3 posts tagged ‘silicon valley’
Punk programmers and queer hackers expose Reagan-era tech corruption in Cory Doctorow's new novel, on Kickstarter now
Boing Boing,
Cory Doctorow, my friend and longtime Boing Boing colleague, has a new Kickstarter campaign that has already raised over $46,000 for his upcoming novel Picks & Shovels. Set in 1982, this prequel to his Martin Hench series (a forensic accountant in his 60s, known for his expertise in tracing and uncovering hidden financial transactions) follows a young MIT dropout who uncovers religious leaders exploiting their congregations through locked-down PC sales. — Read the rest The post Punk programmers and queer hackers expose Reagan-era tech corruption in Cory Doctorow's new novel, on Kickstarter now appeared first on Boing Boing.
Sam Altman gets job at Microsoft after weekend of "news" about him returning to CEO post at OpenAI
This Monday the Silicon Valley crypto Gollum tier of bluecheck Twitter wakes to learn that nonprofit boards can just tell you to fuck off. (Update: but what if everyone else fucks off too?) Microsoft has hired Sam Altman to power up its innovation in artificial intelligence after the co-founder of OpenAI was ousted as CEO in a chaotic boardroom coup on Friday. — Read the rest
OpenAI abruptly fires CEO Sam Altman for lying
As the CEO of OpenAI and a prominent Silicon Valley investor, Sam Altman became the public face for the AI revolution, promoting the technology, testifying in Congress, and being anointed the "Oppenheimer of our age" by magazines. — Read the rest