Almost the entire staff of OpenAI has now signed a letter threatening to leave and join a new venture led by ousted CEO, Sam Altman. Some 738 out of its around 770 employees, about 95 percent of the company, are now listed on the letter released early this morning.... Read more

Are you ready to bring more awareness to your brand? Consider becoming a sponsor for The AI Impact Tour. Learn more about the opportunities here. Microsoft’s vision for zero trust security is galvanized around generative AI and reflects how identity and network access must constantly improve to counter complex... Read more

Benj Edwards After two days of roller-coaster negotiations at OpenAI HQ due to the surprise ouster of CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced that Microsoft plans to hire Altman and former OpenAI President Greg Brockman to head a “new advanced AI research team.” Overnight, the OpenAI... Read more

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase made waves this week with the launch of its new open-source Onchain Payment Protocol — aimed at improving the company’s Commerce product for merchants. The San Francisco-based exchange announced the new protocol on Thursday, describing it as a way to enable “instant settlement, low fees, and... Read more

Even though we’re still a few days out from Amazon, there are a ton of incredible Black Friday deals with big savings you can pick up from now. More impressively, we’re seeing deals across thousands of products, from Amazon devices like Echo, to the Google Pixel, to fitness equipment, home... Read more

After a weekend of chaos at OpenAI, the company’s board of directors appointed former Twitch boss Emmett Shear interim CEO late Sunday. It was just the latest in a string of tumultuous changes at the AI company following Friday’s ouster of CEO Sam Altman, and it left many wondering... Read more

Are you ready to bring more awareness to your brand? Consider becoming a sponsor for The AI Impact Tour. Learn more about the opportunities here. In a shocking twister to the saga unfolding at OpenAI, news broke Monday morning before 6am that 500 of 700 employees at OpenAI have... Read more

Enlarge / Eight Nvidia H200 GPUs covered with a fanciful blue explosion that figuratively represents raw compute power bursting forth in a glowing flurry. Nvidia | Benj Edwards On Monday, Nvidia announced the HGX H200 Tensor Core GPU, which utilizes the Hopper architecture to accelerate AI applications. It’s a... Read more

On Oct 12, 2022, Valve launched an updated version of its popular handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, with an improved OLED screen, longer battery life, and other enhancements over the original. According to a recent PC Gamer report, many were worried that Valve would face similar inventory shortages... Read more

Amazon is offering a huge $70 off the Apple Watch Series 9 right now, with various color and size configurations seeing the steep savings. With prices from $329, it’s a rare opportunity to score a serious bargain on one of Apple’s most recent devices.  Are early Black Friday sales... Read more