OpenAI's loss is Microsoft's gain: How the AI race just changed

With Sam Altman, OpenAI's former CEO, and friends landing at Microsoft, the Redmond crew is positioned to take over generative AI. The stock market agrees.
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/openais-loss-is-microsofts-gain-how-the-ai-race-just-changed/?source=Snapzu

Georgia Restaurant Goes Viral After Charging Parents a $50 Fee for Poorly Behaved Children

Is your child known to act up at dinner? You may want to avoid Toccoa Riverside Restaurant, as it charges an extra fee for poorly behaved children.
Read more: https://www.foodandwine.com/toccoa-riverside-restaurant-charges-extra-fee-for-poorly-behaved-kids-8384540?source=Snapzu

Want a handsomely paid job in tech? Here's what you do

At KubeCon, the need to bridge the skills gap was clearer than ever
Read more: https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/10/kubecon_opinion/?source=Snapzu

Farmers or foragers? Pre-colonial Aboriginal food production was hardly that simple

For a decade, debate has raged over Dark Emu’s account of Aboriginal agriculture. But ancient food production in Australia is more complex than labels like farming or hunter-gathering suggest.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/farmers-or-foragers-pre-colonial-aboriginal-food-production-was-hardly-that-simple-216988?source=Snapzu

Spotify's new royalty payment update hurts indie musicians even more than before

Every sub-1,000 stream will still generate revenue for the company — but now, that revenue will not be shared.
Read more: https://boingboing.net/2023/11/11/spotifys-new-royalty-payment-update-hurts-indie-musicians-even-more-than-before.html?source=Snapzu

Five years after it took on Steam, Epic Games Store is yet to make a penny of profit

Epic hoped to scoop up half of all PC gaming revenue back in 2021.
Read more: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/five-years-after-it-took-on-steam-epic-games-store-is-yet-to-make-a-penny-of-profit?source=Snapzu

X unveils new premium subscription plan, including ad-free tier for $16 a month

Is free Twitter/X on the way out? Elon Musk adds new subscription tiers: The more you pay, the fewer ads you'll see.
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/x-unveils-new-premium-subscription-plan-including-ad-free-tier-for-16-a-month/?source=Snapzu