @alexeheath
Forums: Hacker News, r/ChatGPT, r/singularity, r/technology, r/OpenAI, and Beehaw
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Texas' AG, “troubled” by Elon Musk's claims, probes Media Matters, which calls X's suit “frivolous”; X avoids anti-SLAPP statutes by filing in the 5th Circuit — X, formerly Twitter, has followed through with owner Elon Musk's threat to sue the left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters.
More: Wall Street Journal, Texas Attorney General, New York Times, The Popehat Report, Reuters, The Hill, Gizmodo, BBC, CNBC, IGN, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Business Post, NBC News, Business Times, CoinGape, Tech Xplore, Associated Press, and Android Headlines
Threads: @malwaretech, @reckless1280, @timothyjchambers, @malwaretech, @carnage4life, @jerrybadthings, @mattnavarra, @originalspin, @noturtlesoup17, @aridrennen, @dogs10gods0, @malwaretech, @datadrivenmd, @matthewcortland, @davmicrot, @chancerydaily, @tristansnell, @matthewcortland, @esqueer_, @rodhilton, @oneunderscore__, @nicholasrfish, @deanobeidallah, @swaffordaustin, and @chrisgeidner
X: @kenpaxtontx, @scottjshapiro, @collinrugg, @joshuaerlich, @jamisonfoser, @chrisgeidner, @wendysiegelman, @advisercounsel, and @rmac18. Forums: r/FreeSpeech
| Sharon Knolle / The Wrap: |
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Threads: @mike.hixenbaugh. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Bluesky: @danilo.redeem-tomorrow.com. X: @lindayax, @elonmusk, @watcherguru, @eriqgardner, @jason_kint, @oneunderscore__, @xdaily, @nandoodles, @parismarx, @parkermolloy, @jason_kint, @xdaily, @scottbudman, @oneunderscore__, @jason, @yashar, @jason_kint, and @ggreenwald
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Changpeng Zhao plans to step down and plead guilty in US court to breaking money laundering laws, part of a $4.3B deal; CZ can keep Binance ownership — Zhao's crypto exchange will also admit wrongdoing and agree to pay $4.3 billion in fines — The chief executive of Binance …
More: CoinDesk, Forbes, The Information, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, The Block, The Block, Blockworks, Bloomberg, Cointelegraph, Fortune, CoinGape, Watcher Guru, Coinpedia Fintech News, Bitcoinist.com, Bitcoin News, ZyCrypto, Coinspeaker, and Crypto Daily
X: @vcbrags, @smdiehl, @dylanleclair_, @ryansadams, @fintechfrank, @danprimack, @elonmusk, @kantrowitz, @ryansadams, @ryansadams, @twobitidiot, @trustlessstate, @tree_of_alpha, @highyieldharry, @pierre_crypt0, @wclementeiii, @tier10k, @autismcapital, @mitchsdiary, @100trillionusd, @autismcapital, @btc_jacksparrow, @52kskew, @captain_kole1, @mattomattik, @blankbraintrade, @tradeboicarti16, @adamscochran, @krugermacro, @ballerxbt, and @tier10k. Forums: news.ycombinator.com
| The Verge: |
Epic v. Google: a Google exec confirms that Spotify pays no commission when users buy subscriptions via Spotify's payment system and 4% when they pay via Google — Music streaming service Spotify struck a seemingly unique and highly generous deal with Google for Android-based payments …
More: Hindustan Times, Android Police, TechCrunch, PCMag, Phandroid, PhoneArena, SamMobile, Android Central, and Engadget
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and Beehaw
| Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: |
Epic v. Google: Tim Sweeney says Android is a “fake open platform”; under cross-examination, Sweeney admitted to paying a 30% cut to Sony, Xbox, and Nintendo — - Fortnite maker's CEO testifies at high-stakes antitrust trial — Google has denied abusing power in app distribution market| Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: |
Source: OpenAI's board approached Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about a potential merger as part of an effort to persuade Amodei to replace Sam Altman as CEO — OpenAI's board of directors approached Dario Amodei, the co-founder and CEO of rival large-language model developer Anthropic …
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X: @lexnfx, @nealkhosla, @amir, @pitdesi, @nmasc_, @kateclarktweets, @quinnypig, and @anissagardizy8
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/technology, r/OpenAI, and r/ChatGPT
| Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: |
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Threads: @mikehos3 and @anthonymbeltran
| Lauren Goode / Wired: |
Q&A with Del Harvey, who led Twitter's trust and safety team for 13 years until 2021, on the X rebrand, her role, Gamergate, Donald Trump, January 6, and more — From Israel vs. Hamas threats to Donald Trump's “wild” posts, Del Harvey helped make the platform's hardest content moderation calls for 13 years.| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
In a lawsuit, the US SEC accuses Kraken of commingling customer and corporate funds while operating as an unregistered broker, clearing agency, and dealer — The U.S. crypto exchange is the latest targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a series of similar actions being fought in court by other companies.
