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New OpenAI job listings reveal its robotics plans

10 January 2025 at 13:24

OpenAI disbanded its robotics department. Then, it brought it back. Now, through a social media post from its hardware director and newly published job descriptions, OpenAI is revealing more about its plans for the revived team. In a post on X on Friday, Caitlin Kalinowski, who joined OpenAI to lead hardware last November from Meta’s […]

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Meta Becomes the Latest Major Company to Pull Back on DEI Initiatives

10 January 2025 at 13:09
Add another company to the growing list of those scaling back or scrapping their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and it's a big one: Meta. Vice president of people Janelle Gale sent a memo over the company's Workplace internal communications forum, as first reported by Axios. According to Gale's post, Meta will no longer have...

iOS 18.4’s new Siri powers get me really excited for Vision Pro’s future

10 January 2025 at 13:29

Apple’s biggest upcoming AI features will arrive in iOS 18.4, with a heavy focus on Siri upgrades. But it’s the Vision Pro that I’m most excited to use those capabilities on. Here’s why.

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Public health emergency declared amid LA’s devastating wildfires

By: Beth Mole
10 January 2025 at 13:14

The US health department on Friday declared a public health emergency for California in response to devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have so far killed 10 people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures.

As of Friday morning, 153,000 residents are under evacuation orders, and an additional 166,800 are under evacuation warnings, according to local reports.

Wildfires pose numerous health risks, including exposure to extreme heat, burns, harmful air pollution, and emotional distress.

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How OpenAI’s bot crushed this seven-person company’s web site β€˜like a DDoS attack’

10 January 2025 at 12:51

OpenAI was sending β€œtens of thousands” of server requests trying to download Triplegangers' entire site which hosts hundreds of thousands of photos.

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Here’s What Top Marketing Execs Learned at CES 2025

The Consumer Electronics Show wraps up tomorrow, but many marketers and advertisers have already fled Las Vegas after a packed week of panels, meetings, floor tours, tech demonstrations, parties, and meals--sometimes packing in multiple dinners into the same evening to maximize face-to-face time with clients or potential partners. Throughout the week, ADWEEK caught up with...

Ticker: NBC News and CNN Schedule Los Angeles Wildfire Specials

10 January 2025 at 12:40
Top of the Ticker: As the California wildfires continue to wreak unimaginable destruction on the Los Angeles region, NBC News will take a closer look at the calamity with a special primetime report, Fire & Ash: Devastation L.A. Anchored by Lester Holt, the one hour special will feature the latest news on the still-unfolding disaster,...

On Daily Listen showcasing the promise of Google Discover

By: Abner Li
10 January 2025 at 12:45

I like Google Discover and the feed β€” for the most part β€” surfaces interesting articles aligned with my interests. Reading, rather than listening, is how I usually consume information, but Google’s new Daily Listen is remarkably compelling and boosts Discover in a meaningful way.

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Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple in Joe Rogan interview: β€˜They haven’t invented anything great in a while’

10 January 2025 at 12:41

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined the Joe Rogan Experience podcast today for a wide-ranging interview on content moderation, the Trump administration, and Apple’s apparent lack of innovation.

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