EP-91 Sicily Yacht Tragedy ⚓, Microsoft Dual-boot Woes 🖥️, Openai’s Regulatory Push 🚀

AI Briefing Room

welcome to today’s tech briefing for thursday, august 22nd! here are today’s top stories:

• tragic news from sicily: uk investor and founder of it company autonomy, mike lynch, and his daughter hannah identified among the two bodies recovered from the "bayesian" yacht that capsized after being struck by a tornado-like water column. the tragic event follows lynch’s recent acquittal in a u.s. criminal fraud trial.
• microsoft security update chaos: latest monthly security update causes boot issues on dual-boot windows and linux systems. the patch intended to fix a two-year-old vulnerability in the grub boot loader but has affected various linux distributions.
• criticism of california's ai safety bill: openai’s chief strategy officer jason kwon argues the bill could slow ai progress and potentially drive companies out of california, advocating for federally-driven policies instead.
• story secures $80 million in series b funding: san francisco-based blockchain startup story aims to protect creators' intellectual property from ai models using copyrighted data without permission, embedding licensing and royalty terms into smart contracts.
• tesla recall: new recall for over 9,000 model x suvs due to roof trim pieces potentially flying off while driving. unlike prior software updates, this issue requires physical inspection and reattachment by tesla service.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!