Instagram Threads missed its moment to truly challenge X, this weekend’s OpenAI scandal indicates. Over the past few days, as news spread about the board’s decision to remove […]
OpenAI’s crisis is an era-defining moment
The “traitorous eight,” the PayPal Mafia and … the OpenAI expats? OpenAI’s meltdown is likely to become the latest installment in what’s becoming a Silicon Valley tradition: turmoil […]
Emmett Shear, the ex-Twitch CEO tasked with stabilizing OpenAI, has some spicy social history
Emmett Shear, the interim CEO of OpenAI, may be out of a job by the end of the hour, day or week given how fast and unexpectedly things […]
The Future Of ChatGPT Just Became A Circus
OpenAI is the research organization behind ChatGPT, the AI-generated chatbot that took the internet by storm last year for its capacity to have really weird conversations with tech journalists. It’s at the center of Microsoft’s big bet on generative AI tools transforming the world, gaming, and more, and it’s now at…
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Advertiser exodus expected to deeply impact X ad revenue, analysis indicates
Even before major brands like Apple, Disney, and IBM paused their ad spending on X in the wake of Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic post, the company […]
Effective accelerationism, doomers, decels, and how to flaunt your AI priors
The dust may be starting to settle on the Open AI drama of the weekend — Sam Altman is out and headed to Microsoft; the company is in […]
Climate tech’s biggest hits and misses in 2023
Climate tech might have been down in 2023, but it’s not out yet. That’s not surprising, really. For the broader economy, this was the year of the recession […]
Sam Altman and OpenAI: Here’s everything you need to know about the drama
There’s still a lot unknown about OpenAI and Sam Altman’s departure. Now, the company wants him back. Here’s what we know so far.