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Tails OS joins forces with Tor Project in merger

Enlarge (credit: The Tor Project) The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining forces with Tails, the maker of a portable operating system that uses Tor. Both organizations seek to pool resources, lower overhead, and collaborate more closely on their mission of online anonymity. Tails and the Tor...

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Exponential growth brews 1 million AI models on Hugging Face

Enlarge (credit: Hugging Face / anucha sirivisansuwan via Getty Images) On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face surpassed 1 million AI model listings for the first time, marking a milestone in the rapidly expanding field of machine learning. An AI model is a computer program (often using a neural network) trained on data to perform...

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As OpenAI CTO and two others depart, Altman denies link to restructuring plans

Enlarge / Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California, on October 17, 2023. (credit: PATRICK T. FALLON via Getty Images) On Wednesday, OpenAI Chief Technical Officer Mira Murati announced she is leaving the company in a surprise resignation shared on the...

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OpenAI plans tectonic shift from nonprofit to for-profit, giving Altman equity

Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / OpenAI) On Wednesday, Reuters reported that OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation, moving away from control by its nonprofit board. The shift marks a dramatic change for the AI company behind ChatGPT, potentially making it more attractive to investors while...

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How Meta Distanced Itself From Politics

Ahead of November’s election, Meta has de-emphasized political content on Facebook, Instagram and Threads and doesn’t want to talk about candidates or campaigns.