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The IRS Says Microsoft Owes More in Back Taxes Than It Invested in OpenAI
Imagine getting hit with an IRS bill like this. Death and Taxes The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says that Microsoft owes around $30 billion in back taxes — which, for those keeping score, is nearly triple what the company invested in OpenAI earlier this year. In a blog post, Microsoft executive Daniel Goff said that… Continue reading The IRS Says Microsoft Owes More in Back Taxes Than It Invested in OpenAI
Woman Sues to Get Wegovy Covered by Her Health Insurance
Image by Michael Siluk/UCG via Getty / Futurism Amid a months-long shortage of semaglutide-based diabetes and weight loss drugs, one woman is suing her insurer for not covering the medication. As the New York Times reports, Washington State nurse Jeannette Simonton was told that her insurer has a blanket ban on weight loss meds and would… Continue reading Woman Sues to Get Wegovy Covered by Her Health Insurance
Caroline Ellison Testifies That SBF’s Strange Philosophy Justified Lying and Stealing
“He thought the only moral rule that mattered was doing whatever would maximize the utility.” Blurred Lines In her latest courtroom salvo, Sam Bankman-Fried’s former colleague and romantic partner Caroline Ellison testified that her ex had what seems to be a pretty skewed moral compass. As transcribed by Bloomberg, the latest remarks from Ellison, the former… Continue reading Caroline Ellison Testifies That SBF’s Strange Philosophy Justified Lying and Stealing
Alameda Secretly Had Value of Negative $2.7 Billion, Insider Tells Court
SBF allegedly continued to make risky investments anyway. Empty Pockets, Big Bets Remember when basketball superstar Steph Curry was encouraging you to use the crypto exchange FTX to buy and trade digital currencies, even if you had absolutely no idea what you were doing? Or when Tom Brady was telling you that FTX was the… Continue reading Alameda Secretly Had Value of Negative $2.7 Billion, Insider Tells Court
Godfather of AI Admits He Fears His Creation Could “Take Over From Humanity”
“There’s enormous uncertainty about what’s going to happen next.” Weighing Possibilities Longtime Googler Geoffrey Hinton, widely regarded as a “Godfather of AI” — yes, there are several — says he’s nervous that the technology he spent a lifetime building might take over the world. Cool! In an appearance on CBS 60 Minutes this weekend, the renowned cognitive scientist… Continue reading Godfather of AI Admits He Fears His Creation Could “Take Over From Humanity”
AI’s Electricity Use Is Spiking So Fast It’ll Soon Use as Much Power as an Entire Country
“Each of these Nvidia servers, they are power-hungry beasts.” All That Power AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard consume an astronomical amount of electricity and water — or, more precisely, the massive data centers that power them do. And according to the latest estimates, those energy demands are rapidly ballooning to epic proportions. In… Continue reading AI’s Electricity Use Is Spiking So Fast It’ll Soon Use as Much Power as an Entire Country
Generative AI Is Headed for a Financial “Cold Shower” Next Year, Analyst Predicts
Is reality crashing down? Cold Shower It’s a gold rush in the artificial intelligence sector, as companies large and small rush to stuff buzzy machine learning tech into their products, from Expedia’s travel chabot to BuzzFeed‘s AI-powered quizzes. Whether it’ll pay off in the long run is anyone’s guess. But not all experts are so… Continue reading Generative AI Is Headed for a Financial “Cold Shower” Next Year, Analyst Predicts
Cybertruck Spotted Broken Down on Highway Shoulder
Don’t hold your breath, buyers. Spendy Jalopy Rubberneckers in California got an eyeful of a Cybertruck, with flashing hazard lights, that seemed to have become stalled on the side of a highway this weekend in California — further fueling questions about the reliability of Tesla’s much anticipated and delayed entry into pickup truck market. A… Continue reading Cybertruck Spotted Broken Down on Highway Shoulder
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Delusions Included That He Could Become President, Former Girlfriend Says
Sure, Sam. SBF 2024 Disgraced crypto baron Sam Bankman-Fried is on trial this week, facing several counts of fraud and conspiracy following the spectacular collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Today, his ex-girlfriend and former CEO of sister hedge fund Alameda Caroline Ellison has taken the stand, shedding light on even more eyebrow-raising details regarding… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried’s Delusions Included That He Could Become President, Former Girlfriend Says