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Earlier this year, OpenAI made a breakthrough on a new model called Q*, which has vastly superior reasoning skills and can solve grade-school math problems. Since existing models struggle to reason about abstract concepts, this new model represents a significant leap forward in OpenAI’s capabilities, prompting an internal firestorm over concerns that the new breakthrough could pave the way for AGI.
Hamas has released 24 hostages from Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas to exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. The deal was brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, and is expected to result in the release of 50 hostages.
A British hedge fund executive, Anthony Clake, has been discovered to be one of the world’s leading deep-sea shipwreck hunters. Clake raises investor capital to finance expeditions, and then uses advanced underwater robotics technology to detect and recover lost underwater treasures. Since each expedition is structured as its own company, participating investors can claim a sizeable tax break in the event of failure.

Chamath Palihapitiya