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OpenAI fired exec who opposed ‘adult mode.’

Ryan Beiermeister, previously vice president of the product policy team, was reportedly fired in early January over alleged sexual discrimination against a male colleague. Beiermeister, who called the allegation “absolutely false,” had opposed adding adult content, and worried safeguards weren’t strong enough. OpenAI said her firing was “not related to any issue she raised.”

With co-founders leaving and an IPO looming, Elon Musk turns talk to the moon

According to The New York Times, which reports that it heard the meeting, Musk told employees that xAI needs a lunar manufacturing facility, a factory on the moon that will build AI satellites and fling them into space via a giant catapult.

The Toyota Highlander is now a three-row electric SUV with 320 miles of range

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OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot's "adult mode" reportedly fired on discrimination claim

The executive has denied the allegation that she engaged in discrimination.

Okay, now exactly half of xAI's founding team has left the company

Whatever the cause of the departures, the cumulative impact is alarming. There is a lot of work left to do at xAI, and an IPO will bring more scrutiny than the lab has ever faced before.

Amazon Ring’s lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance

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Inside OpenAI’s Agentic Browser, Atlas

Ben Goodger and Darin Fisher on building a browser that does the chores—and what that means for the web

SpaceX's next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of "cryoproof" testing

The next Starship flight is a key precursor for more ambitious missions.

Amazon may launch a marketplace where media sites can sell their content to AI companies

A new report claims the e-commerce giant is looking to create a pipeline of licensable content between media publishers and AI companies.

Samsung’s next Unpacked is confirmed for later this month

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OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company

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OpenAI might be developing a smart speaker, glasses, voice recorder, and a pin

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