After stepping down and pleading guilty to federal charges, former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has named a successor.
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Microsoft preparing San Francisco offices for OpenAI employees, even as chaos lingers
Microsoft is preparing physical space at its LinkedIn offices for OpenAI employees to occupy if they join the bigger corporation.
Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman returns to headquarters for talks following his abrupt ouster
Altman posted a photo of himself on X, formerly Twitter, wearing an OpenAI visitor badge, writing, “first and last time i ever wear one of these.”
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt resigns from GM-owned robotaxi unit
Cruise CEO and co-founder Kyle Vogt has resigned from his role at the autonomous vehicle venture owned by General Motors, according to a company statement.
Facebook-parent Meta breaks up its Responsible AI team
Most members of the RAI team have been reassigned to the company’s Generative AI product division.
Elon Musk’s X restructuring curtails disinformation research, spurs legal fears
Reuters exclusively reported that social media researchers have canceled, suspended or changed more than 100 studies about X, formerly Twitter, as a result of actions taken by Elon Musk that limit access to the social media platform, nearly a dozen interviews and a survey of planned projects show. The post Elon Musk’s X restructuring curtails...
Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion-dollar FTX fraud
Reuters was first to report that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record, a verdict that cemented the 31-year-old former billionaire’s fall from grace. The post Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion-dollar FTX fraud appeared first...
Amazon will allow auto dealers to sell cars on its site, starting with Hyundai
The company has slowly entered the car buying business over the years by launching a digital showroom for shoppers to research and compare vehicles.
Elon Musk boosts antisemitic tweet, claims ADL and other groups push ‘anti-white’ messaging
Musk agreed with a tweet that said Jewish people have been pushing “dialectical hatred” against whites, and later criticized the Anti-Defamation League.
Cisco stock plunges on light guidance after product order slowdown
Cisco’s pace of product orders decelerated as customers worked to implement offerings they bought in the past few quarters.