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Sources: talks to reinstate Altman, led by Satya Nadella, hit a snag over the board's role; source: board members are yet to resign as they vet replacements — - OpenAI's leaders want board removed, but directors resisting — Microsoft's Nadella leading high-stakes talks on Altman return
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Forums: Hacker News and r/OpenAI
| The Verge: |
Source: OpenAI's board had agreed to resign and let Sam Altman and Greg Brockman return, but has since waffled; Altman would want significant governance changes — The OpenAI board is in discussions with Sam Altman to return to CEO, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
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| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Sources: in a memo, OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon told employees that the company is “optimistic” it can bring back Sam Altman and Greg Brockman — OpenAI is “optimistic” it can bring back Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and other key employees who departed in the wake …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: before his ouster, Sam Altman was trying to raise money in the Middle East for a venture, codenamed Tigris, to produce TPUs and compete with Nvidia — - Altman was fundraising in the Middle East for new chip venture — The project, code-named Tigris, is intended to rival Nvidia
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Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/OpenAI, r/singularity, r/technology, and r/singularity
| James Ball / Techtris: |
How the very unusual governance structure of OpenAI, born out of effective altruism, led to the firing of Sam Altman, as the philosophy clashed with reality — What has happened looks incomprehensible unless you know the strange history of OpenAI, its philosophy, and how that is now clashing with reality.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft and Thrive are working to reinstate Sam Altman as OpenAI's CEO; Satya Nadella, blindsided by the board's decision, pledged to support Altman — - Board has considered resigning, hasn't made final decision — Altman has been weighing new venture, but open to returning
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LinkedIn: Maya Mikhailov and Brian Warmoth
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| New York Times: |
Sources: Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are planning to pitch a new AI startup to investors and are considering which OpenAI employees would join them — Sam Altman, who was forced out of his company on Friday afternoon, was quickly moving to create another company with another OpenAI executive who quit on Friday.
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| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
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| Forbes: |
Sources: leading ad execs told Linda Yaccarino that she is risking her reputation and suggested her to step down as X CEO to make a statement about antisemitism — In the aftermath of IBM, Disney, Apple and others pausing spending on X, formerly known as Twitter, top advertising executives …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's quest to build key device components in-house, including a cellular modem and other wireless chips, displays, batteries, and camera sensors — This week, we go inside Apple's quest to replace every major part of the iPhone with an in-house design.
More: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Forbes, PhoneArena, The Apple Post, Supercharged, iMore, MacDailyNews, The Seattle Times, and The Apple Den
| Andrew Griffin / The Independent: |
A look at a Paris lab where Apple tests hardware security, and an interview with Apple's head of security engineering about Lockdown Mode, app sideloading, more — In a secret location in Paris, Apple has hired an elite team of laser-wielding hackers to try and crack its iPhones.| Steven Levy / Wired: |
A look at OpenAI interim CEO Mira Murati's challenges, like convincing staff the company's philosophy is workable, raising new funding, and attracting AI talent — Sam Altman made OpenAI into a powerhouse by adding a profit-seeking arm to its utopian mission.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/OpenAI, and r/singularity
| Steve Mollman / Fortune: |
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| Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: |
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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
A look at two content moderation startups founded by ex-Meta and Google staffers as the Israel-Hamas war leads to a surge in demand for trust and safety tech — - The Israel-Hamas war has led to a surge in online disinformation and increased demand for trust and safety technology.
X: @hkanji and @typewriters
| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
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