The superalignment team at OpenAI has been disbanded less than a year after it was created to ensure super intelligent AI doesn't get out of human control. It comes after senior figures left the firm.
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Paul is a writer and editor with over 8 years of experience. He has been writing and editing articles covering a wide range of topics for Neowin since late 2015. His operating system of choice is Ubuntu, but he has also used Linux Mint and other Linux distributions extensively. Paul is a vegetarian and enjoys stargazing with binoculars when the weather cooperates.
Canonical has shared some of the new features it plans to introduce with Ubuntu 24.10, due in October. A big change is that Nvidia users will now begin using Wayland out of the box.
We have lots of rocket launches coming up this week but the most notable event will be when Blue Origin flies the US' first black astronaut candidate to the edge of space. Ed Dwight is now 90.
GNOME 47 will be coming out on September 18, according to the latest update to the GNOME release schedule. The first point release will land four weeks later instead of the usual five weeks.
One of the UK's biggest mobile networks, Three, has announced connectivity improvements on one of the UK's major transportation networks. It hopes that this will help turn London into a smart city.
Fedora 38 reaches end of life on May 21st meaning that users of this version need to upgrade. If you decide to use this version, your system will gradually become more and more exploitable.
Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5037771, KB5037770). You can download them from Windows Update or get them from MIcrosoft Catalog if installing on an offline machine.
Microsoft has announced that Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is now available in the Azure Marketplace so that you can use it in an Azure Virtual Machine. This version will be supported for up to 12 years.
Inflection AI has ended support for its Pi AI on messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. To use the app now, you must use the Android and iOS apps or the Pi AI website.
This week, SpaceX will be using a Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellites to a low Earth orbit and landing the first stage of the rocket for reuse. Strangely, it's the only mission due this week.
Samsung is releasing One UI 6.1 to older devices in the US, which will enable them to use a plethora of Galaxy AI features, including Circle to Search with Google and translation features.
Fedora Asahi Remix 40 is now available for Apple Silicon Macs. The Fedora Asahi SIG and Asahi Linux teams have worked closely to ensure that Fedora Asahi Remix runs well on these newer Macs.
Worldwide tablet shipments grew by 1% during the first quarter after four consecutive quarters of decline year-over-year. Apple managed to hold its top spot but saw a significant decline.
Canonical has shared the release schedule for Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole. It reveals that the beta will land on Sept. 19, the Release Candidate will come Oct. 3, and the final release on Oct. 10.
Generative AI is already affecting the way computer coding is taught at universities. Several educators have said that they now teach more high-level skills predominantly like debugging and testing.
Linux 6.9-rc7 is now available. It could be the final release candidate before the final release. It adds support for the ASUS ROG Raikiri controller and improves support for the upcoming Lunar Lake.