The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has more than 130,000 job cuts across 457 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized […]
Archives for 12th October 2024
76ers fans fall in love with Paul George after stellar preseason debut
Star forward Paul George made his NBA preseason debut with the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he did not disappoint. After just a single preseason matchup, Sixers fans are already falling in love with their newest star. George recorded 23 points, six rebounds, two assists, and a steal on 8 of […]
Anthropic CEO goes full techno-optimist in 15,000-word paean to AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants you to know he’s not an AI “doomer.” At least, that’s my read of the “mic drop” of a ~15,000 word essay Amodei published to his blog late Friday. (I tried asking Anthropic’s Claude chatbot whether it concurred, but alas, the post exceeded the free plan’s length limit.) In broad […]
Dodgers vs. Padres live score, updates, highlights from NLDS Game 5 in 2024 MLB playoffs
After a back-and-forth series full of offensive firepower, the Padres and Dodgers have pushed the NLDS to a winner-take-all Game 5. On Friday night, Los Angeles will host the decisive matchup after each team has claimed two games apiece in the series. The two division rivals have both put together impressive postseason wins thus far, […]
Researchers question AI’s ‘reasoning’ ability as models stumble on math problems with trivial changes
How do machine learning models do what they do? And are they really “thinking” or “reasoning” the way we understand those things? This is a philosophical question as much as a practical one, but a new paper making the rounds Friday suggests that the answer is, at least for now, a pretty clear “no.” A […]