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It’s Getting Ugly: Sam Altman Seeks Texts From Shivon Zilis, Elon Musk’s Employee/Mother of His Child

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-09-30 22:00:59

Last year, Elon Musk sued his rival Sam Altman’s company, tech superstar OpenAI. In his lawsuit, Musk claimed that the company had violated federal racketeering laws because, having once promised to stay a nonprofit research lab, had since converted itself into a for-profit company. Musk, who initially poured tens of millions of dollars into the startup, claims he was deceived. OpenAI and Altman have since countered that Musk also wanted OpenAI to become a for-profit venture. This week, the lega

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OpenAI announces new mentorship program for budding tech founders

cnbc.com Jaures Yip 2025-10-01 05:21:02

OpenAI on Friday introduced a new program, dubbed the "OpenAI Grove," for early tech entrepreneurs looking to build with artificial intelligence, and applications are already open. Unlike OpenAI's Pioneer Program, which launched in April, Grove is aimed towards individuals at the very nascent phases of their company development, from the pre-idea to pre-seed stage. For five weeks, participants will receive mentoring from OpenAI technical leaders, early access to new tools and models, and in-pe

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Emacs: A Paradigm Shift

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 04:53:33

Recently I read this beginners guide to extend Emacs. The guide is perfect for starting out with elisp and it shows a lot of care in teaching how to interact with Emacs. To me, the most important bit though is this one, from the section aptly named Emacs Wants You to Extend It. I haven’t written plugins for other editors extensively, but I can tell you this: emacs doesn’t just make deep customization available, but it actively encourages you to make an absolute customization messes masterpiece

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North Korea executing more people for watching foreign films and TV, UN finds

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 09:09:18

North Korea executing more people for watching foreign films and TV, UN finds 12 hours ago Share Save Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Share Save KCNA via EPA Life under Kim Jong Un's rule has become tougher and people are more afraid, the report claims The North Korean government is increasingly implementing the death penalty, including for people caught watching and sharing foreign films and TV dramas, a major UN report has found. The dictatorship, which remains largely cut off from the w

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Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-01 09:01:41

This week, OpenAI and Oracle shocked the markets with a surprise $300 billion, five-year agreement, part of a surge of new business that sent the cloud provider’s stock skyrocketing. But maybe the markets shouldn’t have been taken by surprise. The deal is a reminder that, despite Oracle’s legacy status, the company still plays a major role in AI infrastructure. On the OpenAI side, the agreement was more revealing than the lack of details suggest. For one, the startup’s willingness to pay so muc

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Balatro's big 2025 update won't be coming out this year after all

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-01 12:35:12

Fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the hotly-anticipated Balatro 1.1 update. Developer LocalThunk just announced it will not be coming out in 2025, despite previously promising a release this year. Instead, it'll come out "when it's done." It's worth remembering that Balatro was created by a single person, and the same goes for this update. The lone developer also made the original balance patch and the well-regarded mobile port. He says he's "well and truly burned out." LocalThunk

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Instagram fixed an issue that caused posting multiple Stories to tank your reach

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-01 17:47:14

Instagram fixed a bug that caused the reach of some users' Stories to shrink when they posted more than one Story a day, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared on Friday. The fix addresses a common complaint shared by creators in the last year that they were disincentivized to use Stories because of how regularly using the feature impacted the number of people who actually saw their posts. "People were complaining about getting less reach with their Stories if they posted lots of Stories in the sam

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California bill lets renters escape exclusive deals between ISPs and landlords

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-01 17:33:47

California's legislature this week approved a bill to let renters opt out of bulk-billing arrangements that force them to pay for Internet service from a specific provider. The bill says that by January 1, a landlord must "allow the tenant to opt out of paying for any subscription from a third-party Internet service provider, such as through a bulk-billing arrangement, to provide service for wired Internet, cellular, or satellite service that is offered in connection with the tenancy." If a lan

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Encyclopedia Britannica Wants Perplexity to Stop Using Its Logos When AI Makes Stuff Up

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-01 21:20:55

Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the verb plagiarize as "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own: use (another's production) without crediting the source." And that's exactly what its parent company, Encyclopedia Britannica, is alleging the AI company Perplexity did with its AI answers engine, according to a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. AI companies like Perplexity are no strangers to copyright infringeme

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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity for copying their definitions

theverge.com Elissa Welle 2025-10-01 21:23:34

is a NYC-based AI reporter and is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. She covers AI companies, policies, and products. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The AI web search company Perplexity is being hit by another lawsuit alleging copyright and trademark infringement, this time from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster. Britannica, the centuries-old publisher that owns Merriam-Webster, sued Perplexity in New

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Opendoor board chair Rabois says company is 'bloated,' needs to cut 85% of workforce

