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*The Shake-up at OpenAI Reshapes the Industry’s Global Order*
Big Tech is reeling from the ouster of Sam Altman at a leading A.I. start-up and his subsequent jump to Microsoft, moves that reset the power dynamic underpinning the sector.
What next for an A.I. leader?
Over just three days, the landscape for artificial intelligence has been reshaped drastically. On Friday morning, Sam Altman was the C.E.O. of OpenAI, the leader in commercializing generative A.I. through ChatGPT. By Monday, he had not only been fired by his board — he had also joined Microsoft, the start-up’s biggest backer.
What happened is more than just a juicy corporate tale. At stake are the fates of major A.I. players like OpenAI and Microsoft. And it’s a reminder of serious divides within the A.I. community — and questions about how that industry is led.
A recap:
OpenAI’s board fired Altman for not being “consistently candid.” Greg Brockman, another co-founder, was stripped of his chairman title and quit. The two began pitching a new A.I. start-up that evening.
Investors in OpenAI — who have little power because of the company’s quirky corporate governance structure (more on that below) — began plotting a way for Altman to return, with the encouragement of OpenAI executives. Altman returned to the office, marking the moment with a selfie that went viral.
Talks to bring Altman back broke down, with OpenAI’s board eventually naming Emmett Shear, the former C.E.O. of the streaming service Twitch, as its interim leader, replacing Mira Murati, the company’s C.T.O. who had replaced Altman.
Altman and Brockman are joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced research lab, and are likely to hire several former colleagues. (Some OpenAI employees workers wrote on X that “OpenAI is nothing without its people,” posts that Altman liked.)
OpenAI’s future is much murkier. According to The Information, rivals are looking to pick off workers. And a tender offer for OpenAI shares held by employees at an $86 billion valuation appears in doubt.
It’s unclear how much OpenAI’s strategy will change. Altman disagreed with board members — particularly Ilya Sutskever, another co-founder and the company’s chief scientist — about how quickly to commercialize new technologies. Sutskever, like Elon Musk and the A.I. pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, is deeply worried that A.I. could threaten humanity, and may now push the company to move much more slowly.
*The White House May Condemn Musk, but the Government Is Addicted to Him*
Rarely has the U.S. government so depended on the technology provided by a single technologist with views that it has so publicly declared repugnant.
The White House denounced Elon Musk on Friday for “abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate,” for his endorsement of what an administration spokesman called a “hideous lie” about Jews.
All of which might make one think the Biden administration was going to try to pull back from doing business with the world’s richest person. Except that, in recent weeks, the U.S. government has become more dependent on him than ever, agreeing to as much as $1.2 billion worth of SpaceX launches next year to put crucial Pentagon assets, including spy and command-and-control satellites, into space.
And in September, the Pentagon agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars for “Starshield,” a new, secure communications system his company has set up for the nation’s defense and intelligence systems, relying on the same clusters of Starlink satellites that have proved vital to Ukraine’s military during the war with Russia.
In private, administration officials say the Starlink satellites are critical to deterring China because they are far more resistant to Chinese efforts to disable them than the Pentagon’s own communications satellites.
These are only the latest examples of why the federal government has no viable way to break up with Mr. Musk, at least as long as the United States decides it is going to continue space exploration and deter its biggest superpower rivals. It may denounce him and declare that all Americans should reject his views. But it needs him, or at least his rockets and his satellites, more than ever.
And the White House and Pentagon both know that.
Rarely has the U.S. government so depended on the technology provided by a single, if petulant, technologist with views that it has so publicly declared repugnant. And yet, by the account of administration officials, they have no choice — and will not for a while. Because there are, right now, few viable alternatives.
It is an unusual predicament. If a top executive of one of the traditional publicly held defense contractors — Raytheon or Boeing or Lockheed Martin — had embraced an antisemitic conspiracy theory the way Mr. Musk did, there would be pressure from shareholders and customers alike for a resignation. In fact, advertisers like IBM and Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery have been announcing in recent days that they will pause doing business on X, formerly known as Twitter. Mr. Musk, rather than apologize, has threatened lawsuits.
But SpaceX is privately held, entirely controlled by Mr. Musk. (Tesla, his electric vehicle company, is publicly held.) And so far, while the White House has been outspoken, the Pentagon has been silent.
*Argentina Elects Javier Milei in Victory for Far Right*
Argentina’s next president is a libertarian economist whose brash style and embrace of conspiracy theories has parallels with those of Donald J. Trump.
Argentines on Sunday chose Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who has drawn comparisons to Donald J. Trump, as their next president, a lurch to the right for a nation struggling under an economic crisis and a sign of the enduring strength of the global far right.
Mr. Milei, 53, an economist and former television personality with little political experience, burst onto the traditionally closed Argentine political scene with a brash style, an embrace of conspiracy theories and a series of extreme proposals that he says are needed to upend a broken economy and government.
Mr. Milei drew 56 percent of the vote, with 95 percent of the ballots counted, defeating Sergio Massa, Argentina’s center-left economy minister, who had 44 percent. Mr. Massa, 51, conceded defeat even before official results were released.
Mr. Milei has pledged to slash spending and taxes, close Argentina’s central bank and replace the nation’s currency with the U.S. dollar. He has also proposed banning abortion, loosening regulations on guns and considering only countries that want to “fight against socialism” as Argentina’s allies, often naming the United States and Israel as examples.
In his victory speech, he attacked the political “caste” that he says has enriched themselves at the expense of average Argentines, saying “today is the end to Argentine decadence.” But he also offered an olive branch.
“I want to tell all Argentines and all political leaders and all those who want to join the new Argentina: You’re going to be welcome,” he said.
*In Death Valley, a Rare Lake Comes Alive*
Visitors normally flock to Death Valley National Park to feel the searing heat and take in the barren landscape. This fall, they’ve been drawn by a different natural feature: water.
Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells are among the roadside outposts inside Death Valley National Park, while Dante’s View draws tourists at sunset and Hell’s Gate greets visitors arriving from the east.
In the summer, it is so hot here, along California’s southeastern spine, that some of the roughly 800 residents — nearly all of them park employees — bake brownies in their cars. A large, unofficial thermometer in recent years has ticked up to 130 degrees, making it a destination for travelers, and the park has endured some of the highest temperatures ever recorded on Earth.
But none of that is what prompted Lata Kini, 59, and her husband, Ramanand, 61, to pack their bags and drive about seven hours to get here on a whim this month. They were drawn instead by the mystique of another natural force.
“I’m here because of the water,” Ms. Kini, said at Zabriskie Point, a popular vista, as she watched the rising sun paint the undulating stone peaks in shades of pink and deep purple.
In the distance gleamed the white salt flats of Badwater Basin, the lowest place in North America, almost 300 feet below sea level. It was there, in the midst of salt-covered land, that a vast lake had appeared almost overnight, highlighting the ways in which a changing climate is altering life in one of the nation’s most remote landscapes.
On Aug. 20, cities across Southern California braced for a deluge from Tropical Storm Hilary, whose landfall in California was an exceptional occurrence. Many regions escaped with little damage. Not Death Valley.
*Shakira Reaches Deal in Spanish Tax Fraud Case*
Prosecutors had charged the pop star with failing to pay 14.5 million euros in income taxes. Her trial had been set to begin on Monday.
The international pop star Shakira reached a deal with Spanish prosecutors to settle a multimillion-euro tax evasion case on Monday, just before the trial was set to begin in Barcelona.
Prosecutors had accused Shakira of six counts of tax fraud, charging that she had failed to pay 14.5 million euros, about $15.8 million, in income taxes. The Associated Press reported on Monday that, in court, she told the presiding magistrate that she had accepted an agreement with prosecutors. The A.P. reported that, under the deal, she would receive a three-year suspended sentence and a fine of €7 million.
Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, was accused of failing to pay income taxes to the Spanish government from 2012 to 2014. Shakira had repeatedly denied the accusations and said that she was not living in Spain during those years.
In a July indictment, prosecutors said that Shakira had spent more than half of each year in Spain from 2012-14 and had used a previously established “corporate framework” to hide income and assets during those years.
Prosecutors had sought an eight-year prison sentence and a fine of more than €23 million.
In a statement on Monday, Shakira said that she had always tried to “do what’s right and set a positive example for others.”
“While I was determined to defend my innocence in a trial that my lawyers were confident would have ruled in my favor, I have made the decision to finally resolve this matter with the best interest of my kids at heart,” she said.
*How to Know if You Have a Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s*
Chris Hemsworth recently revealed that he’s predisposed to dementia. Here’s how to find out if you’re at risk — and what to do if you are.
The actor Chris Hemsworth announced last week that he’s taking a break from acting to focus on his health. The news came after Mr. Hemsworth learned through genetic testing that he has two copies of the APOE4 gene variant, which is associated with increased odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. The 39-year-old star of “Thor” has not reported having any symptoms, but he told Vanity Fair that he wanted to focus on mitigating his risk as much as possible.
Should you, like Mr. Hemsworth, undergo genetic testing to assess your risk for Alzheimer’s? And if you have the variant, what options are available to prevent or delay the condition? Here’s what to know.
What is APOE4?
The APOE gene is important for the formation of a protein that helps carry cholesterol through the bloodstream. Nearly 30 years ago, scientists learned that APOE also influences a person’s chances of developing Alzheimer’s.
There are three variants of the gene, each conferring a different risk. People with the APOE2 variant appear to have a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s; the APOE3 variant — the most common type — is “neutral,” meaning it does not increase or decrease risk; and the APOE4 variant raises a person’s risk. Everyone has two versions of the gene, one inherited from their mother and one from their father.
About 25 percent of people carry one APOE4, increasing their chance of developing Alzheimer’s by two or three times. Another 2 to 3 percent of people have two copies of APOE4, as Mr. Hemsworth does. This is associated with a roughly 10-fold higher risk. Having APOE4 is also linked to earlier onset of the disease.
Scientists aren’t exactly sure why a gene involved in capturing cholesterol plays such a large role in Alzheimer’s disease. It’s possible that changes in cholesterol can damage brain cells or cause inflammation in the brain, which could lead to dementia.
Having the APOE4 gene variant, either one or two copies, does not mean you will definitely get Alzheimer’s disease. Some conditions, such as Huntington’s disease, are directly caused by a specific gene mutation. Alzheimer’s disease and APOE4 don’t work like that. The gene is just one factor that contributes to people’s risk. Some people with the gene variant are never diagnosed with the disease, and many people without APOE4 develop Alzheimer’s.
How do you know if you have the APOE4 variant?
If you’re interested in knowing your status, you can ask your doctor or a genetic counselor about getting tested. You can also order a kit directly from 23andMe, which includes APOE4 on its health panel. However, Alzheimer’s experts are divided about whether testing for the gene is helpful for most people.
“Generally, in my clinical practice, I dissuade people from getting the test and getting the information,” said Dr. Gary Small, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. If you have a family history of dementia, you should assume you have an increased risk, he said, “so getting the genetic test is not going to tell you much more.”
Dr. Richard Isaacson, an adjunct associate professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College, disagreed. “The reason that I believe in testing for APOE4 is that some people really want to know more about themselves, and it really democratizes the ability to learn about those risks,” he said. “Not about if they’re going to get the disease, but what we can do about it.”
If you do decide to get tested, Margaret Pericak-Vance, director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said she would “suggest having a meeting with a genetic counselor afterward, because the risk is not straightforward.”
“By having one copy or two copies, it gives you an important part of the picture, but it’s just one part of a very complex risk picture,” Dr. Isaacson said. “Genes are not your destiny. You can win the tug of war against your genes.”
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La semana pasada, un video circuló por las redes sociales. En este puede apreciarse a tres hombres vestidos de traje,presuntamente escoltas, dar una paliza al conductor de una camioneta delante de su hija en pleno Paseo de la Reforma (a la altura de Lomas Altas, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo).
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El tránsito detenido, dos camionetas blancas paradas y un grupo de escoltas privados dándose puñetazos y patadas con otro hombre delante de una niña con uniforme escolar que grita aterrada. Uno de ellos porta un arma con la que golpea en la cabeza a la víctima. Un hombre mayor entra en escena y hace que los escoltas se alejen del hombre y se suban a sus camionetas.
La Fiscalía General de Justicia (FGJ) entró en conocimiento del hecho, está buscando a los agresores mediante las cámaras del Centro de Comando y Control (C2). También, hizo un llamado público a la víctima para que denuncie la agresión ante el Ministerio Público. Mientras tanto, la indignación crece en las redes.
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No es la primera vez que se ven imágenes de este tipo. ¿Usted recuerda el caso de Lord Ferrari (2016) o de los cuatro guardaespaldas que molieron a golpes a un conductor que accidentalmente chocó el auto de su protegido en Coyoacán (2018)?
En realidad, es una constante en el tránsito de la CDMX. Pero el tema de los golpes es menor cuando se analizan las actividades directamente delictivas de los guardias de seguridad privada. A nivel nacional, de las 50 mil 121 personas sentenciadas que, al momento de la detención pertenecían a la policía, fuerzas armadas o seguridad privada, más de la mitad (52 por ciento) eran guardias privadas.
Esto significa que hay 26 mil 158 ex guardias privados presos por haber cometido un delito (que amerita prisión) en todo el País (casi podrían ocupar una cárcel sólo ellos). En la CDMX se repite la situación: el 54 por ciento de todos los que prestaron servicio armados eran guardias de seguridad (2 mil 583 ex guardias).
