Elon Musk considered calling OpenAI 'Freeman' because 'it reminds me of the scientist protagonist in Half-Life'

Elon Musk considered calling OpenAI ‘Freeman’ because ‘it reminds me of the scientist protagonist in Half-Life’

The ongoing legal fight between OpenAI co-founders Elon Musk and Sam Altman has seen the release of a treasure-trove of internal documentation from the firm’s earliest years. One minor theme has been the presence of Gabe Newell, who gave the company over $20 million and was the sole member of its “informal advisory board” in…

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World of Warcraft’s latest patch is a bugstravaganza the likes of which I haven’t seen in my 21 years playing WoW

World of Warcraft’s latest patch launched Tuesday in North America, and players are still encountering massive, gamebreaking delays and bugs in nearly every aspect of the update more than 48 hours later. Originally, the 11.1.5 content update appeared to be packed with new features: A new faction to grind and related rewards to earn The…

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