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Under cofounder Jensen Huang, Nvidia has become the engine for the AI boom - and one of the tech industry's biggest environmental liabilities. Its sought-after chips have triggered a new wave of water- and chemical-intensive factories, drained power grids from inside massive…
Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.
Countless businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments have found out the hard way what it means to rely on a single company’s systems to get things done. And next time could be even worse.
Source: WIRED · Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess
Last week, Camp Snap launched a miniaturized version of its screen-free CS-8 video camera that was half the size of the original with a smaller grip designed to be easier for kids to hold. But it turns out the company wasn't done shrinking its hardware. Camp Snap's new CS-8…
Source: The Verge · Andrew Liszewski
People who received the brand new Apple TV 4k today saw some strange error messages as soon as they opened the YouTube app. As the first units arrived, the app was initially only showing a black screen with a QR code and an error message saying "YouTube is not yet available on…
"SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights.
Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
Service is gradually starting to recover for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an almost two-day outage impacting millions of users around the world. While some apps and features are still running in a degraded state, some people (including Verge staffers) are reporting that…
Source: The Verge · Jess Weatherbed
ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out on users' behalf, starting with a limited rollout to U.S. Pro subscribers.
The former tech CEO is obsessed with the power of storytelling. But he hasn't spun his way out of his sex scandals.
Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.
Source: TechCrunch · Amanda Silberling
Governments, hospitals, courts scrambled by global Microsoft outage.
Source: Ars Technica · Ashley Belanger
The ride-sharing giant said driver's license information stored by AI cloud company Fireworks AI was stolen during a security incident.
Source: TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker