OpenAI cofounder says scaling compute is not enough to advance AI: 'It's back to the age of research again'

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Ilya Sutskever.
Ilya Sutskever recently sat for a deposition as part of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman.

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  • AI companies have focused on scaling compute with lots of chips or acquiring lots of training data.
  • OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever said there now needs to be a productive way to use all that compute.
  • "So it's back to the age of research again, just with big
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Missing NBC and Bravo on Fubo? Here are your alternatives during the channel dispute

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It feels like 2025 is the year of corporate standoffs and stalemates among TV providers, with the latest being a contract dispute between streaming provider Fubo and NBCUniversal which has led to a blackout of all the latter's networks on the service. Channels like NBC, USA Network, Telemundo, and Bravo went dark on Fubo at 5PM ET on November 21, 2025, and as of now, there's no projected date for

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A Marriott executive says the hotel chain is betting big on this market

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"It is an absolutely exploding economy and democracy," John Toomey, Marriott International's chief commercial officer, said of the hospitality giant's bet on India.

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  • John Toomey joined Marriott in 1996 and is the hotel chain's chief commercial officer.
  • Toomey said Marriott is betting big on India, with more than 150 hotels set to open there.
  • He said India's young and increasingly
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AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for a record-low price for Black Friday

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Apple’s new AirPods Pro 3 are already shaping up to be one of the most sought-after tech gifts this season, and now you can grab them at a lower price. They’re on sale for $220, down from the regular $249. Previously, the lowest we’ve seen the AirPods Pro 3 discounted to is $239. If you’ve been holding off on upgrading your earbuds, this is the deal worth grabbing.

Apple didn’t reinvent its

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Campbell’s promises its soups are not made with 3D printed meat

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Campbell’s is insisting that its soups aren’t made with 3D-printed chicken, lab-grown chicken, or bioengineered meat. The food giant issued the explanation on its website after leaked audio allegedly captured Campbell’s vice president of information technology saying the company’s meat “came from a 3D printer.”

“A recent video contained false comments about our ingredients,” Campbell’s

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HP puts a number on how many jobs it'll cut due to AI

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HP announced that it will be reducing its corporate head count due to AI-driven initiatives.

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  • HP announced that it will be reducing its corporate head count due to AI-driven initiatives.
  • The PC and printer company will cut between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2028.
  • The company estimates it will save approximately $1 billion.

HP on Tuesday said it will

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House overhauls KOSA in a new kids online safety package

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a package of 19 bills aimed at protecting kids on the internet, teeing Congress up for a chance at passing some of the most substantive internet regulations in recent history, alongside a fight over online speech rights.

The subcommittee on commerce will consider the bills during a hearing on Tuesday, including the contentious Kids Online

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Why Is Everyone in ‘Wicked: For Good’ Obsessed With Clock Ticks?

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Wicked For Good Elphaba Glinda

Both the musical and its movie adaptation largely leave out a key piece of worldbuilding from Gregory Maguire's novels—making the repeated use of 'Clock Tick' in 'For Good' come off weirder than any other Oz-ism.