Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year alleging it had betrayed its founding aims as a nonprofit research lab benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. The world's richest man, whose companies include Tesla, SpaceX and social media platform X, last year started his own rival AI company, xAI. Musk says it faces unfair competition from OpenAI and its close business partner Microsoft, which has supplied the huge computing resources needed to build AI systems such as ChatGPT. “OpenAI and Microsoft together exploiting Musk’s donations so they can build a for-profit monopoly, one now specifically targeting xAI, is just too much,” says Musk's filing that alleges the companies are violating the terms of Musk’s foundational contributions to the charity. OpenAI is filing a response Friday opposing Musk’s requested order, saying it would cripple OpenAI’s business and mission to the advantage of Musk and his own AI company. A hearing is set for January before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland. At the heart of the dispute is a 2017 internal power struggle at the fledgling startup that led to Altman becoming OpenAI's CEO. Musk also sought to be CEO and in an email outlined a plan where he would “unequivocally have initial control of the company” but said that would be temporary. He grew frustrated after two other OpenAI co-founders said he would hold too much power as a major shareholder and chief executive if the startup succeeded in its goal to achieve better-than-human AI known as artificial general intelligence , or AGI. Musk has long voiced concerns about how advanced forms of AI could threaten humanity. “The current structure provides you with a path where you end up with unilateral absolute control over the AGI," said a 2017 email to Musk from co-founders Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman. “You stated that you don't want to control the final AGI, but during this negotiation, you've shown to us that absolute control is extremely important to you.” In the same email, titled “Honest Thoughts,” Sutskever and Brockman also voiced concerns about Altman's desire to be CEO and whether he was motivated by “political goals.” Altman eventually succeeded in becoming CEO, and has remained so except for a period last year when he was fired and then reinstated days later after the board that ousted him was replaced. OpenAI published the messages Friday in a blog post meant to show its side of the story, particularly Musk's early support for the idea of making OpenAI a for-profit business so it could raise money for the hardware and computer power that AI needs. It was Musk, through his wealth manager Jared Birchall, who first registered “Open Artificial Technologies Technologies, Inc.”, a public benefit corporation, in September 2017. Then came the “Honest Thoughts” email that Musk described as the “final straw.” “Either go do something on your own or continue with OpenAI as a nonprofit,” Musk wrote back. OpenAI said Musk later proposed merging the startup into Tesla before resigning as the co-chair of OpenAI's board in early 2018. Musk didn't immediately respond to emailed requests for comment sent to his companies Friday. Asked about his frayed relationship with Musk at a New York Times conference last week, Altman said he felt “tremendously sad” but also characterized Musk’s legal fight as one about business competition. “He’s a competitor and we’re doing well,” Altman said. He also said at the conference that he is “not that worried” about the Tesla CEO’s influence with President-elect Donald Trump. OpenAI said Friday that Altman plans to make a $1 million personal donation to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with the incoming administration.Trump still hasn’t signed papers to officially start transition, White House says
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Professor Sean Tweedy used to be a classifier for international paralympic sport. or signup to continue reading It was his job to determine how an athlete's disability affected their ability to perform their sport. "I'd ask them to do certain activities and they'd say 'look, I'll do as well as I can for you but you've got to know my disability is more severe than this', Prof Tweedy told AAP on Tuesday. "I should be in a class with more severe disabilities, it's only because I've worked so hard that I can do these things." And so began a scientific quest to determine whether performance-driven sport could arrest the motor function decline of disabled athletes. With the support of the University of Queensland, the paraSTART program was created. Prof Tweedy says people with severe disabilities are an under-studied population. So his team selected three people with severe cerebral palsy who had never swum before to participate in a training regime that replicated that of an elite para-athlete. Nate Woolgar was one of those who joined in 2017. "I was very keen to learn to swim because I was actually kind of tired of being anxious around swimming pools," he told AAP. The program included two-to-three weekly swimming sessions, along with strength and conditioning work as well as a diet regime and sleep training. "We were mostly managing drowning risks in the first few weeks, they were genuinely learning to swim, Prof Tweedy said. "It was about six-to-12 months before they would start to do sessions that weren't just about staying afloat - they were able to physically exert themselves." The athletes were asked to stick around for a year, but seven years later they are all still going - with 24 more people joining the training program. "There have been some very challenging times, but there's been no times where I felt that I wanted to stop", Mr Woolgar said. Despite not being able to