The Verge·3yElon Musk founds new AI company called X.AI
The company, which a Nevada filing indicates was incorporated last month, currently has Musk as its director and Jared Birchall, the director of Musk’s family office, listed as its secretary. Musk has been openly opposed to OpenAI, the AI organization that he co-founded in 2015 but walked away from in 2018.
Visual Studio Code·3yVisual Studio Code Day 2023
Visual Studio Code Day 2023: An event for an editor? April 13, 2023 by Burke Holland, @burkeholland VS Code Day is a one-day "Virtually Live" event. The event kicks off with "Inside VS Code: How we build and ship it" - a keynote from Microsoft Technical Fellow Erich Gamma.
The Register·3yMicrosoft is rewriting core Windows libraries in Rust
Microsoft is rewriting core Windows libraries in Rust programming language. The more memory-safe code is already reaching developers. Microsoft showed interest in Rust several years ago as a way to address memory safety bugs. The Rust renovation of Windows began in 2020 with DWriteCore, the Windows App SDK implementation of Windows' DWrite engine.
The Verge·3yLinkedIn gets a free verified badge that lets you prove where you work
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is rolling out a free verification system that will allow users to prove their identity and where they work. The verification options include the ability to use CLEAR to prove your identity, verification of your workplace through an email address, and Microsoft’s Entra verified ID platform to obtain digital workplace IDs for free.
Analytics Vidhya·3yGoogle Launches Project ‘Magi’ to Develop AI-Powered Search Engine
Google Launches Project ‘Magi’ to Build AI-Powered Search Engine Google launches next month. Google currently holds over 90% of the search market. Microsoft’s Bing search has seen a 25% growth in monthly page visits due to the integration of ChatGPT and GPT-4.