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5 Questions Raised by OpenAI’s For-Profit Shift

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Arguably one of the least nonprofit of nonprofit entities to ever exist, OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company began in earnest with last week’s announcement that it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital funding. OpenAI has opera...

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FBI Warns of Explosion in Crypto Fraud

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Ever since cryptocurrency was introduced to the masses, its supporters have fought against the perception that it is nothing more than a mode of exchange for shady pursuits. A new report from federal law enforcement authorities won’t help t...

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No Slowing Government’s Antitrust Efforts

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As President Joe Biden’s only term in the White House draws to a close, the federal government’s antitrust lawyers might be hoping its next occupant will give them a breather. The latest target of the administration’s antitrust campaign: Th...

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Boosted by AI, Nuclear Power is Having a Moment

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It’s a widely shared concern that artificial intelligence has the potential to create disaster of some kind for our species. It seems only fitting, then, that to feed the energy needs of its AI services, Microsoft has turned to the nuclear...

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Mass Resignation of 23andMe Directors Caps Year Beset by Board Drama

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In the latest example of board-related drama in a year riddled with it, embattled genetic testing company 23andMe was dealt yet another blow last week when all seven of its independent directors resigned en masse over disagreements about th...

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