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Do you hate the new Outlook for Windows? An annoying bug causes the classic version to crash at launch, but Microsoft has issued a workaround

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Microsoft 365 users have flagged an issue affecting classic Outlook, which is crashing. The issue is caused by corrupted server-based rules for the M365 email account, but the company has offered a temporary workaround.

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Sam Altman might be one of the last original founders remaining at OpenAI as another departs to focus on AI alignment at a rival firm

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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman is going on sabbatical leave through the end of the year, while researcher John Schulman is leaving to join OpenAI competitor, Anthropic.

Satya Nadella and Sam Altman at OpenAI Dev Day

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CrowdStrike lashes out at Delta and calls its lawsuit 'meritless' after it reportedly rejected 'free onsite help' leading to half a billion flight disruption losses

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CrowdStrike says it's not at fault for the flight disruptions that impacted Delta Air Lines leading to a loss of $500 million. The cybersecurity firm questions the airline's reluctance to accept free onsite IT consultation advice during the chaos.

Kevin Addley, VP Marketing & Growth at Future photographs a BSOD at JFK airport

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Generative AI might have infiltrated gaming, but developers won't clean up after its mess and erroneous outputs: "It's not why I got into making games."

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Jess Hyland, a member of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain's game workers branch, admits that AI could render her jobless at any moment.

Robot developing a game

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Microsoft and Google's electricity consumption surpasses the power usage of over 100 countries

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In 2023, Microsoft and Google consumed 48 TWh of electricity. According to a detailed analysis by Michael Thomas, this surpasses the power consumption of over 100 nations, including Ghana, Tunisia, and more.

Google and Microsoft consume more electricity than 100+ countries

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OpenAI reportedly sent RSVPs for GPT-4o's launch party even before testing began — pressuring the safety team to speed through the process in under one week

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Several employees recently disclosed that OpenAI prioritized speed over thoroughness. According to sources, OpenAI's safety team was seemingly pressured to rush through the new testing protocol for GPT-4o.

ChatGPT on Android

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's tech museum shut down with vintage computing collection slated for auction

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's estate recently indicated it's closing the Living Computers Museum + Labs in Seattle permanently. The rare technology items will be auctioned and the proceeds will be channeled to charitable causes.

Living Computers Museum + Labs

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Oxford researchers seemingly found a 'semantic entropy cure' for AI hallucination episodes: "Getting answers from LLMs is cheap, but reliability is the biggest bottleneck."

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Oxford researchers have seemingly found a solution for AI hallucinations. Semantic entropy can determine the difference in the meanings of the outputs generated, making it easier to identify false information presented as facts.

Robot Cloud Hallucinations

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