Meet the Board of OpenAI Who Pushed Out Sam Altman
Listen to article (2 minutes) Here are the four OpenAI board members who pushed out CEO Sam Altman on Friday, leading to an employee revolt that is seeking their removal and threatening the company’s future. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Source link
Jaroslav Silhavy: Czech Republic manager steps down after qualifying for Euro 2024
As a player, Czech Jaroslav Silhavy made 464 top-flight appearances in his homeland, a league record until 2022 Jaroslav Silhavy has stepped down as Czech Republic manager after securing qualification for Euro 2024. Silhavy, 62, took charge in September 2018 and led the Czech Republic to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. The Czech Republic booked […]
OpenAI’s Ineffective Altruists vs. Sam Altman
Corporate power struggles aren’t rare, and most companies survive them. But the OpenAI board’s sudden ouster of CEO Sam Altman last week looks increasingly like a misguided kamikaze run. It’s hard to see who benefits from the melodrama besides opponents of innovation. News of Mr. Altman’s removal late Friday shocked Silicon Valley. Mr. Altman helped […]
The Potemkin 2024 Presidential Debate Commission
The Commission on Presidential Debates on Monday announced three dates and locations for the 2024 TV extravaganzas it’s planning, but a real question is whether anybody will show up. The public can benefit from well run debates that put White House hopefuls on the same stage, but the commission’s position looks precarious. Every four years […]
Mayor Wu’s Boston Housing Problem
The political prospects for restoring rent control in Boston aren’t looking good. But that hasn’t stopped Mayor Michelle Wu from trying to revive it. This month an effort to put the question before voters failed. Sponsored by state Rep. Mike Connolly, it would have given localities the option of introducing rent control. But it gathered […]
Gaza Is Gen Z's First Real War
Many young people grew up believing war was passé and peace was normal. Source link
Shane Dowrich: West Indies wicketkeeper returns to squad for England ODI series
Shane Dowrich scored 234 runs across five games for Comb C&C in the 2023-24 Super50 Cup Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich has been named in the West Indies squad for December’s one-day international series against England. Dowrich, 32, has made 35 Test appearances but has only represented West Indies once in white-ball cricket. After a strong 2023-24 […]
My School Doesn’t Tolerate Anti-Semitism
America’s elite colleges and universities are soft on terrorism and strong on anti-Semitism. Who knew? Weak-kneed responses by academic leaders to Hamas’s attack on Israel, coupled with soaring anti-Semitism on campuses, have created a crisis. Jewish students are increasingly unsafe, while major donors are alarmed by the harmful ideas promoted by the institutions they support. […]
Trump’s Dire Words Raise New Fears About His Authoritarian Bent
Donald J. Trump rose to power with political campaigns that largely attacked external targets, including immigration from predominantly Muslim countries and from south of the United States-Mexico border. But now, in his third presidential bid, some of his most vicious and debasing attacks have been leveled at domestic opponents. During a Veterans Day speech, Mr. […]
Inside Ohio State’s DEI Factory
A search committee seeking a professor of military history rejected one applicant “because his diversity statement demonstrated poor understanding of diversity and inclusion issues.” Another committee noted that an applicant to be a professor of nuclear physics could understand the plight of minorities in academia because he was married to “an immigrant in Texas in […]