Author: Zach_Wilson
The OpenAI team tasked with protecting humanity is no more
In the summer of 2023, OpenAI created a “Superalignment” team whose goal was to steer and control future AI systems that could be so powerful they could lead to human extinction. Less than a year later, that team is dead. OpenAI told Bloomberg that the company was “integrating the group…
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Your guide to this year’s summer video game events
As the corpse of E3 lies a-mouldrin’ in its grave, its spirit marches on in the form of bevy of video game showcases and events. There’s a hefty number of them — some notable, some not (but they should be) — and they encompass a wide range of games and…
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AMD is finally ending branding headaches: Strix Point CPUs might use ‘Ryzen AI’ from here on out
According to a new report, AMD may streamline its mobile CPU brand names by discontinuing the HS, H, and U designations for its 15-45W TDP (Thermal Design Power) chips. Instead, the designation will be changed to the ‘Ryzen AI’ name starting with the upcoming Zen 5 Strix Point processor generation,…
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Another nasty Mac malware is spoofing legitimate software to target macOS users
Cybersecurity researchers from Intego have discovered new variants of the dreaded Cuckoo malware that targets macOS users. For those unfamiliar with the name, Cuckoo is an infostealer targeting Mac devices running both on Intel and ARM silicon. Intego’s researchers now say they have found a new variant that was pretending…
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OpenAI researcher resigns, claiming safety has taken ‘a backseat to shiny products’
Jan Leike, a key OpenAI researcher who resigned earlier this week following the departure of co-founder Ilya Sutskever, posted on X Friday morning that “safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products” at the company. Leike’s statements came after Wired reported that OpenAI had disbanded the team…
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REI’s anniversary sale is slashing prices on some of the best Garmin watches
Here at The Verge, our deal writers spend a lot of time covering the latest discounts at Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers that happen to sell the tech we cover. Admittedly, REI is often not one of them, but the company’s anniversary sale — which runs through May 27th…
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