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OpenAI team devoted to future risks left leaderless
An OpenAI team devoted to mitigating the long-term dangers of super-smart computers was leaderless on Friday after two high-profile figures left the company. "OpenAI must become a safety-first AGI (artificial general intelligence) company," Leike wrote Friday in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
EU warns Microsoft to give risk data on Bing AI or face fines
The EU on Friday told Microsoft to hand over internal documents or face fines as it examines generative AI risks on the company's search engine Bing ahead of elections.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Japan next week, where he will hold talks on energy while hunting more opportunities in gaming as he seeks to improve Saudi Arabia's image. "The Saudi Crown Prince finds Japanese soft power, particularly in gaming and eSports, highly appealing," said Mohammed Soliman from the Middle East Institute in Washington.
Musk confirms Twitter has become X.com
The social network formerly known as Twitter has fully migrated over to X.com, owner Elon Musk said on Friday. "All core systems are now on X.com," Musk wrote on X, posting an image of a logo of a white X on a blue circle.
Rapidus 'last opportunity' to put Japan back on global chip map
Japan's Rapidus project that brings together some of the world's biggest companies is the "last opportunity" to put the country's once-dominant semiconductor sector back on the global map, its chairman warned. And its success should inspire young engineers to further growth Japan's chip sector, he added.
Reddit gives OpenAI access to its wealth of posts
OpenAI will have access to Reddit data for training its artificial intelligence models and will put its technology to work at the popular discussion platform, the companies said Thursday. OpenAI will access Reddit data in real-time, enhancing such content in ChatGPT and powering tools at the social media platform, the companies said.
'Grand Theft Auto VI' release set for late 2025
Rockstar Games parent Take-Two Interactive on Thursday said the eagerly awaited video game "Grand Theft Auto VI" will be released in fall of 2025. Critics have from the beginning accused Grand Theft Auto of glorifying violence and encouraging players to engage in criminal behavior – allegations Take-Two executives have denied.
EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection
The EU on Thursday opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram on suspicion the platforms owned by Meta are causing addictive behaviour in children. The EU stressed in a statement that the "opening of formal proceedings does not prejudge its outcome".
Consumer groups accuse Temu of manipulating online shoppers
European consumer groups on Thursday accused Chinese shopping app Temu of using "manipulative techniques" to force users to spend more and other violations of a landmark EU tech law. The groups accuse Temu of "failing to protect consumers and for using manipulative practices which are illegal", known as dark patterns, and demanded an investigation.
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