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-10-02 00:59:22

Opendoor co-founder and newly minted board chair Keith Rabois said remote work and a "bloated" workforce have been a drag on the company's culture, as he vowed to slash headcount. "There's 1,400 employees at Opendoor. I don't know what most of them do. We don't need more than 200 of them," Rabois told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Friday. The online real estate platform on Wednesday appointed former Shopify executive Kaz Nejatian as its new CEO after investor pressure caused his predecessor

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Show HN: An MCP Gateway to block the lethal trifecta

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-02 00:22:00

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The best laptops under $1,000 of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-10-02 13:24:02

People tend to equate concepts like "budget" or "low-cost" with poor quality, but that's not true. You can find plenty of high-quality laptops that cost less than $1,000. I'm talking about well-crafted, powerful computers that can compete with the best laptops on the market when tackling productivity and entertainment workloads. It certainly helps that many budget laptops were former high-end devices. Apple, for example, frequently drops the price of older MacBooks whenever a new one comes out.

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Microsoft sidesteps hefty EU fine with Teams unbundling deal

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-10-03 00:13:31

The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The European Union on Friday said it has accepted commitments from Microsoft to unbundle its Teams workplace communication platform from its popular productivity apps. The decision essentially exempts Microsoft from receiving a potentially hefty antitrust fine after the company was last year accused by the European Commission — the executive body of the EU — of breaching competition rules with the "abusive

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This Android flagship is confirmed to get a Hasselblad camera kit

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-03 02:22:23

TL;DR OPPO has confirmed it is working with Hasselblad to develop a custom imaging kit (i.e., a camera kit) for its upcoming Find X9 series. Leaks suggest the camera kit could feature a magnetic photography grip and an external telephoto converter. OPPO recently renewed its partnership with Hasselblad to co-develop a “next-generation mobile imaging system.” Android flagships offer some of the best camera experiences you can carry in your pocket, and most users will be served just fine with th

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Full Moon: Seestar S50 vs. Samsung S25

news.ycombinator.com Nikolaos Papadopoulos 2025-09-29 13:31:49

The full moon is one of those sights that almost begs to be photographed, no matter what camera you’re using. Most of the time, that means a smartphone, and to be fair, modern phones are excellent at handling bright subjects like the moon. Of course, a telescope should reveal far more than a phone camera, but I wanted to see just how big that difference really is. So last night, under clear skies, I took two photos. Seestar S50 smart telescope : designed for astrophotography, with a larger ape

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Logging in Go with Slog: A Practitioner's Guide

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 04:03:01

Logging in Go has come a long way. For years, the community relied on the simple standard log Copy package or turned to powerful third-party libraries like zap and zerolog . With the introduction of log/slog in Go 1.21 , the language now has a native, high-performance, structured logging solution designed to be the new standard. slog Copy isn’t just another logger; it’s a new foundation that provides a common API (the frontend) that separates logging logic from the final output, which is contr

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Klarna IPO and ASML's Mistral bet revive Europe's tech dreams

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-10-03 03:32:58

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO and Co-Founder of Swedish fintech Klarna, gives a thumbs up during the company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 10, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — It's been a busy week for the European technology sector. On Tuesday, London-headquartered artificial intelligence startup ElevenLabs announced it would let employees sell shares in a secondary round that doubles its valuation to $6.6 billion. Then, Dutch chip firm ASML on Wedn

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Sept. 12

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 22:24:00

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Lenovo Coupon Codes and Deals: Up to $500 Off

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-10-03 01:40:00

Lenovo is currently the biggest PC and laptop company in the world, and they just so happen to make some of our favorite laptops and PC peripherals. In fact, our list of the Best Laptops you can buy include a number of Lenovo devices that we’ve tested and fully recommend, ranging from high-end premium laptops to options for budget-minded shoppers. If you are looking to save a few bucks while shopping for a new Lenovo product, here are the Lenovo coupon codes and special offers you need to know a

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Microsoft and OpenAI announce the 'next phase' of their partnership

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-03 04:52:47

Microsoft and OpenAI have issued a joint statement to say that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the "next phase" of their partnership. The companies are still finalizing the terms of agreement and haven't shared the details of what their future would look like exactly. But according to The New York Times, the deal includes hows the parties share technology and and the revenue from those technologies. The new agreement also reportedly modifies the clause in the origi

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MSI's new $999 gaming laptop beats the Razer Blade 14 in a few ways (with one concern)

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-10-03 02:10:00

MSI Katana 15 HX B14W ZDNET's key takeaways The MSI Katana 15 HX B14W is on sale for $999. It's an impressive midrange laptop housing the latest GPU from Nvidia. However, the gaming experience is hampered by the unimpressive display. View now at Walmart View now at Amazon more buying choices 15-inch laptops occupy an interesting spot in the world of PCs: they're not as compact as 14-inch laptops, but they're not as bulky as 16-inch machines, either. Still, consumers seem to prefer the other t

