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OpenAI is forming a new team to bring ‘superintelligent’ AI under control

July 5, 2023

OpenAI is forming a new team led by Ilya Sutskever, its chief scientist and one of the company’s co-founders, to develop ways to steer and control “superintelligent” AI systems. In a blog post published today, Sutskever and Jan Leike, a lead on the alignment team at OpenAI, predict that AI with intelligence exceeding that of […]

OpenAI is forming a new team to bring ‘superintelligent’ AI under control by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Astra establishes subsidiary for spacecraft engine business

July 5, 2023

Astra is carving out its spacecraft engine business as a wholly-owned subsidiary, a corporate restructuring that will provide greater flexibility in hiring and financing, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch and a person familiar with the matter. The new subsidiary, Astra Spacecraft Engines, Inc., was incorporated in Delaware on June 5 and filed with the […]

Astra establishes subsidiary for spacecraft engine business by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Gfycat, the Snap-owned GIF hub, shuts down on September 1

July 5, 2023

Gfycat, the Snap-owned GIF-hosting platform, announced that it’s shutting down on September 1, pulling its full archive of GIFs offline. Users have two months to save content before it leaves the platform forever. “The Gfycat service is being discontinued,” a message on the website writes. “Please save or delete your Gfycat content by visiting https://www.gfycat.com […]

Gfycat, the Snap-owned GIF hub, shuts down on September 1 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch