Microsoft's GenAI research VP, Sebastien Bubeck, is joining OpenAI. While his role at OpenAI is unknown, Microsoft's spokesperson mentioned continuing collaboration. Most of his coauthors on the Phi LLMs project remain at Microsoft. This follows recent high-profile departures from OpenAI, including ex-CTO Mira Murati, but CEO Sam Altman denies any connection to company restructuring.
Taiwan's defence ministry reported a record 153 Chinese military aircraft during the 'Joint Sword-2024B' drills, with 28 crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait. These exercises, criticized by Taiwan and its premier for threatening regional peace, also involved Chinese naval ships and other military vessels.