Subj : Elon's $97B OpenAI bid ¨, Sam Altman's AI observations ¨, T-Mobile Starlink ¨ To : All From : TLDR Date : Tue Feb 11 2025 11:39:41 --soSuhwzy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A group of investors led by Elon Musk offered $97.4 billion to buy the no= nprofit that controls OpenAI, but the offer was quickly rejected=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [QA Wolf] [4] TLDR 2025-02-11 = =F0=9F=91=8B GOODBYE LOW TEST COVERAGE AND SLOW QA CYCLES (SPONSOR) [4]=20 = Bugs sneak out when less than 80% of user flows are tested before shi= pping. 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OpenAI's structure ensures that no ind= ividual can take control of the company. Sam Altman and Musk co-founded O= penAI as a charity in 2015. Musk left the company in 2019 and has since f= iled a series of legal complaints against OpenAI accusing the company of= betraying its original nonprofit mission by creating a for-profit arm = and colluding with Microsoft to dominate the development of AI.=20 T-MO= BILE'S STARLINK MESSAGING SERVICE IS NOW FREE TO TRY, EVEN IF YOU AREN'T = ON T-MOBILE (2 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 T-Mobile's Starlink-powered direct-= to-cell satellite messaging service is now open for anyone in the US to t= ry for free. Verizon and AT&T customers can also try the service for free= .. T-Mobile customers will pay $15 per month after the free testing period= ($10 for customers who participated in the beta trial) while other custo= mers will pay $20 a month per line. 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