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Before Altman’s Ouster, OpenAI’s Board Was Divided and Feuding

Sophie Caldwell

Before Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI last week, he and the company’s board of directors had been bickering for more than a year. The tension got worse as OpenAI…

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Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Violations

Sophie Caldwell

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, agreed to plead guilty to money laundering violations, according to court papers, a stunning blow to the…

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The Long Shadow of Steve Jobs Looms Over the Turmoil at OpenAI

Sophie Caldwell

This superhero narrative is the secret engine of just about every book beloved by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Travis Kalanick, a founder of Uber, was a devotee of Ayn Rand, whose…

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X Sues Media Matters Over Research on Ads Next to Antisemitic Posts

Sophie Caldwell

X, the social media service formerly known as Twitter, sued Media Matters in federal court on Monday after the advocacy organization published research showing that ads on X appeared next…

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Cruise’s C.E.O. Quits as the Driverless Carmaker Aims to Rebuild Trust

Sophie Caldwell

Kyle Vogt, a founder and chief executive of Cruise, the driverless car subsidiary of General Motors, resigned on Sunday, less than a month after Cruise suspended all autonomous operations after…

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The Winners and Losers of OpenAI’s Wild Weekend

Sophie Caldwell

For a while this weekend, it looked as if Sam Altman might return as a conquering hero to OpenAI, the company whose board had fired him as chief executive on…