More: Kraken Blog, US Securities …, Reuters, Decrypt, San Francisco Business Times, DL News, Financial Times, The Hill, Cointelegraph, Bloomberg, Cryptonews, CCN.com, crypto.news, Coinspeaker, The Crypto Basic, Coinpedia Fintech News, CoinGeek, Blockonomi, and CoinMarketCap Academy
X: @senlummis, @jespow, @krakenfx, @jespow, @danprimack, @orlando_btc, @indian_bronson, @coinbureau, @ryansadams, @0xmert_, @twobitidiot, @mayazi, @ryansadams, @cuntycakes123, @belisarius2020, @leomschwartz, @leomschwartz, @conraddit, @jseyff, @cameron, @parrotcapital, @twobitidiot, and @attorneyjeremy1. Forums: r/Bitcoin
| Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal: |
Anthropic debuts Claude 2.1, offering a context window of up to 200K tokens, or ~150K words, a claimed 50%+ increase in accuracy, new API integrations, and more — Claude 2.1 boasts a 150K word context window to parse long documents, 50%+ accuracy gains, early support for tool integration, and more.
More: Anthropic, Analytics India Magazine, and CryptoSlate
Threads: @joenandez. X: @mattshumer_, @anthropicai, @neeravkingsland, and @_akhaliq. Forums: Hacker News
| Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: |
Broadcom plans to close its $69B VMware acquisition on November 22, after receiving approval from Chinese regulators, which added new restrictions — Broadcom (AVGO.O) said it planned to close its $69 billion acquisition of cloud computing firm VMWare (VMW.N) on Wednesday …
More: The Register, Network World, Financial Times, TechStartups, Bloomberg, ITPro, PR Newswire, and Barron's Online
| Financial Times: |
Filings: Tether deposited $1B+ with Britannia Financial, founded by a Tory donor later charged by the US with bribery, a rare look at its banking relationships — Funds from the world's largest stablecoin issuer are at the centre of a High Court battle — Tether deposited more than $1bn …
More: Bitcoinist.com, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, crypto.news, Protos, CoinGape, and Coinpedia Fintech News
X: @bitfinexed, @bondhack, and @ttmygh
Forums: r/Buttcoin and r/CryptoCurrency
| Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority: |
YouTube confirms that “users who have ad blockers installed may experience suboptimal viewing”, after users reported five-second delays on non-Chrome browsers — - Users are reportedly seeing a five-second delay when loading YouTube videos in non-Chrome browsers …
More: Android Authority, 404 Media, Thurrott, The Messenger, Daily Mail, PCMag, Dexerto, Tom's Hardware, ExtremeTech, The Daily Dot, Benzinga, Gizchina, Android Police, and Android Headlines
Forums: Hacker News, r/youtube, r/technology, and r/technews
| Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: |
Palantir and Accenture win a £480M NHS contract to overhaul the UK's patient data system; some worry about privacy as patients can't opt out of data sharing — - Platform will help hospitals detect patterns in medical data — Palantir's software managed UK's Covid vaccine rollout| Washington Post: |
Investigation: as Amazon and Netflix back down on daring films, self-censorship pervades the Indian streaming industry due to pressure from Modi's ruling BJP — MUMBAI — Over a three-decade career, the filmmaker Anurag Kashyap often trained a critical eye on his native India as he wove tales …
X: @aaschapiro, @gerryshih, @gerryshih, @anujbhuwania, @vakashas, @radishharmers, @mrnarci, @anantguptaag, and @gerryshih
Forums: r/atheismindia, r/TrueReddit, and r/india
| Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon Prime Video plans “shoppable ads” where viewers can scan QR codes for instant purchases, during NFL's first-ever “Black Friday” game, which it's carrying — E-commerce giant to feature exclusive deals, QR codes during NFL game to spur more purchases| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
CISA debuts a pilot program offering “cybersecurity shared services” to non-federal critical infrastructure entities in healthcare, education, and other sectors — The U.S. government is offering “cutting-edge cybersecurity shared services” to critical infrastructure organizations that need it most.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Tel Aviv-based generative AI startup AI21 raised a $53M Series C extension from Intel, Comcast, and others, taking the round to $208M and total raised to $336M — One AI startup's undoing is another's opportunity. — Case in point: today, AI21 Labs, a company developing generative AI products along …
More: VentureBeat, Globes Online, and Voicebot.ai
| Jem Aswad / Variety: |
Spotify unveils new royalty policies from 2024: tracks must hit 1,000 streams in the previous year and noise recordings must be over two minutes — The company claims the updates will drive an additional $1 billion toward artists, by re-directing the payments that had previously gone to fraudulent streams … | Bloomberg: |
Analysis: X's Community Notes operate slowly and inconsistently during the Israel-Hamas war; across nearly 400 posts, a typical Note took seven hours to appear — In late September, Elon Musk wrote on X that he hoped “people around the world engage in citizen journalism … Sponsor Posts
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