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• OpenAI jettisons CEO Sam Altman for dishonesty

  17-11-2023 14:38
  Sam Altman, a key figure in the creation of landmark generative AI application ChatGPT, has been fired by the OpenAI board of directors over an apparent lack of candor in his communications with the board.According to a statement issued by OpenAI Friday, Altman’s departure is the result of a “deliberative review process by the board,” which resulted in a finding that he “was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise i
  
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• Critical zero-day flaws in Windows, Office mean it's time to patch

  17-11-2023 13:57
  We are now in the third decade of Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday releases, which deliver fewer critical updates to browsers and Windows platforms — and much more reliable updates to Microsoft Office — than in the early days of patching. But this month, the company rolled out 63 updates (including fixes for three zero-days in Windows and Office).Updates to Microsoft Exchange and Visual Studio can be included in standard patch release cycles, while Adobe needs to be included in you
  
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• US trade restrictions have done little to curb Chinese chip manufacturing

  17-11-2023 09:54
  China is stockpiling chipmaking equipment despite the US government's trade restrictions on the export of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to the country.Some of the leading producers of chip manufacturing technology have almost doubled the percentage of revenue they’ve generated from China since 2022, according to a report from Bloomberg.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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