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Amazon AGI SF Lab Focused on Developing New Capabilities of AI Agents Established
Amazon announced setting up a new artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory on Monday. Dubbed Amazon AGI SF Lab, the new research lab will be based in San Francisco and focus on developing AI agents with real-world applications. The Seattle-based tech recently hired several top executives from the startup Adept AI Labs and will be seeding the new div...
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"You Don't Have To Know Everything": Ex-Microsoft Employee Shares "Biggest Lessons" He Learnt At Tech Giant
A former Microsoft India employee, who is now running a company of his own, recently shared valuable lessons he learnt while working at the global tech giant.
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Man Says Getting Fired From Microsoft Hyderabad Was A "Blessing In Disguise". Read Post
A former Microsoft employee recently shared how getting fired from the IT company was indeed a blessing in disguise.
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Steve Ballmer Is Now Richer Than Bill Gates, A First For Microsoft Employees
Steve Ballmer passed Bill Gates on Monday to become the sixth-richest person in the world, the first time the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. has been wealthier than the company's co-founder.
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Microsoft, Aptos Labs Partner to Unite Web3, Artificial Intelligence: Details
Microsoft has struck a partnership with Aptos Labs to merge AI with blockchain for industry-level solutions. As part of the deal, Aptos will utilise Microsoft’s AI infrastructure to curate industry solutions related to banking, agriculture, health, and education among other sectors.
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Google's Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say
Google, the trusted internet-search giant, is providing low-quality information in a race to keep up with the competition, while giving less priority to its ethical commitments, according to 18 current and former workers at the company and internal documentation reviewed by Bloomberg.
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AI Experts Express Concerns With Elon Musk-Backed Letter Citing Their Research
Four artificial intelligence experts have expressed concern after their work was cited in an open letter – co-signed by Elon Musk – demanding an urgent pause in research. The letter called for a six-month circuit-breaker in the development of systems "more powerful" than Microsoft-backed OpenAI's new GPT-4, which can hold human-like conversatio...
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Startup Founded by Ex-Apple Workers Raises $100 Million, Collaborates With OpenAI
A startup founded by former Apple employees has announced that it raised $100 million (roughly Rs. 800 crore) in funding. The startup, Humane, could be working on a wearable device projecting information that can be manipulated by users with their hands, according to patent filings and a video posted by the company.
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343 Industries Says It Will Continue Development on Halo Games Amidst Microsoft Layoffs
Amidst rumours that active Halo development was being handed over to a third-party studio, current developers 343 Industries has planted its flag, claiming that it will continue work on the franchise “now and in the future.” The news comes in the wake of Microsoft laying off 10,000 employees from its company, which includes the games division.
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Activision Blizzard Q1 Earnings Take Hit From Weak 'Call of Duty' Demand
Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard missed estimates for first-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, hurt by low demand for its latest title "Call of Duty: Vanguard".
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Meta Is Roping In Employees From Apple and Microsoft, Augmented Reality Experts in Focus: Report
Mark Zuckerberg is filling up the AR teams of its rebranded Meta platform (formerly Facebook) with the top minds in the industry. Meta is trying to get engineers from Apple and Microsoft to join its company instead. The companies are rivals in the tech space, the sentiment which is now extending to the metaverse sector as well.
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Former Chrome Team Member Takes a Dig at Hardships Behind Creating Internet Explorer
Former Google Employee has responded to ex-Microsoft employee Hadi Partovi who tweeted on Monday about what went behind creating internet Explorer that is soon shutting down.
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Former Microsoft Employee Faces Heat For "Glorifying Toxic Work Culture"
A former Microsoft employee is facing heat after several Twitter users pointed out that his description of the time he spent at the company amounted to glorification of a toxic work culture.
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GTA 6 Development Confirmed Via Rockstar India Ex-Employee Resume
Grand Theft Auto 6 or GTA 6 as it's known, is in development. According to a resume of a former Rockstar India employee, it appears that the successor to GTA 5, one of the most popular games ever, is in the works.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Animation Comparison to Uncharted Is ‘Unfair’: Former BioWare Employee
Wondering why Mass Effect: Andromeda's animations are the way they are? A video games animator explains all.
