Hacker News: himaraya

New comment by himaraya in "OpenAI annualised revenues $20B less than previously signalled"

himaraya — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:29:48 +0000

They asked for comment for the misleading original $40bn base figure.

New comment by himaraya in "OpenAI's Sam Altman says it would be 'ill-advised' to go public in 2026"

himaraya — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:10:59 +0000

Time for Dario to walk the walk

OpenAI did not notice Hugging Face hack for a week

himaraya — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:14:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043192

Points: 30

# Comments: 6

Return to Office Mandates and Brain Drain

himaraya — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:36:02 +0000

Article URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5031481

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42248504

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by himaraya in "Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom"

himaraya — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 16:04:04 +0000

I largely agree except on steering feel, which Tesla does better than much of the competition these days

Sam Altman's knack for dodging bullets with a little help from bigshot friends

himaraya — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:52:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altman-openai-protected-by-silicon-valley-friends-f3efcf68

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38755165

Points: 259

# Comments: 181

New comment by himaraya in "Figma and Adobe abandon proposed merger"

himaraya — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:57:42 +0000

> The decision by Adobe and Figma to spike their $20 billion merger on Monday dented the imminent dream of startup riches for Figma investors and employees. But Figma’s business is still growing quicker than that of most mature startups, potentially putting it in position for an initial public offering in 2025 or later. And the billion-dollar breakup fee from Adobe will strengthen Figma’s already robust balance sheet.

> The design software firm expects to finish this year with over $600 million in annual recurring revenue, an increase of more than 40% over the past year, people familiar with the matter said. The San Francisco–based company has also been generating cash for a few years, the people said. That financial picture likely makes it one of the best-performing late-stage private tech companies, particularly in a year when many firms have struggled with sagging growth rates as corporate clients have cut their software spending.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/figma-grew-fast-even...

New comment by himaraya in "The race between Intel, Samsung, and TSMC to ship the first 2 nm chip"

himaraya — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:51:43 +0000

Samsung exists. China won't invade any time soon though.

The race between Intel, Samsung, and TSMC to ship the first 2 nm chip

himaraya — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:24:43 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/the-race-between-intel-samsung-and-tsmc-to-ship-the-first-2nm-chip/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38602513

Points: 20

# Comments: 23

New comment by himaraya in "Inside OpenAI's crisis over the future of artificial intelligence"

himaraya — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:31:09 +0000

On the other hand, Summers did lend his credibility to the crypto scam DCG and helped lay the groundwork for the 2008 financial crisis. He gets in over his head sometimes.

New comment by himaraya in "Inside OpenAI's crisis over the future of artificial intelligence"

himaraya — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:24:29 +0000

Kind of interesting the dirty laundry gets aired out only now

OpenAI's Altman Ouster Was Result of Drawn-Out Tensions

himaraya — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:52:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-09/openai-s-altman-ouster-was-result-of-drawn-out-tensions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38577064

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by himaraya in "Warning from OpenAI leaders helped trigger Sam Altman's ouster"

himaraya — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:12:44 +0000

Tiku edited for Valleywag 2013-14 then left. I wouldn't blindly discredit her reporting barring specific complaints.

New comment by himaraya in "Warning from OpenAI leaders helped trigger Sam Altman's ouster"

himaraya — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:29:47 +0000

I'd still find the added context insightful. They went to the board alleging psychological abuse, so I assume they understood the board would at least consider removing Sam.

New comment by himaraya in "Warning from OpenAI leaders helped trigger Sam Altman's ouster"

himaraya — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:23:55 +0000

I wonder if those same senior employees signed the letter. If the WaPo could verify that, that could clarify whether peer pressure extended beyond Ilya.

New comment by himaraya in "Gemini AI"

himaraya — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:09:57 +0000

The new alternatives offered better products. Not clear that Gemini qualifies yet besides multimodal.

New comment by himaraya in "OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster"

himaraya — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:36:13 +0000

> After being contacted by Reuters, OpenAI, which declined to comment, acknowledged in an internal message to staffers a project called Q* and a letter to the board before the weekend's events, one of the people said.

Reuters update 6:51 PST

The Verge has acted like an intermediary for Sam's camp during this whole saga, from my reading.

New comment by himaraya in "OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster"

himaraya — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:29:49 +0000

The article suggests the way Q* solves basic math problems matters more than the difficulty of the problems themselves. Either way, I think judging the claims made remains premature without seeing the supporting documentation.

New comment by himaraya in "We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO"

himaraya — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:43:54 +0000

His claim to fame comes from scaling FB. Quora shows he has questionable product nous, but nobody questions his technical chops.

New comment by himaraya in "Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor"

himaraya — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:41:00 +0000

Indicative that many sources still come from Sam's camp