The Bourbon Industry Is in Turmoil. Could Tech Provide the Shot It Needs? The software-driven approach pioneered by a new Kentucky distillery runs counter to the low-tech methods of whiskey's old guard. Its mix of data and automation might help pave a way forward. Kendra Skeeters, a warehouse operator at Whiskey House, works the barrel-filling stations at the company's facility in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.Photograph: LEANDRO LOZADA Save this storyIn case you missed it, the American whiskey industry is seemingly in free fall. The once untouchable bourbon business has seen many big brands abruptly retreating, with sales of Bulleit down 7 percent and Wild Turkey down 8 percent in the first half of this year.

Moscow has come under one of the largest drone attacks of the war.Read more When President Vladimir Putin launched Russia's so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine two-and-a-half years ago, he expected a speedy victory. Not only did that not happen, but Ukraine has now brought the war home to Russia. Russia faces manpower woes after failing to stop Ukraine's Kursk incursion list 2 of 4 Russians flock to evacuation centre to flee Ukraine's incursion in Kursk list 4 of 4 The capital has faced one of its biggest drone attacks of the war – according to the mayor of Moscow. Meanwhile, Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region caught Russia by surprise. Has Ukraine's bold move put on hold discussions about a stalemate and possible negotiations involving concessions to Russia? What are the prospects for a Gaza ceasefire deal?

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The turmoil at OpenAI over the past five days has captivated the tech industry and kept entrepreneurs, journalists, and anyone who still has an X account glued to their timelines for the latest emoji updates and lower-case missives. In the meantime, some of the most prominent AI companies--including OpenAI--continued to do what Silicon Valley is known for: Drop new products. The unexpected firing of Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, was followed by an avalanche of new AI features from competitors, including Anthropic and Stable Diffusion. On Tuesday afternoon, in the midst of turmoil, OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT with voice capabilities for free to all users. OpenAI had pre-released this in late September, but only for paid users.

Steve Jobs, driven by his genius and his gut, invented the iPhone and built Apple into the world's most valuable company. He was uncompromising, larger than life and irreplaceable. His life was creating the future, which would be filled with devices controlled by their users. Sam Altman spent the last year taking on the mantle of Jobs as the Silicon Valley entrepreneur in charge of tomorrow. It is the biggest job in Silicon Valley, and now the most difficult.

The U.K. Government is seemingly backtracking on plans that would have allowed text and data mining "for any purpose," plans designed to position the U.K. as a "global AI superpower." The news emerges following months of blowback from creative industries concerned about what impact the rules might have on protected works. Text and data mining, for the uninitiated, is an essential component of just about every AI application, allowing researchers and developers to leverage disparate datasets to train their algorithms. But gaining access to a sufficient amount of data is not a straight-forward endeavor, given that data is often owned by organizations or individuals that might not want third-parties to have access to their data. Or, they may only make said data available under a commercial license, making it prohibitively expensive to harness.

Uber is selling its self-driving car unit, reflecting the culmination of a rocky tenure marked by ambitions of revolutionary technology, accusations of stolen trade secrets, a deadly accident and government scrutiny. The ride-hailing app has negotiated a deal to sell its Advanced Technologies Group to self-driving car start-up Aurora, which is headed by Chris Urmson, the former leader of Google's autonomous vehicle efforts. The move doesn't mean Uber is abandoning self-driving cars. The company is investing $400 million in Amazon-backed Aurora and is forming a technology partnership with Uber, while Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is joining the start-up's board. The deal reflects an admission by Uber that its once-ambitious self-driving car division had faltered, burning cash and failing to achieve its goal of revolutionizing transportation and boosting profits by removing the need for a human driver.

In many ways, this third season was supposed to be a test for the grand vision set by Activision Blizzard when first creating the Overwatch League. All its franchises would start to see whether this city-based model, based off traditional sports, can function in esports. Over the course of the season, every team planned to host a series of two to five weekend competitions. The ticket sales and sponsorships from the live competitions would allow the host team to draw revenue from the event, but the pandemic ruled that possibility out entirely.

Google shares slumped on Monday after the company failed to beat analyst predictions, following a year of internal turmoil, privacy concerns, and several international fines. Stock for Alphabet, Google's parent company, was down 7% in after-hours trading after the company reported first quarter revenue of $36.34bn, lower than the $37.33bn revenue forecast by analysts. The quarter one earnings represent a 17% increase from the same time last year, in which it reported $31.15bn in revenue. In a call with investors on Monday, Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, said the company would continue to invest more in algorithms on YouTube, following recent incidents that saw the platform offering misinformation, hate speech, and disturbing content targeting children. He also promised to continue to address user privacy concerns.

Mr. Keller joined Tesla in 2016 from chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to serve as vice president of Autopilot hardware. He assumed control of Autopilot software as well last June, following the departure of Chris Lattner, who left only six months after Tesla hired him away from Apple Inc. "Prior to joining Tesla, Jim's core passion was microprocessor engineering and he's now joining a company where he'll be able to once again focus on this exclusively," Tesla said. Electrek, a blog that closely follows Tesla, earlier reported Mr. Keller's departure. Tesla has had several departures from its senior ranks since the start of last year, including its top sales executive and chief financial officer. The company is struggling to ramp up production of the Model 3, a sedan that is supposed to help make the electric-car producer more mainstream.