stand or walk independently, they can all now swim a kilometre. While medium-to-mild cerebral palsy is generally not degenerative, people with severe CP often experience a decline from the age of nine to through to adolescence. But all three athletes in the program defied that typical decline by improving their motor function. Prof Tweedy described the results as "phenomenal". He said he would have been prepared to make the argument that if there wasn't any motor improvement the participants still got a whole lot our of it. "They made friends, they felt good about themselves, they're swimming faster, and they're into a sport that gave them a sense of purpose." Mr Woolgar is one of the cohort's strongest swimmers with a promising future, alongside his swimming mate Jamie Booth who is a national record holder. "My goal for the program right now is to reach the Queensland state times for people in my swimming class, and I'm two seconds off, Mr Woolgar said. Prof Tweedy hopes more funding could see the program expand to help people with severe disabilities who are "not even getting in pool, or to the start line". "The creation of opportunities would start to reduce the likelihood they have never swum before and make champions out of them," he said. It's not about creating elite athletes, but rather giving those often overlooked in the sporting arena a chance to experience the benefits that come with it. "My mental state has definitely improved because of all the exercise I'm doing, Mr Woolgar said. "And in terms of the body, I definitely feel fitter and stronger. So that's just been, overall for my everyday life, it's been really, really good." Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data. Read our . AdvertisementU.S. Dialysis Market to See Rapid Expansion Over the Next Decade 2024-2032
Is a liberal arts degree useless if you want to succeed in life? Not at all.NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time. In a post on his social media site Friday, Trump said his party would try to end the practice when he returns to office. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” he wrote. Setting clocks forward one hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall is intended to maximize daylight during summer months, but has long been subject to scrutiny. Daylight saving time was first adopted as a wartime measure in 1942. Lawmakers have occasionally proposed getting rid of the time change altogether. The most prominent recent attempt, a now-stalled bipartisan bill named the Sunshine Protection Act , had proposed making daylight saving time permanent. The measure was sponsored by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio , whom Trump has tapped to helm the State Department. “Changing the clock twice a year is outdated and unnecessary,” Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said as the Senate voted in favor of the measure. Health experts have said that lawmakers have it backward and that standard time should be made permanent. Some health groups , including the American Medical Association and American Academy of Sleep Medicine, have said that it’s time to do away with time switches and that sticking with standard time aligns better with the sun — and human biology. Most countries do not observe daylight saving time. For those that do, the date that clocks are changed varies, creating a complicated tapestry of changing time differences. Arizona and Hawaii don't change their clocks at all.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — When the referee whistled for the free kick just outside the area, Atletico Madrid forward Julián Álvarez quickly picked up the ball and moved in position to take the shot. “When I saw the free kick, I told Rodri (Rodrigo De Paul) that I felt confident with the shot,” Álvarez said. “And it was a great goal.” Álvarez, Atletico’s main signing in the offseason , has not been lacking confidence lately. The Argentina forward curled in the free kick shot in the 15th minute for the first of his two goals in the team’s 6-0 rout of Brest in the Champions League on Tuesday — the team’s biggest ever away win in European competitions. “We’ll keep rotating who takes the free kicks,” said Álvarez, who also found the net in the 59th. It was Álvarez’s seventh goal in the last 10 matches, and third in his last three games across all competitions. The 24-year-old had a slow start to his first season with Atletico, scoring twice in 10 matches. “It was a matter of time before we started connecting well with each other,” said Álvarez, who joined Atletico after two seasons at Manchester City. “We have to stay on this path to keep improving.” RELATED COVERAGE Messi’s son debuts at Argentina youth tournament as grandparents watch ‘Unbelievable’ Odegaard transforms Arsenal and gets Saka smiling again Man City blows 3-goal lead and gets booed by fans in draw with Feyenoord in Champions League Ángel Correa also scored two goals for Atletico, with Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann adding one each. “We know that in this format of the competition we need to keep adding the three points and scoring goals,” Álvarez said. “It’s important to get the points and the goals.” Atletico was sitting in 13th place in the 36-team league standings. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Jonathan Greenard was gassed, gasping for breath and gulping some water late in the game on Minnesota's sideline, having chased around Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray to the point of sheer exhaustion after fighting through an illness all week. The Cardinals faced fourth down in those closing seconds , trailing by one, and Greenard needed a break. