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Nov 20 2023
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Fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman lands gig at Microsoft in yet another surprise move
Microsoft’s CEO announced in the early hours of Monday morning that Sam Altman — who was ousted from artificial-intelligence startup OpenAI in a surprise announcement late Friday — is joining Microsoft. “We’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team,” Microsoft chief Satya
New York Post (News)
Nov 20 2023
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OpenAI's 34-year-old CTO Mira Murati was briefly at the center of its CEO chaos
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Linda Yaccarino defends X following Elon Musk’s controversial tweet, a new report outlines how women are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and the OpenAI turmoil briefly swirled around its 34-year-old CTO Mira Murati. Have a great Monday! – OpenAI saga. Anyone read the news this weekend? It’s been, you could say, an eventful few days. Dominating the
Fortune
Nov 19 2023
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Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns
Kyle Vogt, the serial entrepreneur who co-founded and led Cruise from a startup through its acquisition by General Motors, has resigned, according to an email sent to employees Sunday evening. The executive shakeup comes a month after the California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended Cruise’s permits to operate self-driving vehicles on public roads after an October 2 incident that saw a
TechCrunch
Nov 20 2023
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After robotaxi dragged pedestrian 20 feet, Cruise founder and CEO resigns
The CEO of self-driving car firm Cruise resigned yesterday following an accident in which a Cruise robotaxi dragged a pedestrian 20 feet. California officials accused Cruise of withholding key information and video after the accident, and the company's self-driving operations are on hold while federal authorities investigate. "Today I resigned from my position as CEO of Cruise," co-founder
Ars Technica
Nov 19 2023
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OpenAI Board Stands by Decision to Force Sam Altman Out of C.E.O. Role
The board of directors at OpenAI, the high-flying artificial intelligence start-up, stood by its decision to push out its former chief executive Sam Altman, according to an internal memo sent to the company’s staff on Sunday night. OpenAI named Emmett Shear, a former executive at Twitch, as the new interim chief executive, pushing aside Mira Murati, a longtime OpenAI executive who was named
New York Times (News)
Nov 19 2023
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OpenAI Board Says Sam Altman Will Not Return as C.E.O.
The board of directors of OpenAI, the high-flying artificial intelligence start-up, said in a note to employees on Sunday night that its former chief, Sam Altman, would not be returning to his job, while naming his second interim replacement in two days. Emmett Shear, the former chief executive of Twitch, will replace Mira Murati as interim chief executive of OpenAI, the board said. Ms. Murati
New York Times (News)
Nov 20 2023
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Cruise CEO resigns after self-driving fleet pulled
Kyle Vogt, the CEO of Cruise, General Motors’s (GM) autonomous vehicle unit, resigned on Sunday amid growing safety concerns about the company’s self-driving fleet. Vogt announced his resignation late Sunday night on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, without providing many details about what prompted the decision. “The startup I launched in my garage has given over 250,000 driverless
The Hill
Nov 21 2023
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OpenAI, Microsoft sued for copyright infringement in class-action lawsuit
A new class-action lawsuit accuses OpenAI and partner Microsoft of infringing on works by non-fiction authors, the latest in a string of legal actions against artificial intelligence companies.
It comes amid turmoil at OpenAI, where most of the startup’s nearly 800 employees have threatened to quit if ousted CEO Sam Altman doesn’t return to his role. He was fired by OpenAI’s board on
Semafor
Nov 18 2023
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OpenAI Investors Scramble To Reinstate Sam Altman As CEO
A day after OpenAI’s board of directors fired former CEO Sam Altman in a shock development, investors in the company are plotting how to restore him in what would amount to an even more surprising counter-coup. Venture capital firms holding positions in OpenAI’s for-profit entity have discussed working with Microsoft and senior employees at the company to bring back Altman, even as he has
Forbes
Dec 07 2021
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California Rep. Devin Nunes Will Leave Congress To Join Trump Tech Startup
Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, is retiring at the end of the year to helm former President Donald Trump’s new tech startup.
Nunes, a 10-term congressman from California, will be the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, which has plans to launch a new social media platform and video streaming service.
“The time has come to reopen
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