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Naughty Dog officially announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PS5 on Friday evening following a bunch of leaks about the game earlier in the day. The game will be released on January 19th, 2024 — just like the leaks said.

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"Leading us like breadcrumbs..." A trail of squat lobsters helped researchers locate previously unknown hydrothermal vents.
  • Scientists on an expedition near the Galápagos Islands followed a trail of crabs on the ocean floor.
  • The crabs led them to a field of hydrothermal vents, or deep-sea hot springs.
  • The vent field was named "Sendero del Cangrejo," or "Trail of the Crabs."

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Sam Altman isn’t the only major OpenAI executive leaving the company on Friday. Hours after Altman was fired, with the board saying it “no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” co-founder and former board chair Greg Brockman revealed on X that he is also quitting.

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Apple has reportedly followed IBM by pulling advertising from X, formerly Twitter, as the platform’s owner Elon Musk made posts agreeing with antisemitic conspiracy theories, supporting white pride, and continued a fight with the Anti-Defamation League.

Axios cites unnamed sources in a report that Apple is pausing advertising on X, and the list is



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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was forced out of the company by the board on Friday.
  • OpenAI has been the unquestioned leader in Al.
  • The sudden exit of CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman changes that.
  • The chaos is good for Google, Amazon, and others trying to catch OpenAI.

Since ChatGPT came out in late 2022, no one has questioned OpenAI's lead in artificial intelligence.

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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas in April.
  • SpaceX is working to send the world's most powerful rocket yet into space. 
  • On its first launch, the Starship-Super Heavy created a huge amount of heat and pressure.
  • The amount was similar to a volcanic eruption, a planetary scientist said. 

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Mira Murati is the new interim CEO of OpenAI, effective immediately, according to the company's board of directors, which announced Sam Altman was out as CEO.
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is out, the company's board said late Friday.
  • Mira Murati, OpenAI's chief technology officer, will replace Altman as the interim CEO. 
  • The 34-year-old mechanical engineer originally from



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Noble firs are grown throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  • This summer saw a lot of smoke pouring over the border from Canadian wildfires.
  • But conifers — including cone-bearing evergreens favored as Christmas trees — shouldn't be affected.
  • Despite the dry, smoky summer, there isn't a Christmas tree shortage, two experts said.

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Sam Altman, who is Open AI CEO no more after the board announced it had lost confidence in him.
  • OpenAI just announced that Sam Altman is out as CEO.
  • The news comes as a surprise — it's highly uncommon for boards to make such sudden announcements about a CEO.
  • OpenAI seemed to be doing well and just had a splashy event.

I want to level with you: We have no idea why Sam Altman is