2024-01-25
Sadly, it does mean I'll be stepping down as Web Summit CEO on March 1. I've absolutely loved my time with Web Summit. I've been bowled over by the team's talent, energy, and frankly — general good vibes — and this appreciation has only grown with each passing week.
TechCrunch
Web Summit CEO Katherine Maher, who was hastily appointed at the end of October 2023 to replace Paddy Cosgrave, plans to step down on March 1 to join NPR as CEO
Big news: I'm delighted to announce that I will be taking up the position of CEO of NPR starting in late March. NPR has been a lifelong part of my soundscape, and I credit its reporting with sparking my curiosity that set me onto the path to become the person I am today.
TechCrunch
Web Summit CEO Katherine Maher, who was hastily appointed at the end of October 2023 to replace Paddy Cosgrave, plans to step down on March 1 to join NPR as CEO
2023-11-23
“AI that benefits all humanity” without a single woman or person of color on the OpenAI board. Where have I heard this story before?
Axios
OpenAI reaches a deal in principle for Sam Altman to return as CEO, with an initial board of Bret Taylor as chair, alongside Larry Summers and Adam D'Angelo
4 key takeaways Jason Dorrier / Singularity Hub : OpenAI Mayhem: What We Know Now, Don't Know Yet, and What Could Be Next New York Times : Explaining OpenAI's Board Shake-Up CNBC :...
“AI that benefits all humanity” without a single woman or person of color on the OpenAI board. Where have I heard this story before?
The Information
Source: a breakthrough spearheaded by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever enabled a model that could solve basic math problems, stoking excitement and concern
One day before he was fired by OpenAI's board last week, Sam Altman alluded to a recent technical advance the company …
2023-11-22
“AI that benefits all humanity” without a single woman or person of color on the OpenAI board. Where have I heard this story before?
Axios
OpenAI reaches a deal in principle for Sam Altman to return as CEO, with an initial board of Bret Taylor as Chair alongside Larry Summers and Adam D'Angelo
OpenAI said late Tuesday that it had reached a deal in principle for Sam Altman to return as CEO, with a new board chaired by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor.
2021-04-08
No employer, period. Unless they are your family. And then you still get a contract. https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
An ex-Google engineer says she endured harassment for over a year and that Google's positive external image led her to delay reporting it
I learned the hard way that no publicly traded company is a family. — Ms. Nietfeld is a software engineer. She worked at Google from 2015 to 2019.
2021-02-05
7 years has been a wild ride. I'm stepping down as @Wikimedia CEO in April. We've done some great stuff. https://www.axios.com/...
Axios
Wikimedia Foundation announces CEO Katherine Maher will step down as of April 15, says its annual budget doubled to estimated $140M in 2021 under her leadership
Felix Salmon / Axios :
2021-02-03
More good news from the wiki-world! Today, we're instituting a site-wide Universal Code of Conduct for participation in @Wikipedia and our other sites, creating clear standards of behavior and explicit definitions of harassment, on and off wiki. https://www.reuters.com/...
Reuters
Wikimedia begins work on implementing its first global code of conduct, which addresses harassment, the introduction of false or biased information, and more
2019-12-27
We've been blocked in Turkey for nearly 3 years. Today, the Turkish Supreme Court ruled the ban on @Wikipedia is unconstitutional. A tremendous victory for people in Turkey and for the right to knowledge. https://in.reuters.com/...
Associated Press
Turkey's top court rules that a two-year ban on Wikipedia violates freedom of expression; it remains unclear when access to the site will be restored
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's highest court on Thursday ruled in favor of Wikipedia, saying the Turkish government's two-year ban …
2019-11-04
Hey @wired, here's your rewrite: Wikimedia CEO Katherine Maher flagged the risk of fracturing of the web's informal, link-based evidentiary chains, prompting reflection about the @internetarchive's unique ability to buttress this critical infrastructure for @Wikipedia and beyond.
Wired
Wikipedia partners with The Internet Archive to turn book citations into links to two-page previews, using Archive's scanned-in books as sources for ~130K links
The operator of the Wayback Machine allows Wikipedia's users to check citations from books as well as the web.
2018-03-14
While we are thrilled to see people recognize the value of @Wikipedia's non-commercial, volunteer model, we know the community's work is already monetized without the commensurate or in-kind support that is critical to our sustainability. http://www.theverge.com/...
The Verge
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says YouTube will add Wikipedia information to videos about popular conspiracy theories within weeks to provide alternate viewpoints
Pushing back on crazy theories — YouTube will add information from Wikipedia to videos about popular conspiracy theories …