** Thousands of Americans Abandoned by US Regulators, Savings Vanish.
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** Enthusiast Acquires Rare Silicon Graphics Workstation, Successfully Boots IRIX 6.2.
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** OpenAI faces criticism after accidentally deleting data in NY Times copyright lawsuit. The company's engineers erased search data stored on a virtual machine, which may have been relevant to the case. However, OpenAI claims the deletion was due to a system misconfiguration requested by the plaintiffs.
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** Advanced Persistent Threat Groups Exploit Weaknesses in Wi-Fi Networks, Demonstrating Sophisticated Attack Methods.
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A new tool, tjq, has been developed to improve json manipulation by providing more informative error messages and debugging capabilities. Unlike jq, tjq builds a "shape" of expected data flow, allowing for global error detection.
Source: https://github.com/alpaylan/tjq
** Microsoft Offers Significant Discounts on Project Management and Diagramming Software; Users Can Purchase Microsoft Project Professional 2024 and Visio Professional 2024 for $80 Each.
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** Elon Musk criticized for singling out and harassing individual federal workers on X, sparking concerns about online safety.
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Source: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303594/elon-musk-harassing-federal-workers-x
MaXX Interactive Desktop Seeks to Revive SGI User Experience with Modern Features
The MaXX Interactive Desktop project aims to reimplement the classic IRIX desktop experience, focusing on performance, stability, and productivity. Developed from scratch for speed and simplicity, the modern interface supports SGI Color Schemes while introducing Unicode and UTF-8 support, anti-aliased font rendering, and hardware acceleration.
** Sequoia Capital Marks Up 2020 Fund by 25%, Amidst Uncertainty for Other VC Funds
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Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/22/sequoia-marks-up-its-2020-fund-by-25/
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could impact the Universal Service Fund (USF), a program providing broadband subsidies for low-income and rural areas. The USF helps fund internet access and equipment for schools, as well as telecommunications services for millions of people. The court will consider whether Congress properly delegated authority to the FCC in setting contribution rates for telecommunications companies.
** Microsoft Office Pro and Windows 11 Pro Bundle Deal Offers 87% Discount, but Raises Questions About Lifetime License.
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Illumen Capital doubles down on support for underrepresented funds with new $32.75M Catalyst Fund, aiming to address racial bias in investing and back the next generation of VC managers.
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Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/22/illumen-capital-doubles-down-on-supporting-underrepresented-funds/
**Former Coatue executive and angel investor launch new venture firm**
Michael Gilroy, a former head of fintech investments at Coatue, and Gokul Rajaram, a seasoned tech executive and prolific angel investor, are launching a yet-to-be-named VC firm. The new firm plans to invest in early-stage US-based fintech and software startups, building on the experience of its founders.
Hyundai Unveils Ioniq 9, an all-electric three-row SUV. The vehicle features improved range and performance capabilities compared to its predecessors. Additionally, TechCrunch reports on other industry news, including the development of human washing machines, regulatory actions against tech giants like Google and Meta, and cybersecurity incidents involving high-profile individuals.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/video/tour-the-new-hyundai-ioniq-9/
DirecTV Abandons Dish Merger Deal Amid Bondholder Concerns
DirecTV has dropped plans to acquire Dish, citing concerns from bondholders. The proposed deal, announced in September, would have created a TV service megamerger. However, bondholders rejected the takeover, fearing it would cut their holdings' value by $1.5 billion.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303559/directv-dish-merger-deal-abandoned
"Babbel Language Learning Subscription Available at Discounted Price - Lifetime Access to 14 Languages for $130"
** A lightweight, cross-platform window abstraction library called RGFW has been released. It's written in pure C99 and supports various platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. RGFW provides a flexible event system and supports OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, and other graphics backends.
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OpenAI Funds Research into AI Morality, But Can Machines Truly Understand Ethics?
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/22/openai-is-funding-research-into-ai-morality/
** ChatGPT: Everything You Need to Know About the AI Chatbot
ChatGPT is a popular AI-powered chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to generate text after a user enters a prompt. The chatbot is utilizing GPT-4, a large language model uses deep learning produce human-like text. It was released for public use November 30, 2022. Both the free version of ChatGPT and paid ChatGPT Plus are regularly updating with new GPT models. The most recent model is GPT-40. There is a free version of chatbot that only requires sign-in addition to the paid plus experience.
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Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/22/chatgpt-everything-to-know-about-the-ai-chatbot/
** Amazon Devices on Sale for Early Black Friday Deals, Including Kindles and Fire Tablets. Explore discounted options before the big sale event.
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Source: https://www.wired.com/story/black-friday-amazon-devices-deals-2024/