OpenAI says Apple's claim that OpenAI “never responded” to its concerns is false; emails: OpenAI did respond, but an Apple lawyer mixed up two OpenAI employees
A lawyer for Apple apologized for mixing up two OpenAI employees with the names Wang and Chang.
Alexandr Wang says he is departing Scale AI as CEO to join Meta and names Chief Strategy Officer Jason Droege as interim CEO; Wang will remain a board director
Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg :
Sources: Haofei Wang, X's director of engineering, has suddenly left the company; Wang joined X in July 2023
Kylie Robison / The Verge :
US filing: FTX co-founder Gary Wang, due for sentencing on November 20, built “tools” to help the US detect potential fraud in the stock and crypto markets
- Prosecutors said the Wang offered ‘outstanding’ cooperation — Much like his former FTX colleagues that became government witnesses …
A look at telehealth startup Done Global, whose owner was arrested by the US in June for allegedly running a “pill mill”, as it continues to operate from China
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal : X: @wsj , @laurenbalik , @stephpstrong , @rolfewinkler , @jchengwsj , @jchengwsj , @jchengwsj , @heathernauert , @dseetharaman , @rolfewinkler , and @jchengwsj ....
A look at telehealth startup Done Global, whose owner was arrested by the US in June for allegedly running a “pill mill”, as it continues to operate from China
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal : X: @dseetharaman , @jchengwsj , @laurenbalik , @heathernauert , @jchengwsj , @jchengwsj , @rolfewinkler , @rolfewinkler , @stephpstrong , and @jchengwsj . Linked...
How Scale AI's $13.8B valuation from May 2024's $1B funding round is almost certainly too high, given below-average margins, a reliance on few clients, and more
Cory Weinberg / The Information : Threads: @paul_rietschka . X: @coryweinberg and @coryweinberg Threads: Paul Rietschka / @paul_rietschka : This company with its high school graduate CEO is absolutel...
The US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet, “likely the world's largest botnet ever”, linked to 19M+ IPs, and arrest its alleged administrator
US government seizes 911 S5 operation and takes it offline Associated Press : International Authorities Arrest Man Allegedly Behind 'Likely the World's Largest Botnet Ever' Xinghui Kok / Reuters : US ...
FTX co-founder Gary Wang testifies that Alameda Research had “special privileges” that afforded a $65B line of credit, of which the firm ultimately withdrew $8B
and then lied about it Owotunse Adebayo / Cryptopolitan : FTX co-founder makes shocking revelation at SBF's trial New York Times : New Details About FTX Emerge as Bankman-Fried's Trial Begins Chimaman...
Sources: former FTX COO Zhe “Constance” Wang has joined crypto VC firm Sino Global Capital; Wang has not been accused of wrongdoing in FTX or Alameda's collapse
- Wang worked at Credit Suisse and Huobi before joining FTX — Wang held COO position at FTX up until the exchange collapsed