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Sam Altman to Return as CEO of OpenAI

November 22nd, 2023

Via: The Verge: Sam Altman will return as CEO of OpenAI, overcoming an attempted boardroom coup that sent the company into chaos over the past several days. Former president Greg Brockman, who quit in protest of Altman’s firing, will return as well. The company said in a statement late Tuesday that it has an “agreement […]

Amid Recruiting Woes, Army Sent Letters to Soldiers Separated for Vaccine Refusal

November 21st, 2023

Mmm hmm. Via: Task & Purpose: Soldiers who were forced out of the Army for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine have received letters with instructions on how to rejoin, as the service faces its toughest recruiting environment in a generation. “As a result of the rescission of all current COVID-19 vaccination requirements, former soldiers who were […]

Northvolt Develops Sodium-Ion Battery Validated at 160 Wh/kg

November 21st, 2023

As a point of reference, Tesla’s newest battery, which will go into the upcoming Cybertruck, delivers about 272-296 Wh/kg. But for applications where lower power density will do… Via: Northvolt: Northvolt today announced a state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery, developed for the expansion of cost-efficient and sustainable energy storage systems worldwide. The cell has been validated for […]

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of U.S. Phone Records

November 21st, 2023

Via: Wired: A little-known surveillance program tracks more than a trillion domestic phone records within the United States each year, according to a letter WIRED obtained that was sent by US senator Ron Wyden to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday, challenging the program’s legality. According to the letter, a surveillance program now known […]

Post Vaccine Syndrome

November 20th, 2023

Via: Dr. John Campbell: Paper: Post-Vaccination Syndrome: A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Symptoms and Patient Experiences After Covid-19 Immunization

Hundreds of OpenAI Employees Threaten to Resign and Join Microsoft

November 20th, 2023

Yikes! pic.twitter.com/sJI97R9DJK — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 20, 2023 Via: The Verge: Most of the staff at OpenAI have threatened to resign from the company and join Microsoft, which has hired ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman to lead a new “advanced AI research team.” In a letter to OpenAI’s […]

“You’re Paying for the Israel War. You’ll Also Pay for the Refugees.”

November 19th, 2023

Via: Mises Institute: The United States regime has picked sides in the Israel-Hamas war and has committed to funding Israel’s ongoing bombing of non-combatant men, women, and children in the Gaza strip. Northern Gaza’s infrastructure is now all but destroyed, with millions of Gazans displaced and homeless. Nearly ten times more Gazans than Israelis have […]

Bayer’s Monsanto Hit With $1.5 Billion Verdict in Latest Roundup Cancer Case

November 19th, 2023

Via: ZeroHedge: In a landmark decision, a Missouri jury has ordered Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit to pay more than $1.5 billion in damages to three former users of its Roundup weedkiller. This ruling, one of Monsanto’s largest trial losses in the five-year litigation over the herbicide, raises new questions about the safety of the controversial […]