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The effects of algorithms on the public discourse

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-03 01:39:47

We traded blogs for black boxes, now we're paying for it 09/09/2025 Come listen to the "old man yelling at clouds" in me for a bit. tl;dr: The internet is changing for the worse (or getting 'enshittified'). In this post, I write about the effects of algorithms on the public discourse to illustrate a greater point on the enshittification of the internet. Then, I offer my personal notes and curated resources to guide you on your personal internet deshittification journey. I miss the old intern

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Elon Musk Says an OpenAI Whistleblower Was Murdered

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-03 02:05:59

In the early morning hours of Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that an OpenAI whistleblower named Suchir Balaji, who passed away last year, was actually killed. "He was murdered," Musk posted, in reference to Balaji's death. The late 26-year-old software engineer had gone to the New York Times months before his passing, decrying what he deemed to be illegal copyright violations by his employer. He was also prepared to testify as a witness in the newspaper's lawsuit against the company. A

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OpenAI Needs Data Centers So Much, It Signed a $300B Deal With Oracle

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-03 03:23:45

Here's an eye-popping new price tag for generative AI's booming demand for energy and computing power for data centers: $300 billion. That's how much ChatGPT maker OpenAI has reportedly committed to spend with Oracle over a five-year span to continue its run of early success. The deal, which would be one of the largest contracts for cloud computing, was announced by both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times on Wednesday. The contract with Oracle would entail delivery of as much as 4.

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Microsoft and OpenAI have a new deal that could clear the way for an IPO

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-10-03 05:00:03

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. As OpenAI attempts to restructure itself and eventually go public, a hurdle for the startup, recently valued at $500 billion, is its increasingly complicated partnership with Microsoft. On Thursday afternoon, the two companies released this joint state

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The music industry is broken: OpenWav’s new app aims to change that

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-10-03 03:07:23

Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, and producer Wyclef Jean says the music industry is broken, which is why he’s now involved with a startup, OpenWav, that’s looking to give the power back to the artists. Through the OpenWav app, launched over the summer, artists can drop new music and exclusives; connect directly with fans; sell merch; host concerts, pop-ups, and listening parties; and more. Later, the startup plans to offer more assistance to artists using AI tools. Speaking at the For

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OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-10-03 04:18:29

OpenAI announced Thursday it reached a non-binding agreement with Microsoft, its largest investor, on a revised partnership that would allow the startup to convert its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC). The transition, should it be cleared by state regulators, could allow OpenAI to raise additional capital from investors and, eventually, become a public company. In a blog post, OpenAI Board Chairman Bret Taylor said under the non-binding agreement with Microsoft, OpenAI’s

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OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-03 09:27:53

On Thursday, OpenAI and Microsoft announced they have signed a non-binding agreement to revise their partnership, marking the latest development in a relationship that has grown increasingly complex as both companies compete for customers in the AI market and seek new partnerships for growing infrastructure needs. "Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the next phase of our partnership," the companies wrote in a joint statement. "We are actively wo

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OpenAI says nonprofit parent will own equity stake in company of over $100 billion

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-10-03 13:49:16

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. OpenAI on Thursday said its nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight over the company and will own an equity stake of more than $100 billion. The artificial intelligence startup, recently valued at $500 billion, said this structure will make the nonprofit "one of t

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Latest Tech News

It’s Getting Ugly: Sam Altman Seeks Texts From Shivon Zilis, Elon Musk’s Employee/Mother of His Child

OpenAI announces new mentorship program for budding tech founders

Emacs: A Paradigm Shift

North Korea executing more people for watching foreign films and TV, UN finds

Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise

Balatro's big 2025 update won't be coming out this year after all

Instagram fixed an issue that caused posting multiple Stories to tank your reach

California bill lets renters escape exclusive deals between ISPs and landlords

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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity for copying their definitions

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Show HN: An MCP Gateway to block the lethal trifecta

The best laptops under $1,000 of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

Microsoft sidesteps hefty EU fine with Teams unbundling deal

This Android flagship is confirmed to get a Hasselblad camera kit

Full Moon: Seestar S50 vs. Samsung S25

Logging in Go with Slog: A Practitioner's Guide

Klarna IPO and ASML's Mistral bet revive Europe's tech dreams

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Sept. 12

Lenovo Coupon Codes and Deals: Up to $500 Off

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The effects of algorithms on the public discourse

Elon Musk Says an OpenAI Whistleblower Was Murdered

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Microsoft and OpenAI have a new deal that could clear the way for an IPO

The music industry is broken: OpenWav’s new app aims to change that

OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm

OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms

OpenAI says nonprofit parent will own equity stake in company of over $100 billion

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