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ChatGPT head says screenshots of ChatGPT ads are “either not real or not ads”; OpenAI's research chief says “anything that feels like an ad” is now turned off  —  Paid ChatGPT users recently reported seeing a prompt labeled “Shop for home and groceries.

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A technical deep dive into Amazon's Trainium3 accelerator, including its server SKUs' specifications, silicon design, power budget, and bill of materials  —  Step-Function Software & System Improvements, “Amazon Basics” GB200 NVL36x2, NL72x2/NL32x2 Scale Up Rack Architecture, Optimized Perf per TCO, Trainium4

Our Flag Means Death's Samba Schutte explains how he and Vince Gilligan shaped Koumba Diabaté, and explains his radical choices in episode 6, "HDP."

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is reporting that Johny Srouji, senior vice president of hardware technologies, told Tim Cook he is “seriously considering” leaving Apple for another company in the near future. It was reported in October that Srouji was “evaluating his future at the tech giant.” While nothing is confirmed, it seems the executive is leaning […]

Hulu's Paradise returns for season 2 with a new trailer, new mysteries from CCXP 2025.