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OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap is transitioning to a special projects role reporting to Sam Altman; Fidji Simo is taking medical leave for several weeks (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg : OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap is transitioning to a special projects role reporting to Sam Altman; Fidji Simo is taking medical leave for several weeks   —  OpenAI's chief operating officer is shifting into a new role and two other top executives are going on leave due to health reasons … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/fzBjbgh via IFTTT
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Sources: Mercor asked professionals in fields like entertainment to sell their prior work materials for AI training, even if the IP could belong to ex-employers (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal)

Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal : Sources: Mercor asked professionals in fields like entertainment to sell their prior work materials for AI training, even if the IP could belong to ex-employers   —  AI models from the tech giants constantly need new training data.  This $10 billion startup is on the hunt for fresh resources. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/raE4VN6 via IFTTT

The CFTC sues Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois over their actions against prediction markets, saying it has the "exclusive" authority to regulate such markets (Alex Harring/CNBC)

Alex Harring / CNBC : The CFTC sues Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois over their actions against prediction markets, saying it has the “exclusive” authority to regulate such markets   —  A federal commission on Wednesday announced lawsuits against three states over its ability to exclusively regulate prediction markets. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/tYBfukF via IFTTT

OpenAI acquires popular tech news show TBPN; the show will stay the same and will continue to air live at 11am PT weekdays (John Coogan/@johncoogan)

John Coogan / @johncoogan : OpenAI acquires popular tech news show TBPN; the show will stay the same and will continue to air live at 11am PT weekdays   —  TBPN has been acquired by OpenAI! The show is staying the same and we'll continue to go live at 11am pacific every weekday. This is a full circle moment for me as I've worked with @sama for well over a decade. He funded my first company in 2013. Then helped us fix a serious from Techmeme https://ift.tt/1YIrnOH via IFTTT

Cognichip, which is building an AI model for chip design, raised a $60M Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch : Cognichip, which is building an AI model for chip design, raised a $60M Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan   —  The most advanced silicon chips have accelerated the development of artificial intelligence.  Now, can AI return the favor? from Techmeme https://ift.tt/e3nGPHZ via IFTTT

Franklin Templeton agrees to acquire CoinFund spinoff 250 Digital to form Franklin Crypto, which will offer strategies designed for institutional investors (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)

Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal : Franklin Templeton agrees to acquire CoinFund spinoff 250 Digital to form Franklin Crypto, which will offer strategies designed for institutional investors   —  Money manager's crypto investment unit will offer strategies designed for institutional investors from Techmeme https://ift.tt/icQouVM via IFTTT

Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw pleads not guilty to US federal charges of helping smuggle billions of dollars' worth of Nvidia-powered servers to China (Bob Van Voris/Bloomberg)

Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg : Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw pleads not guilty to US federal charges of helping smuggle billions of dollars' worth of Nvidia-powered servers to China   —  Super Micro Computer Inc. co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw pleaded not guilty Wednesday in New York to charges … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/nEc7LVx via IFTTT