Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion acquisition

Broadcom hasn't said how many people will be affected, or much of anything else.

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1960s chatbot ELIZA beat OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 in a recent Turing test study

AI chatbot deception paper suggests that some bots (and people) aren't very persuasive.

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ChatGPT is one year old. Here’s how it changed the tech world.

Examining 365 days with OpenAI's bot: The good, the bad, the ugly—and the productive?

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How Huawei made a cutting-edge chip in China and surprised the US

China's flagship smartphone maker pulled off the feat despite sanctions.

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Sam Altman officially back as OpenAI CEO: “We didn’t lose a single employee”

Altman addresses Sutskever; Microsoft will serve observer role on new OpenAI board.

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Amazon unleashes Q, an AI assistant for the workplace

Aimed at the office, Amazon Q can summarize docs and assist with programming tasks.

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Stable Diffusion XL Turbo can generate AI images as fast as you can type

Even at home, SDXL Turbo can create detailed images with startling speed.

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2 municipal water facilities report falling to hackers in separate breaches

The facilities in Pennsylvania and Texas serve more than 2 million residents.

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Report: Apple and Goldman Sachs are breaking up over money-losing Apple Card

Goldman Sachs has lost billions of dollars on its consumer-focused businesses.

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Mother plucker: Steel fingers guided by AI pluck weeds rapidly and autonomously

Robot that uses AI to pull weeds may reduce poisonous herbicide use by 70%.

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ownCloud vulnerability with maximum 10 severity score comes under “mass” exploitation

Easy-to-exploit flaw gives hackers passwords and cryptographic keys to vulnerable servers.

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Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detected

Chipmaker claims breach had no "material adverse effect."

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Amazon’s $195 thin clients are repurposed Fire TV Cubes

Amazon Workspaces Thin Client is a Fire TV Cube with different software.

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New “Stable Video Diffusion” AI model can animate any still image

Given GPU and patience, SVD can turn any image into a 2-second video clip.

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Thousands of routers and cameras vulnerable to new 0-day attacks by hostile botnet

Internet scans show 7,000 devices may be vulnerable. The true number could be higher.

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USB worm unleashed by Russian state hackers spreads worldwide

LitterDrifter's means of self-propagation are simple. So why is it spreading so widely?

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Sam Altman reportedly in talks for potential return as OpenAI CEO

Altman's unpopular firing may be undone—if a deal can be worked out.

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OpenAI employees revolt after board names new CEO; Altman may head to Microsoft

Ilya Sutskever announces regret; 700+ OpenAI employees sign letter asking board to resign.

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95% of OpenAI employees have threatened to quit in standoff with board

OpenAI's future hangs in the balance as staff says they'll join former CEO at Microsoft.

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Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI

Microsoft CEO "furious"; OpenAI president and 3 researchers resign. COO says "No malfeasance."

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The FCC says new rules will curb SIM swapping. I’m pessimistic

SIM swaps and port-out scams are a fact of life. New rules aren't likely to change that.

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OpenAI board attempts to hit “Ctrl-Z” in talks with Altman to return as CEO

Cleared of malfeasance, Altman's unpopular firing may be undone—if he's interested.

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OpenAI President Greg Brockman quits as shocked employees hold all-hands meeting

Details emerge in Sam Altman firing, which blindsided Microsoft and investors.

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“Hallucinating” AI models help coin Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year

Cambridge: "When an artificial intelligence hallucinates, it produces false information."

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OpenAI President Greg Brockman quits as nervous employees hold all-hands meeting

Microsoft blindsided by Altman firing; has "utmost confidence" in partner OpenAI.

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The “Windows App” for Mac, iOS, and browsers is a fancy remote desktop, for now

Microsoft wants you in Windows, whether you're on iPad, Android, or Chrome OS.

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No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon

Some changes will arrive for non-EU users, too, but not the easy removals.

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