Source: OpenAI disbanded its mission alignment team in recent weeks and transferred its employees; team lead Joshua Achiam will take on a “chief futurist” role
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Memo: California's AG says OpenAI's restructuring has “no impact” on other cases, likely referring to Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over its restructuring
and struck a new deal with Microsoft Frank Landymore / Futurism : OpenAI Successfully Sheds Its Roots as an Ethical Non-Profit Ashley King / Digital Music News : OpenAI Restructures Into a For-Profit ...
Email: Ron Conway, a close friend of Marc Benioff for 25+ years, stepped down from the Salesforce Foundation board, citing Benioff's comments supporting Trump
Benioff also owns TIME magazine, which named Trump Person of the Year in 2024. — #Salesforce #Dreamforce $CRM — www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u... Jennifer Elias / @jennelias : “It saddens me immense...
Q&A with Notion CEO Ivan Zhao on Notion becoming the “AI workspace that works for you”, being profitable, B2B vs. B2C, usage-based pricing for AI, and more
Casey Newton / The Verge : Bluesky: @caseynewton , @nickstatt , and @reckless . X: @notionhq Bluesky: Casey Newton / @caseynewton : For Decoder this week, I talked with Notion CEO Ivan Zhao about wha...
Marc Andreessen says VC may be one of the last fields safe from AI after it replaces most workers, as it requires “intangible” skills like psychological insight
gizmodo.com/marc-andrees... Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.com : “ChatGPT, you were at Netscape in the 90s and won the lottery. Give me advice on how I too can win the lottery of a bygone era.” [embedded ...
Memo: Meta terminates major DEI programs, including for hiring, training, and procurement, citing a changed “legal and policy landscape” around DEI in the US
Meta is ending its DEI programs Bradley Cortright / New York Sun : Meta Abandons its DEI Programs Days Ahead of Trump's Inauguration Edith Olmsted / New Republic : Mark Zuckerberg Goes Full MAGA With ...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells staff to return to the office five days per week from January 2, 2025, citing the importance of the policy to the company's culture
Amazon orders employees back to the office five days a week Michael Grothaus / Fast Company : Amazon CEO Andy Jassy orders employees back to the office 5 days a week in one of the strictest RTO mandat...
Sources: OpenAI's board mulled adding Bret Taylor after three members resigned earlier in 2023, but lacked consensus, and never got any letter warning about Q*
Casey Newton / Platformer : Threads: @crumbler Threads: Casey Newton / @crumbler : The OpenAI story isn't over just yet: my thoughts on the past week's event, plus a few morsels of new reporting. htt...
Sources: X employees are increasingly being asked to spend time on xAI initiatives; xAI is using a data center once leased by Twitter, but now leased by Tesla
Tesla is fast running out of early adopters, but its cars are still too expensive for most buyers Threads: Parker Thompson / @parkert : Elon has always had a disregard for shareholders, which worked o...
X Head of Brand Safety Elyana Thierry left in June per her LinkedIn page, months after being elevated to the role after the previous head resigned in the summer
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