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Microsoft hires ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Satya Nadella says

Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are expected to "lead a new advanced AI research team," according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Fortune

Microsoft, Investors Stand Solidly Behind ‘Once In A Generation’ CEO Sam Altman, Putting OpenAI Board Under Pressure

The OpenAI saga continued to play out over the weekend with a lot of twists and turns

Zenger

Sam Altman joins Microsoft's advanced AI research team after shock firing, and over 70% of OpenAI's employees may follow him

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the company is hiring Sam Altman, previously CEO at OpenAI to lead a new AI research team alongside Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI.

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OpenAI’s Leadership Changes Send Shockwaves Through Microsoft

OpenAI shakeup rattles Microsoft: Analysts predict increased control but potential challenges from rivals

Zenger

OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless Sam Altman returns; Abu Dhabi fund lined up to take control of Telegraph – as it happened

Around 500 employees of OpenAI have signed a letter saying they may quit and join Sam Altman at Microsoft, unless he is reappointed and the board resigns

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Tech company creates advanced new artificial intelligence team as Twitch’s Emmett Shear joins OpenAI

The Guardian - UK

Sam Altman moves to Microsoft as OpenAI hires ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as new CEO

The days-long saga at the helm of the world’s best known AI business took another turn this morning after ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it would hire the former boss of Twitch as its new CEO, while its ousted exec Sam Altman would move to lead investor Microsoft to run an…

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Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI's wunderkind ex-CEO – and why was he fired?

On Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer Greg Brockman was also removed as the board president, after which he promptly resigned.

The Conversation

The Golden Globes Spin on Amid 'Confusing Ownership Do-Si-Do'

Our latest ‘Next Text’ explores Hollywood’s confounding FYC monopoly … and the end of ‘The Awards Industrial Complex’

Broadcasting & Cable

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OpenAI investors' race to reinstate Sam Altman makes tech expert Gary Marcus feel 'sick to his stomach'

"None of this bodes well," writes the NYU professor, who's worried about the nonprofit's board getting overpowered.

Fortune

Windows 11’s Photos app is getting another nifty new feature

After a background blur option was recently introduced, Microsoft has brought in a background removal feature.

TechRadar

OpenAI investors are pushing for Sam Altman’s return, and it could mean changes to the board that fired him

Microsoft and other investors want Altman back as OpenAI CEO after his surprise ouster by the board on Friday.

Fortune

Intel Arc GPU performance momentum continues — 2.7X boost in AI-driven Stable Diffusion, largely thanks to Microsoft's Olive

Microsoft Olive was key to boosting performance in Stable Diffusion for Intel's Arc Alchemist graphics cards.

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In the battle to bring ousted founder Sam Altman back to OpenAI, Microsoft and Satya Nadella hold the trump cards

The company doesn't have a seat on the board. What it does have is arguably more powerful.

Windows Central

Xbox is on track to knock Sony PlayStation down to third place for the first time in history

Microsoft has now acquired Call of Duty maker Activision-Blizzard, and the implications of that massive transaction are now coming into view. For the first time in history, Xbox is on track to leapfrog PlayStation in gaming software and services revenue.

Tom’s Hardware

Talks to reinstate OpenAI’s ousted CEO Sam Altman are to continue today, according to reports

After his surprising and unceremonious ousting on Friday, there have been talks, and pressure from big investors like Microsoft, to reinstate Sam Altman.

The Guardian - UK

Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ‘in talks to return at firm’s HQ’

Boss was sacked by ChatGPT developer over failure to be ‘candid in his communications’

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The Guardian - UK

Sam Altman was the trusted face of AI. His firm, though, is much more complex

The conflicts of interest built into OpenAI’s corporate structure may be a bigger story than the loss of its leader

Dynamite News

"I've been up all night": Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on India vs New Zealand match

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, stayed up all night to watch the thrilling ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand on Wednesday before delivering his keynote speech at a developer conference in Seattle. Read further on Dynamite News:

Windows Central

Satya Nadella 'furious' with blindside ousting of Sam Altman

Satya Nadella is 'furious' with the dismissal of Sam Altman and is reportedly assisting in reinstating Altman as CEO.

Fortune

Here are the latest twists in the OpenAI shakeup and the 'boardroom coup' that ousted CEO Sam Altman

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI's abrupt firing of CEO Sam Altman sent shockwaves through the tech industry and raised a lot of big questions about what happened. Here's everything we know so far.

Fortune

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment, as debates swirl between “accelerationists” and “doomers” over its threat to humanity.

The Guardian - UK

Sam Altman ‘was working on new venture’ before sacking from OpenAI

Company behind Chat GPT said to be in turmoil as top staff join exodus

Fortune

What Elon Musk has said about Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientist at the center of OpenAI’s leadership upheaval

“The key moment was recruiting Ilya Sutskever” to OpenAI, Musk said of breaking his friendship with Google cofounder Larry Page.

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