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Sam Altman’s ouster puts a new twist into OpenAI’s complicated relationship with Microsoft

GeekWire

Reports overnight indicate that a conflict between Altman’s ambitions for OpenAI and the mission of the nonprofit were at the core of the board’s decision to oust him as CEO and remove OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman as chairman. At the event, on Nov. The developer day was an issue. ’ ” McIlwain said.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” NASA’s social media presence, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, and John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show are among the winners of this year’s Webby Awards. National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things.

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Big Tech’s employees are one of the biggest checks on its power

Vox

Zhang has been invited to speak before the UK Parliament, lawmakers in India, and other governmental bodies about regulation to limit the harm of social media platforms like Facebook. Every application I sent would be an immediate rejection. Since then, she’s found a new audience to share her story with: international lawmakers.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

GeekWire

This kind of work needs developers to be very precise in development work and to write code that is very optimized since any sloppiness in performance here affects all applications on Windows. Medina, co-founder and CEO, previously worked for Amazon Web Services and led a division of Microsoft. Matt Oppenheimer , Remitly.

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

GeekWire

That solution was Legalpad, a startup she co-founded along with Brandon Bloom that helps businesses collect, compile and submit work visa applications. based startup that helps developers build identity authentication capabilities into their applications, reached that status last year with a massive $103 million round.

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Cybercrooks Are Increasingly Adept at Gaming Google's Services

SecureWorld News

Scammers and malware authors know a good opportunity when they see one, especially if it's a vulnerability in a popular web service. One notorious scheme like this piggybacked on vulnerabilities in popular CMS platforms, such as WordPress and Drupal, to hack websites used by big-name nonprofits, U.S.

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