Sam Altman Offers $555K Salary To Fill Most Daunting Role In AI
BeauHD / slashdot - OpenAI is offering a $555,000 salary (plus equity) to recruit a new "head of preparedness," a high-pressure role tasked with anticipating and mitigating extreme AI risks. "This will be a stressful job, and you'll jump into the deep end pretty much immedia…
Editor: I'm not sure $555K is actually a competitive base if you have to live in the Bay Area. And - I wonder what valuation the equity component of comp is based on - you need to really believe in the upside here.
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Meta Platforms buys Manus to bolster its agentic AI skillset
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Meta Platforms Inc. is pushing into autonomous artificial intelligence agents with the acquisition of Singapore-based Manus, which made headlines when it first emerged earlier this year for its ability to perform tasks using a web browser without human su…
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iPhone Fold Design Revealed By Leaker Who Apple Sued Earlier This Year
bgr - Leaker Jon Prosser is back with a detailed look at the unannounced foldable iPhone despite the fact that Apple sued him just months ago.
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Apple's Developer Academy Costs $20,000 Per Student, Taxpayers Footing Millions of the Bill [Report]
iclarified - Apple's Developer Academy in Detroit is drawing attention for its steep operating costs and the heavy burden it places on public funding, raising questions about whether the program delivers enough value for the investment. An in-depth review of the initi…
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“GOG Stands for Freedom, Independence, and Genuine Control,” Says Michał Kiciński, the GOG Co-Founder Who Just Acquired the Digital Store from CD Projekt RED
David Carcasole / wccftech - Co-founder of CD Projekt RED and of Good Old Games (GOG), Michał Kiciński, has just acquired the digital storefront from CD Projekt RED. Kiciński, CDPR, and GOG announced the news today in a blog post on the official GOG Blog, as Kiciński promises to keep…
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Nvidia Finalizes $5 Billion Purchase of Intel Shares
PYMNTS / pymnts - Nvidia has purchased $5 billion in Intel shares as part of a larger tech partnership. Intel confirmed the purchase of 214.7 million shares in a securities filing Monday (Dec. 29), concluding a deal first announced in September. A report on the purchase by…
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'I Switched To eSIM in 2025, and I am Full of Regret'
msmash / slashdot - Google's Pixel 10 series arrived this year as the company's first eSIM-only lineup in the United States, forcing users who wanted to review or buy the new phones to abandon their physical SIM cards entirely. Ryan Whitwam, a senior technology reporter at A…
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Google Photos Is Coming To Your TV, Starting With Samsung Models
bgr - Samsung is making it easier than ever to share photos and videos with guests by bringing a Google Photos experience to its TVs in 2026.
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UK Accounting Body To Halt Remote Exams Amid AI Cheating
msmash / slashdot - The world's largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications. From a report: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), …
Editor: Is it AI cheating, or AI productivity boosting? Accounting is about the application of rules and judgment en masse - it strikes me that the exams need to test student's ability to validate their sources (is the model's output factually correct?) and apply their own judgment - or validate the model's work. I wonder how much of the problem here is poor test design methodology.
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Apple assembly partner victim of a supply chain cyberattack
appleinsider - A Chinese assembler working for Apple was the target of cyberattacks in December, with the event potentially causing product line details to be leaked to attackers.Manufacturing for AppleApple's massive supply chain is a prime target for hackers keen to e…
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DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm
cnbc - The premarket move comes shortly after Bloomberg reported Japan's SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the data center investment firm.
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China outlines rules to regulate human-like AI companion apps
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - China’s internet regulator issued new draft rules on Saturday that aim to regulate the use of artificial intelligence “companions,” which are defined as systems that interact with humans and display “human-like traits and behavior.” The new rules, called …
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China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan to drive adoption
Timmy Shen / theblock - China's central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on digital yuan holdings in a new framework taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
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Xiaomi Co-Founder Lin Bin Announces Long-Term Share Sale Plan of Up to USD 2 Billion
pandaily - Xiaomi co-founder and Vice Chairman Lin Bin has announced a planned sale of up to $2 billion worth of shares over several years, starting in late 2026, with proceeds earmarked for a new investment fund.
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Former IBM CEO and savior Louis Gerstner dies aged 83
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Louis Gerstner, the former Chief Executive Officer credited with saving IBM Corp. from bankruptcy, has died aged 83, the company revealed on Sunday. Gerstner (pictured) served as Chairman and CEO of IBM from 1993 to 2002, taking over during one of the dar…
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