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Sam Altman’s OpenAI ditches plan to become for-profit company after fierce pushback
OpenAI will continue to be governed by a non-profit entity going forward, CEO Sam Altman announced Monday – a move that came after the ChatGPT...
OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business
After months spent pursuing a plan to convert itself into a for-profit business, OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will...
Isles win draft lottery for first time since '09
The New York Islanders won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vaulted nine teams -- including the last-place San Jose Sharks -- in winning the...
'Build, baby, build': Burgum warns that more data centers needed to win technological arms race
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is pushing for the construction of new data centers to fuel the nation's artificial intelligence ambitions in...
Corrupt Venezuelan officials ‘facilitated’ Tren de Aragua gang’s reign of terror in US
A newly released intelligence assessment has found that some Venezuelan government officials “facilitated” the illegal migration of members of the...
Bill enshrining ‘Gulf of America’ name change into law advances to full House vote
“Despite the claims … that Republicans are wasting time, the truth is that we’re moving forward with legislation that defends American interests,”...