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OpenAI announced on Tuesday the formation of a new committee dedicated to making safety and security recommendations to the company’s board. This move comes weeks after OpenAI disbanded a team focused on AI safety. In a blog post, OpenAI revealed that the new committee will be led by CEO Sam Altman, board chair Bret Taylor, and board member Nicole Seligman. …

Customers of the crypto platform Gemini are set to recover over three times the value of their digital assets that were affected by the FTX collapse, a unique outcome for creditors in a bankruptcy situation. Gemini, the exchange established by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a 232% recovery for customers who participated in its …

Imagine asking Apple’s Siri to find an old photo from your child’s second birthday or to summarize long emails and draft responses for you. Picture Siri learning your schedule, preferences, and personality, enabling it to communicate more effectively with you throughout the day. Generative AI, a form of artificial intelligence capable of providing detailed and thoughtful responses, could significantly enhance …

Elon Musk’s AI firm, xAI, has secured an additional $6 billion from investors, including prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalists and Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, bringing its valuation to $24 billion. This second round of funding was provided by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, as announced by xAI in a blog post on Sunday. Musk, who …

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has committed to a new five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Monday, May 27. The Spanish coach has been recognized for leading the Birmingham-based team to a fourth-place finish and securing a spot in the Champions League last season. Emery, 52, has significantly turned Villa’s fortunes around since joining in October 2022 when …

Scientists have raised concerns that the merging of different viruses, referred to as ‘crossbreeding,’ could result in the creation of entirely new and potentially more dangerous viruses. Virologists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) warn that these new viruses could lead to another pandemic similar to COVID-19. This natural evolution happens when various virus species combine to form new …

Astronomers have uncovered significant evidence of a massive ocean of liquid water beneath Pluto’s icy surface, unraveling some of the dwarf planet’s secrets. This breakthrough, detailed in the journal Icarus, sheds new light on the composition and characteristics of this distant celestial body. ### Uncovering Pluto’s Hidden Ocean The research, led by Alex Nguyen, a graduate student in Earth, Environmental, …

A massive iceberg, spanning 380 square kilometers, recently detached from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. According to a European Space Agency (ESA) report on May 23, this marks the third significant calving event in the area over the past four years. The first of these events occurred in 2021 with the detachment of iceberg A-74, followed by an even …