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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Sam Altman is ‘embarrassed’ that OpenAI threatened to revoke equity if exiting employees wouldn’t sign an NDA

The company says it has never enforced this provision and is changing the exit paperwork.

According to Vox, employees could “lose all vested equity they earned during their time at the company” if they didn’t sign a nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreement, thanks to a provision in the off-boarding papers.

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Cheyenne MacDonald
Cheyenne MacDonald
5 hours ago
A Slack setup at an outdoor event. Signs say "Welcome" next to the "Slack from Salesforce" logo. People mill about.

Slack has been using data from your chats to train its machine learning models

The only way to opt out is by asking your company’s workspace owner to send Slack an email.

Slack trains machine-learning models on user messages, files and other content without explicit permission. The training is opt-out, meaning your private data will be leeched by default.

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Will Shanklin
Will Shanklin
7 hours ago
New Shepard rocket lifts off from the launch pad

Blue Origin successfully sends tourists to the edge of space again after a long hiatus

This was Blue Origin's seventh crewed flight.

Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company successfully flew six paying customers to the edge of space and back this morning, breaking its nearly two-year-long hiatus from crewed missions. This was Blue Origin’s seventh trip with humans on board.

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Cheyenne MacDonald
Cheyenne MacDonald
8 hours ago

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The best sous vide machines

The best sous vide machines for 2024

These are the devices we recommend for home cooks.

For newbies interested in buying their first sous vide machine or experienced cooks simply looking for an upgrade, here's a list of the best sous vide machines on the market right now.

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Sam Rutherford
Sam Rutherford
05.17.2024
The best PC games

The 20 best PC games you can play right now for 2024

Where to start with a juggernaut like PC gaming?

Here is a list of the best PC games you can get right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Engadget
Engadget
05.17.2024
The best immersion blenders

The best immersion blenders for 2024

For when you don’t have the space or the dough to buy a countertop model.

Here's a list of the best immersion blenders you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Sam Rutherford
Sam Rutherford
05.16.2024
The best power banks and portable chargers

The best power banks and portable chargers for 2024

Never run out of juice again, no matter where you are with these best portable battery chargers.

With so many battery packs on the market right now, we tested out a bunch to see which are worth your money.

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Amy Skorheim
Amy Skorheim
05.16.2024

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