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell let defensive coordinator Brian Flores see the formation the Cardinals sent out and deftly called timeout. The badly wanted Greenard, who'd been battling an illness all week, back in the game. “'You ready to go? You ready to go? You ready to go?'” O'Connell asked, smiling later as he reflected on his eagerness and the rarity of using a timeout to give a defensive player a rest. “No doubt, he was going back on the field and going to have a really impactful snap.” Greenard and the rest of the pass rush put enough heat on Murray to force a that Shaquill Griffin intercepted to seal a 23-22 comeback victory that stretched Minnesota's winning streak to five. “He’s playing some high-level football. I don’t know where we’re at with postseason accolades, but he should be in the conversation for a number of those,” Flores said. “I feel like I say this every week: We’re lucky to have him.” Greenard is tied for fourth in the NFL with 32 pressures, according to Sportradar tracking. He's also tied for fourth in the league with 10 sacks. “He’s always popping off the tape, no matter what week it is,” teammate Harrison Smith said. “Especially in crunch time.” Those basic statistics only begin to show the impact Greenard has made on the Vikings, who made him their top priority in free agency this year once it was clear Danielle Hunter priced himself out of the plan. Greenard has not only blossomed into one of the league's most effective edge rushers after four injury-limited seasons with Houston, but he has also been a major part of Minnesota's success against the ground attack to the tune of an NFL-leading average allowance of 81.3 rushing yards per game. “The underrated part is just the all-down aspect of the physicality, setting edges, playing blocks and making some plays at or behind the line of scrimmage that set up his chances to then rush the passer,” O'Connell said. “He’s played a ton. We’re trying to be aware of just how much he’s played and see if we can give him some spurts here and there where we can kind of keep his play count where we want it, but at the same time he’s one of our best players. As I like to call him, he’s the closer.” Never was that nickname more evident than against the Cardinals. Pushed wide on his rush by left tackle Paris Johnson Jr., Greenard stabbed at Murray with his left hand to graze just enough of the ball to poke it loose. Murray fell on it to maintain possession, but the sack put the Cardinals in an uphill third-and-13 play. This time, Greenard deftly slid to the inside to keep full vision on one of the NFL’s most elusive quarterbacks. Pressure by Patrick Jones prompted Murray to take off as he barely avoided another sack, and Greenard was in ideal position to minimize the scramble. Once Murray hesitated to try to juke him and approaching cornerback Byron Murphy for more yardage, Greenard caught up and corralled him — inbounds, forcing the Cardinals to burn another timeout — for a 3-yard gain. Afterward, Greenard drew a straight line from those plays back to his offseason training. “If your tongue ain’t on the ground after your workouts, I feel like you’re not doing enough, especially the guys on the quarterbacks,” Greenard said. With the U.S. Bank Stadium crowd roaring, Greenard doubled over and asked to be subbed out. “I just wanted to show that I’m running my tail off to that football. It just so happened that he cut back and I was like, ‘Oh, perfect,'” Greenard said. “That was tough.” ___ AP NFL: Dave Campbell, The Associated PressSports on TV for Nov. 23 - 24
Dozens of workers sacked by Glasgow tech firm weeks before Christmas as bosses travel to Spain
Only 30 per cent of NRL players cited money as a reason to change clubs, according to a timely Rugby League Players’ Association survey conducted just as the game prepares to expand into new markets. An RLPA Player’s Pulse poll of its members, numbering more than 700 male and female respondents, provided a range of insights into satisfaction levels with clubs and agents. The most intriguing finding stemmed from their motivation to change teams. While 80 per cent of the broader Australian workforce cited financial gain and easing cost of living as their driver to change jobs, less than one in three players were driven by money to change teams. The insights are timely given the NRL just granted PNG a licence to enter the competition in 2028 , while a Perth franchise could soon be given the nod to come in a year earlier. PNG hopes the lure of tax-free status will be an extra incentive for prospective targets, but the survey results suggest most players will prioritise other considerations. “Total remuneration is, of course, important to players as it is to anyone in the community,” said RLPA chief executive Clint Newton. “However, what primarily motivates players to sign for other clubs is, on the whole, not driven purely by financial terms. That has been consistent for many years in our surveys of our members.” Penrith co-captain Isaah Yeo said the tax concessions would make it hard for players to ignore the franchise. “Safety would be the first one you’d need to [address],” Yeo said on Friday after being awarded the Gold Boot award for best international player for 2024.SIXTY workers were axed over WhatsApp without pay - before the bosses allegedly jetted off to Spain, it’s claimed. Marketing group 4iCG Ltd - who operate under the brands Pursuit Marketing and Your Shortlist - told workers their employment was terminated on Wednesday, December 11, over the messaging app. 8 Pursuit Marketing's offices are located in Finneston, Glasgow Credit: Les Gallagher 8 Co-founder and Director Robert Copeland Credit: Facebook 8 COO Lorraine Gray Credit: Linkedin 8 Robert and Lorraine drinking together in Spain, where the firm has offices Credit: Facebook And it is claimed devastated staff were