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Sam Altman makes dramatic RETURN to OpenAI as CEO after board that fired him is replaced with new members including Bret Taylor and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summer

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Sam Altman makes dramatic RETURN to OpenAI as CEO after board that fired him is replaced with new members including Bret Taylor and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summer

Sam Altman has made a stunning return to OpenAI as CEO just five days after he was ousted and poached by Microsoft. The AI firm had on Monday named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim chief executive, sparking a staff mutiny that led to ‘intense discussions’ among bosses. But on Tuesday night it was announced Altman … Read more

The selfie that says ‘we are so back’: Jubilant staff celebrate the return of OpenAI whiz kid Sam Altman after five tumultuous days and claim rife days that stunned the tech world from his bombshell firing, Microsoft hiring and triumphant reinstatement

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The selfie that says ‘we are so back’: Jubilant staff celebrate the return of OpenAI whiz kid Sam Altman after five tumultuous days and claim rife days that stunned the tech world from his bombshell firing, Microsoft hiring and triumphant reinstatement

It’s been quite a week for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI — and co-founder Sam Altman. Less than a week after Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman both left the company, one sacked, the other resigning in protest, the pair celebrated their returns to the company in posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, early Wednesday. Brockman … Read more

Urgent warning to Mac users over fake browser updates that can steal your passwords – here’s how to spot them

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Urgent warning to Mac users over fake browser updates that can steal your passwords – here’s how to spot them

Mac users should be on the lookout for fake browser updates that can steal your passwords, cybersecurity experts have warned.  A new malware campaign targeting Apple products tricks users into downloading a ‘browser update’ which actually contains a ‘one hit smash-and-grab’ virus.  Cybercriminals are even creating malicious ads on Google which impersonate familiar and legitimate tech … Read more

Are we REALLY entering a ‘stock pickers paradise’? Bank of America issues optimistic research note claiming stock market will reach record highs next year – but not all experts agree

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Are we REALLY entering a ‘stock pickers paradise’? Bank of America issues optimistic research note claiming stock market will reach record highs next year – but not all experts agree

Bank of America strategists have predicted stocks will hit record levels next year.  Savita Subramanian, the bank’s head of US equity and quantitative strategy, wrote in a note Tuesday that she sees the S&P 500 index ending 2024 at 5,000.  That would be an all-time high for the market index, which tracks the stock performance … Read more

Moment Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan ‘s ex-wife Shanna Gardner-Fernandez tearfully describes how she sat down with his widow Kirsten Bridegan to tell their children he was dead – months before she was charged with orchestrating his murder

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Moment Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan ‘s ex-wife Shanna Gardner-Fernandez tearfully describes how she sat down with his widow Kirsten Bridegan to tell their children he was dead – months before she was charged with orchestrating his murder

A slain Microsoft executive’s ex-wife shared how she sat down with his widow to tell their children he was dead – months before she was charged with orchestrating his killing. Shanna Gardner, 36, described the moment she and Jared Bridegan’s widow Kirsten told their children the tragic news ‘as a family’ in a clip from an interview with … Read more

ChatGPT maker OpenAI FIRES boss Sam Altman for not being ‘consistently candid’ with the board

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI FIRES boss Sam Altman for not being ‘consistently candid’ with the board

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has fired co-founder Sam Altman as CEO in a shock move, issuing a statement saying that he had not been ‘consistently candid’ with the company’s board. The company announced the move on Friday, saying that Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati will serve as interim CEO and that it will conduct a formal search for … Read more

Google pays Apple a staggering 36% cut of revenue from searches on Safari in exchange for default status, witness accidentally blurts out at antitrust trial

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Google pays Apple a staggering 36% cut of revenue from searches on Safari in exchange for default status, witness accidentally blurts out at antitrust trial

Google pays Apple a whopping 36 percent of revenue it earns from searches made through the Safari browser, a witness accidentally revealed during the company’s antitrust trial. Since 2002, Google has been the default search engine on Apple’s Safari browser, an important deal that makes it the de facto search tool on iPhones. Both companies … Read more

Bill Gates is buying up huge swathes of land, threatening farms and investing in fake meats under the guise of saving the planet while actually inflating net worth and trying to seize a monopoly on a vegan future, new book claims

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Bill Gates is buying up huge swathes of land, threatening farms and investing in fake meats under the guise of saving the planet while actually inflating net worth and trying to seize a monopoly on a vegan future, new book claims

Bill Gates‘ recent buying of American farmland is doing more for his bank account than the planet, a new book claims.  Penned by bestselling journalist Seamus Bruner, the work also asserts the billionaire’s investments in fertilizers and plant-based meats are doing little to slow carbon emissions as he claims, and come at the expense of … Read more

US has 2MILLION more retirees than predicted as COVID shutdowns lead elderly to quit work and leave employers scrambling to fill rolls

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US has 2MILLION more retirees than predicted as COVID shutdowns lead elderly to quit work and leave employers scrambling to fill rolls

Pandemic-era rush to retirement still showing little sign of slowing  But tightening labor market has left employers scheming to bring them back By Dominic Yeatman For Dailymail.Com Published: 05:42 GMT, 7 November 2023 | Updated: 08:04 GMT, 7 November 2023 A wave of retirements has hit the US leaving companies scrambling to fill roles and … Read more

Google shares plunge as cloud services revenue falls short of expectations – while competitor Microsoft sees huge boost as its Azure grabs a bigger share of the market

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Google shares plunge as cloud services revenue falls short of expectations – while competitor Microsoft sees huge boost as its Azure grabs a bigger share of the market

Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft both reported earnings on Tuesday Alphabet shares sank as company’s cloud revenue missed expectations Microsoft’s report sent stock rising at it beat expectations, however  By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com and Reuters Published: 22:19 GMT, 24 October 2023 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 24 October 2023 Shares of Google-parent Alphabet are slumping … Read more