La única diferencia importante entre este sector privado y el público es el tiempo servido. Mientras que el promedio de servicio de las fuerzas públicas es de cinco años, el de los privados es de dos Esta información es relevante porque implica que ese personal no pasó demasiado tiempo en el servicio de seguridad privado antes de delinquir. Lo que posiblemente señale que los procesos de selección para el ingreso al sector privado (y los filtros internos) no funcionaron correctamente. A los problemas del sector (el tamaño del universo de empresas patitos que resta mercado a las legales, la falta de controles del Estado, los sobreprecios, la falta de capacitación y los propios clientes que quieren matones y no profesionales de la seguridad), ahora hay que sumar la delincuencia común.
En la Ciudad de México hay 2 mil 583 ex guardias privados presos frente a 714 policías. Los guardias privados representan el 10 por ciento de la población en prisión en centros de la Ciudad (a nivel nacional es el 12 por ciento). El aumento de los servicios de seguridad privado en la Ciudad ha generado un aumento de esta población en prisión, al punto que ya representan un grupo poblacional importante y complejo dentro del Sistema Penitenciario (precisamente por su conocimiento de la seguridad y de las rutinas de los posibles objetivos). No sería extraño, que así como en el pasado, los ex policías organizaban secuestros desde prisión, en un futuro, lo hagan los guardias privados.
En fin, la próxima vez que se cruce en el tránsito con esas camionetas, no se moleste en discutir quién tiene la prioridad. Puede terminar mal (sólo para usted).
El desaire de Ebrard a Sheinbaum
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Se hizo costumbre en el Frente ungir candidato sin competencia
Presidencia de México “edita” discurso de Biden
La ceremonia en la que Claudia Sheinbaum se convirtió en la precandidata presidencial de la autollamada Cuarta Transformación, Claudia Sheinbaum, sirvió para evidenciar las lealtades y las divisiones. Nos hacen ver que de las tres corcholatas que perdieron la contienda con doña Claudia, solo dos acudieron al acto. El exsecretario de Gobernación, Adán Augusto López, y el excoordinador de los senadores morenistas, Ricardo Monreal, acompañaron a Sheinbaum a recibir la constancia de precandidata, no así el excanciller Marcelo Ebrard, quien envió en su representación a un diputado. Al parecer, don Marcelo sigue sin digerir su derrota en las encuestas que le dieron la candidatura a Sheinbaum, o tendría algo más importante que hacer para justificar el desaire de no asistir al acto de la candidata presidencial de su partido.
“Alito”, vivir sin fuero es vivir en el error
Dirigentes precavidos valen por dos. Nos hacen ver el caso del presidente nacional del PRI, Alejandro Moreno, quien presentó su carta de intención para reelegirse como diputado federal. Don “Alito”, nos dicen en realidad está interesado en ser senador, pero por si alguna cosa llegara a pasar deja una vela encendida para mantenerse en el Poder Legislativo y conservar el fuero. Otro priista que también prendió su vela es Rubén Moreira, coordinador del tricolor en San Lázaro. Hasta ahora, son 460 los diputados aspirantes a la reelección, es decir, más del 90%. Vivir sin fuero, es vivir en el error, dicen algunos
Senadora regañada podría dejar bancada de MC
Hasta los propios integrantes de Movimiento Ciudadano se sorprendieron con el maltrato del dirigente nacional Dante Delgado a la senadora Indira Kempis, nos dicen. La legisladora, que aspiraba a la candidatura presidencial, tuvo la osadía de decir que había una cargada en favor de Samuel García, lo que le valió una reprimenda pública y la descalificación del proceso interno. Nos aseguran que la senadora analiza la situación en que la deja este episodio dentro de la bancada naranja y la posibilidad de emigrar, por un tema de dignidad. Si esto ocurre, nos hacen ver, el grupo parlamentario de MC, que había crecido a 13 integrantes con la incorporación de Laura Ballesteros, suplente de Xóchitl Gálvez, volvería a tener 12 miembros.
San Lázaro en piloto automático
Nos platican que, desde esta semana, la Cámara de Diputados entró en piloto automático, pues luego de aprobar el Paquete Económico 2024 del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, prácticamente ya no tienen nada en el tintero para avalar en los próximos días. Tan es así, que el miércoles pasado citaron para sesionar este miércoles, es decir que se tomaron su puentecito de una semana entera por la conmemoración del Día de la Revolución. Tal parece que, a diferencia del Senado, en la cámara baja ya no hay urgencia por aprobar las miles y miles de reformas que duermen el sueño de los justos y están atoradas en comisiones, incluida la de las 40 horas laborales.
Ya alguno de ustedes sabía de esto?
Hoy Xóchitl presentó el #PresupueXtoParaTodos. un presupuesto alterno que busca mejvorar la calidad de vida de las y los mexicanos.
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