Sam Altman joins Microsoft to lead new AI project as OpenAI employees voice displeasure with board

The future of OpenAI appeared to remain in limbo Monday morning, after its ousted CEO Sam Altman joined Microsoft following a weekend of boardroom drama that sent shock waves across Silicon Valley.

Altman will lead a new artificial intelligence project at Microsoft, the tech giant said early Monday, after rumors swirled that he could make a dramatic return to the company he helped build into one of the world's hottest startups.

Emmett Shear, a co-founder and former CEO of the video streaming platform Twitch, confirmed that he would be the new interim...