told they would not receive any pay before Christmas . Yesterday it was confirmed the company had gone into liquidation the day before the bombshell announcement. A source told the Scottish Sun: “My relative worked for Pursuit Marketing and they told all their staff that they were laid off. “That’s over 60 members of staff. And they also said that they won’t be getting paid before Christmas. READ MORE SCOTTISH NEWS ARMED TAUNTS Boozed-up yobs wielding axes & machetes bringing terror to Scots council area 'TOXIC' Death probe at Scots maternity unit after report found mums & babies came to harm “And the owners are supposed to have left for Spain right after sacking everyone”. The Glasgow -based parent company also has a base in Torremolinos in Malaga. Absolute scumbags Pursuit Marketing. Leaving people with no pay or wages in December. How can you look at yourselves in the mirror! Messages from affected staff Messages from affected staff, seen by the Scottish Sun, said: “Looks like my employers have liquidated and are now in Spain . “Absolute scumbags Pursuit Marketing. Leaving people with no pay or wages in December. 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The firm, which has offices in the Finneston area of the city, is a marketing consulting company that specialises in “demand generation, telemarketing, digital marketing and creative design”. Pursuit Marketing is one of two brands that operate under The 4ICG Group, which described itself as being “the driving force behind the most talked-about B2B marketing brands” in over 32 countries. I have 60-odd friends who have families who will not get their December salary this Christmas... This behaviour has to be called out Messages from affected staff The other brand that is part of the group is called YourShortlist and it is said to offer “non-chargeable, expert, technology-buying advice.” Furious workers claim co-founder and director Robert Copeland and chief operating officer Lorraine Gray went to Spain after delivering the news . Workers have been trying to get in touch with HR since bosses delivered the news. Pursuit Marketing has since removed its Facebook page. Their website has also been wiped and the phone lines rang out before eventually going to voicemail with an automated message saying “all agents are busy”. ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP THE mass layoffs come six years after bosses at Pursuit Marketing treated over 40 members of staff to an all-expenses paid luxury sunshine break to thank them for their hard work. Back in February 2018, the firm flew out their entire staff to Tenerife to celebrate for a long weekend as part of the company's seventh-anniversary celebrations. The team spent four days at the holiday resort as a reward for smashing sales targets the year before. At the time, COO Lorraine Gray said: "They are an outstanding team, and we wanted to say a very big 'thank you' for all their hard work. "Taking them away from winter conditions for a break in the sun seemed like the best way to let them know how much we appreciate their efforts." The agency, which was created in 2011, has also previously picked up gongs including SME Employer of the Year and Glasgow's Best Workplace. Connected brand YourShortlist, which has its offices in the same building as Pursuit Marketing, has also had its website taken down. It was unreachable over the phone with an automated message saying “Number not assigned, goodbye” when tried by the Scottish Sun. Alistair McAlinden, managing director at Interpath and joint provisional liquidator, added: “We understand news of the Companies’ closure will be distressing to their dedicated employees. "Our priority will be to support all those impacted by redundancy, including supporting them with applications to the Redundancy Payments Service.” Read more on the Scottish Sun BATTY WEATHER Record-breaking snow & temps on the way for Scotland as expert issues warning GER KIDDING Tottenham fans blast ex-Spurs star as he's spotted wildly celebrating Gers goal Geoff Jacobs, managing director at Interpath and joint provisional liquidator, said: “The Companies have an extensive database utilised by providers and buyers of IT solutions as an online marketplace, as well as white labels marketing campaigns for large global customers. "Parties interested in acquiring the business should contact us at the earliest opportunity.” 8 Pursuit Marketing is one of two brands that operate under The 4ICG Group Credit: Linkedin 8 Workers claim bosses laid off 60 members of staff two weeks before Christmas Credit: Facebook 8 It is claimed they sacked staff in a WhatsApp group chat Credit: Facebook 8 Staff have hit out at bosses Credit: Facebook
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Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. Neuberger divulged the scope of the hack a day after the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued guidance intended to help root out the hackers and prevent similar cyberespionage in the future. White House officials cautioned that the number of telecommunication firms and countries impacted could grow. The U.S. believes the hackers were able to gain access to communications of senior U.S. government officials and prominent political figures through the hack, Neuberger said. “We don’t believe any classified communications has been compromised,” Neuberger added during a call with reporters. She added that Biden was briefed on the findings and the White House “made it a priority for the federal government to do everything it can to get to the bottom this.” The Chinese embassy in Washington rejected the accusations that it was responsible for the hack Tuesday after the U.S. federal authorities issued new guidance. “The U.S. needs to stop its own cyberattacks against other countries and refrain from using cyber security to smear and slander China,” embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said. The embassy did not immediately respond to messages Wednesday. White House officials believe the hacking was regionally targeted and the focus was on very senior government officials. Federal authorities confirmed in October that hackers linked to China targeted the phones of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, along with people associated with Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. The number of countries impacted by the hack is currently believed to be in the “low, couple dozen,” according to a senior administration official. