A Microsoft engineer states that making use of Linux has actually...
A Microsoft engineer says that use the popular open source Linux operating system has now overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud platform. In an application to have Microsoft join a Linux security mailing list, Sasha Levin, a Linux developer at Microsoft, wrote on Thursday: "The Linux usage on our cloud has surpassed Windows."…
NASA engineer informs ladies in STEM: Do not be concealed figures
Poppy Northcutt was the first woman to work in an operational support role in NASA's Mission Control Center. She spoke Wednesday at the Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference in San Francisco. Angela Lang/CNET No one had ever seen a woman in NASA's Mission Control Center before Poppy Northcutt stepped in the room. In 1968, during…
A Google engineer claimed the company’s AI chatbot was sentient. Then...
Blake Lemoine claimed Google's AI chatbot was sentient and shared documents with a US senator. Lemoine told The New York Times that he was placed on paid leave on Monday. The company's HR informed Lemoine that he had violated their confidentiality policy. Loading Something is loading. The senior Google software engineer who claimed that the…
MIT engineers created stamp-sized stickers that can see inside the body:...
Engineers from MIT have created a wearable ultrasound medical device. The stamp-sized sticker can provide live, high-resolution internal ultrasound imaging for 48 hours. "We believe we've opened a new era of wearable imaging," the study's senior author said. Loading Something is loading. Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a stamp-sized sticker that…
PS5’s Lead Engineer Is Retiring From Sony ...
PS5's Lead Engineer Is Retiring From Sony - CNET Want CNET to notify you of price drops and the latest stories? Masayasu Ito also led engineering on PS4 and PS4 Pro. Sean knows far too much about Marvel, DC and Star Wars, and pours this knowledge into recaps and explainers on CNET. He also works…
Google engineer who was laid off while on mental health leave...
A Google engineer said she found out she was laid off at 2 a.m. while on mental health leave. Ali Neil said she called a friend, drank some whiskey, and "mourned" the layoff until the morning. Google won't let her drop off her work laptop and other devices at the office, Neil said. Loading Something…
Google is trying to be ‘safe and responsible’ with AI, says...
The Google engineer fired after saying an AI chatbot was sentient said it's being "responsible". Alphabet wasn't "being pushed around by OpenAI", Blake Lemoine told Futurism. He said the company still has "far more advanced" tech under wraps that's yet to be released. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics…
I just got laid off from Google by email. The ‘cold’...
Google laid off 12,000 employees following cuts from other tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft. Insider spoke with one laid-off software engineer who requested anonymity to protect his career. He said the way Google conveyed the layoff felt inhuman. Read his story as told to Samantha Delouya. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…
Some OpenAI engineers make as much as $800,000 and were key...
OpenAI reinstated CEO Sam Altman after a dayslong saga kicked off with the board firing him Friday.Hundreds of employees threatened to quit unless Altman was re-hired.Some of these staffers make as much as $800,000 per year, Bloomberg estimated. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while…
