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The Last of Us co-director Bruce Straley explains why he left Naughty Dog 8 years ago
Sources: Intel tested chipmaking tools this year from CA-based ACM Research, which has deep China ties; ACM's two overseas units were targeted by US sanctions (Reuters)
Reuters:
Sources: Intel tested chipmaking tools this year from CA-based ACM Research, which has deep China ties; ACM's two overseas units were targeted by US sanctions — Chipmaker Intel (INTC.O), has tested chipmaking tools this year from a toolmaker with deep roots in China and two overseas units …
GPT-5.2 models match GPT-5 and 5.1 with a 400K context window and 128K max output tokens, but have a newer knowledge cutoff of Aug. 31, 2025 vs. Sept. 30, 2024 (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Newsletter)
Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Newsletter:
GPT-5.2 models match GPT-5 and 5.1 with a 400K context window and 128K max output tokens, but have a newer knowledge cutoff of Aug. 31, 2025 vs. Sept. 30, 2024 — Plus a YouTube video, a podcast appearance and more — In this newsletter: — GPT-5.2 — Useful patterns for building HTML tools
An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking (Alex Heath/Sources)
Alex Heath / Sources:
An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking — Product chief Nikita Bier on journalists who left: “We have to earn their trust.” Also: Fidji Simo on OpenAI's Code Red, and a new episode of ACCESS.
