OpenAI-backed nonprofits revoke transparency pledges ~ Amazing News 2020

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OpenAI-Backed Nonprofits Have Gone Back on Their Transparency Pledges

BY PARESH DAVE

Two organizations that handed out unconditional cash grants told WIRED that they will no longer disclose their financial statements and internal policies. Their stance follows a similar denial by OpenAI.

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Extreme weather threatens the investment value of many properties, but financing for climate mitigation efforts are only just getting going.

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Orkut's Founder Is Still Dreaming of a Social Media Utopia

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In the mid-2000s, Google engineer Orkut Büyükkökten's self-titled social network briefly took the world by storm before disappearing. Now he's back, with a plan for a happier social media.