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December 26, 2024news

An undisclosed 2023 agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI defines achieving AGI as the point when OpenAI develops AI systems that generate $100B+ in profits (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

An undisclosed 2023 agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI defines achieving AGI as the point when OpenAI develops AI systems that generate $100B+ […]

December 26, 2024news

US federal lobbying disclosure forms reveal how Meta, with a team of 14 directly employed lobbyists, led efforts to block the passage of KOSA in Congress (Ruth Reader/Politico)

December 26, 2024news

How H-1B workers from India and other countries help the US remain dominant in tech, as some on the new “Tech Right” discover MAGA’s racial-nationalist bigotry (Noah Smith/Noahpinion)

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December 26, 2024news

Finland says it suspects an oil tanker in Russia’s shadow fleet of damaging three undersea internet cables on December 25, the latest Baltic Sea cable damaged (Richard Milne/Financial Times)

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December 26, 2024news

Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy

Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy-bending force that […]

December 26, 2024news

Alibaba agrees to merge its South Korean operations with E-Mart’s Gmarket, creating a 50-50 joint venture; sources say the new company could be valued at ~$4B (Manuel Baigorri/Bloomberg)

Alibaba agrees to merge its South Korean operations with E-Mart’s Gmarket, creating a 50-50 joint venture; sources say the new company could […]

December 25, 2024news

Russia’s finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions (Gleb Bryanski/Reuters)

Russia’s finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions (Gleb […]

December 25, 2024news

Russia’s finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions (Gleb Bryanski/Reuters)

Russia’s finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions (Gleb […]

December 25, 2024news