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Amazon AGI SF Lab Focused on Developing New Capabilities of AI Agents Established
Amazon announced setting up a new artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory on Monday. Dubbed Amazon AGI SF Lab, the new research lab will be based in San Francisco and focus on developing AI agents with real-world applications. The Seattle-based tech recently hired several top executives from the startup Adept AI Labs and will be seeding the new div...
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"You Don't Have To Know Everything": Ex-Microsoft Employee Shares "Biggest Lessons" He Learnt At Tech Giant
A former Microsoft India employee, who is now running a company of his own, recently shared valuable lessons he learnt while working at the global tech giant.
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Man Says Getting Fired From Microsoft Hyderabad Was A "Blessing In Disguise". Read Post
A former Microsoft employee recently shared how getting fired from the IT company was indeed a blessing in disguise.
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Steve Ballmer Is Now Richer Than Bill Gates, A First For Microsoft Employees
Steve Ballmer passed Bill Gates on Monday to become the sixth-richest person in the world, the first time the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. has been wealthier than the company's co-founder.
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Microsoft, Aptos Labs Partner to Unite Web3, Artificial Intelligence: Details
Microsoft has struck a partnership with Aptos Labs to merge AI with blockchain for industry-level solutions. As part of the deal, Aptos will utilise Microsoft’s AI infrastructure to curate industry solutions related to banking, agriculture, health, and education among other sectors.
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Google's Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say
Google, the trusted internet-search giant, is providing low-quality information in a race to keep up with the competition, while giving less priority to its ethical commitments, according to 18 current and former workers at the company and internal documentation reviewed by Bloomberg.
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AI Experts Express Concerns With Elon Musk-Backed Letter Citing Their Research
Four artificial intelligence experts have expressed concern after their work was cited in an open letter – co-signed by Elon Musk – demanding an urgent pause in research. The letter called for a six-month circuit-breaker in the development of systems "more powerful" than Microsoft-backed OpenAI's new GPT-4, which can hold human-like conversatio...
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Startup Founded by Ex-Apple Workers Raises $100 Million, Collaborates With OpenAI
A startup founded by former Apple employees has announced that it raised $100 million (roughly Rs. 800 crore) in funding. The startup, Humane, could be working on a wearable device projecting information that can be manipulated by users with their hands, according to patent filings and a video posted by the company.
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343 Industries Says It Will Continue Development on Halo Games Amidst Microsoft Layoffs
Amidst rumours that active Halo development was being handed over to a third-party studio, current developers 343 Industries has planted its flag, claiming that it will continue work on the franchise “now and in the future.” The news comes in the wake of Microsoft laying off 10,000 employees from its company, which includes the games division.
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Activision Blizzard Q1 Earnings Take Hit From Weak 'Call of Duty' Demand
Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard missed estimates for first-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, hurt by low demand for its latest title "Call of Duty: Vanguard".
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Meta Is Roping In Employees From Apple and Microsoft, Augmented Reality Experts in Focus: Report
Mark Zuckerberg is filling up the AR teams of its rebranded Meta platform (formerly Facebook) with the top minds in the industry. Meta is trying to get engineers from Apple and Microsoft to join its company instead. The companies are rivals in the tech space, the sentiment which is now extending to the metaverse sector as well.
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Former Chrome Team Member Takes a Dig at Hardships Behind Creating Internet Explorer
Former Google Employee has responded to ex-Microsoft employee Hadi Partovi who tweeted on Monday about what went behind creating internet Explorer that is soon shutting down.
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Former Microsoft Employee Faces Heat For "Glorifying Toxic Work Culture"
A former Microsoft employee is facing heat after several Twitter users pointed out that his description of the time he spent at the company amounted to glorification of a toxic work culture.
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GTA 6 Development Confirmed Via Rockstar India Ex-Employee Resume
Grand Theft Auto 6 or GTA 6 as it's known, is in development. According to a resume of a former Rockstar India employee, it appears that the successor to GTA 5, one of the most popular games ever, is in the works.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Animation Comparison to Uncharted Is ‘Unfair’: Former BioWare Employee
Wondering why Mass Effect: Andromeda's animations are the way they are? A video games animator explains all.
