OpenAI's Sam Altman already has a new job—at Microsoft

When the OpenAI board ousted co-founder Sam Altman on Friday (Nov. 17)—less than 11 days after the company’s first developer conference—Microsoft chief Satya Nadella was apparently “livid” and “blindsided.” Still, the software giant that has poured billions of dollars into OpenAI was unwilling and unable to cut ties abruptly amid the leadership upset. Microsoft is “committed to its partnership with OpenAI,” the parent company’s CEO Satya Nadella posted on X and LinkedIn late last night (Nov. 19). Succeeding the token vote of confidence, though, was the real big news in...