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity under rules set by the White House, said they believed the hacks started at least a year or two ago. The suggestions for telecom companies released Tuesday are largely technical in nature, urging encryption, centralization and consistent monitoring to deter cyber intrusions. If implemented, the security precautions could help disrupt the operation, dubbed Salt Typhoon, and make it harder for China or any other nation to mount a similar attack in the future, experts say. Neuberger pointed to efforts made to beef up cybersecurity in the rail, aviation, energy and other sectors following the May 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline . “So, to prevent ongoing Salt Typhoon type intrusions by China, we believe we need to apply a similar minimum cybersecurity practice,” Neuberger said. The cyberattack by a gang of criminal hackers on the critical U.S. pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used along the Eastern Seaboard, sent ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging energy infrastructure. Colonial confirmed it paid $4.4 million to the gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems as it scrambled to get the nation's fuel pipeline back online.
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Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year alleging it had betrayed its founding aims as a nonprofit research lab benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. The world's richest man, whose companies include Tesla, SpaceX and social media platform X, last year started his own rival AI company, xAI. Musk says it faces unfair competition from OpenAI and its close business partner Microsoft, which has supplied the huge computing resources needed to build AI systems such as ChatGPT. “OpenAI and Microsoft together exploiting Musk’s donations so they can build a for-profit monopoly, one now specifically targeting xAI, is just too much,” says Musk's filing that alleges the companies are violating the terms of Musk’s foundational contributions to the charity. OpenAI is filing a response Friday opposing Musk’s requested order, saying it would cripple OpenAI’s business and mission to the advantage of Musk and his own AI company. A hearing is set for January before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland. At the heart of the dispute is a 2017 internal power struggle at the fledgling startup that led to Altman becoming OpenAI's CEO. Musk also sought to be CEO and in an email outlined a plan where he would “unequivocally have initial control of the company” but said that would be temporary. He grew frustrated after two other OpenAI co-founders said he would hold too much power as a major shareholder and chief executive if the startup succeeded in its goal to achieve better-than-human AI known as artificial general intelligence , or AGI. Musk has long voiced concerns about how advanced forms of AI could threaten humanity. “The current structure provides you with a path where you end up with unilateral absolute control over the AGI," said a 2017 email to Musk from co-founders Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman. “You stated that you don't want to control the final AGI, but during this negotiation, you've shown to us that absolute control is extremely important to you.” In the same email, titled “Honest Thoughts,” Sutskever and Brockman also voiced concerns about Altman's desire to be CEO and whether he was motivated by “political goals.” Altman eventually succeeded in becoming CEO, and has remained so except for a period last year when he was fired and then reinstated days later after the board that ousted him was replaced. OpenAI published the messages Friday in a blog post meant to show its side of the story, particularly Musk's early support for the idea of making OpenAI a for-profit business so it could raise money for the hardware and computer power that AI needs. It was Musk, through his wealth manager Jared Birchall, who first registered “Open Artificial Technologies Technologies, Inc.”, a public benefit corporation, in September 2017. Then came the “Honest Thoughts” email that Musk described as the “final straw.” “Either go do something on your own or continue with OpenAI as a nonprofit,” Musk wrote back. OpenAI said Musk later proposed merging the startup into Tesla before resigning as the co-chair of OpenAI's board in early 2018. Musk didn't immediately respond to emailed requests for comment sent to his companies Friday. Asked about his frayed relationship with Musk at a New York Times conference last week, Altman said he felt “tremendously sad” but also characterized Musk’s legal fight as one about business competition. “He’s a competitor and we’re doing well,” Altman said. He also said at the conference that he is “not that worried” about the Tesla CEO’s influence with President-elect Donald Trump. OpenAI said Friday that Altman plans to make a $1 million personal donation to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with the incoming administration.