Rent the Runway to Cut About 10% of Corporate Jobs, Lose Operating Chief
Updated Jan. 9, 2024 11:43 am ETRent the Runway is putting in place another restructuring plan that includes cutting about...
Management Moves
Startup Founders Fret Over Getting Fired Like Sam Altman
There’s a new task on the 2024 to-do list for founders: Make sure you can’t get Altmaned. While startups have ousted...
CVS Names Cowhey Permanent Finance Chief as Guertin Departs
CVS Health on Friday said Shawn Guertin, its top finance executive who has been on a leave of absence since...
How the Push for Diversity at Colleges and Companies Came Under Siege
The management philosophy known as DEI, which had gathered momentum since 2020, has been under siege over the past year...
Mary Barra Spent a Decade Transforming GM. It Hasn’t Been Enough.
Updated Dec. 16, 2023 12:04 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)At a 2018 meeting with a senior General Motors team, Chief...
WSJ News Exclusive | Boeing Picks a Front-Runner to Be Its Next CEO
Updated Dec. 11, 2023 7:41 am ETBoeing is elevating Stephanie Pope to become its No. 2 executive, setting her up...
OpenAI Says Sam Altman to Return as CEO
Updated Nov. 22, 2023 11:09 am ETOpenAI said Sam Altman will return as chief executive of the artificial-intelligence startup that...
Larry Summers Is OpenAI’s Surprise Pick to Mend Fences
Updated Nov. 22, 2023 10:30 am ETAs Sam Altman looks to steer OpenAI following the turmoil of his ouster and...
Behind the Scenes of Sam Altman’s Showdown at OpenAI
Updated Nov. 22, 2023 7:14 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Sam Altman was in Las Vegas for the biggest party of...
Ilya Sutskever: The OpenAI Genius Who Told Sam Altman He Was Fired
Last Friday, Ilya Sutskever sent a text message to his boss and fellow board member, Sam Altman. Could he jump...
OpenAI Is a Mess. So What Happens to ChatGPT Now?
Listen to article(1 minute)If the chaos at OpenAI has you wondering what’s next for ChatGPT, it’s OK. I’m right there...
OpenAI’s Path Ahead Is Unclear as Employees Threaten to Quit Unless Board Resigns
Updated Nov. 20, 2023 8:01 pm ETThe future of OpenAI was in jeopardy Monday, as the vast majority of employees...
WSJ News Exclusive | EV Startup Fisker Has Lost Another Chief Accounting Officer
Updated Nov. 20, 2023 5:33 pm ETElectric-vehicle startup Fisker has lost its second chief accounting officer in less than a...
GM’s Self-Driving Car Unit Skids Off Course
Cruise was once one of the bright spots in the tenure of GM CEO Mary Barra. Now both of its...
New OpenAI CEO Emmett Shear Lands at Center of High-Stakes AI Boom
Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI CEO late Sunday puts him at the center of high-stakes drama within the company...
Sam Altman to Join Microsoft Following OpenAI Ouster
Updated Nov. 20, 2023 9:10 am ETSAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft said it is hiring Sam Altman to helm a new advanced artificial-intelligence...
OpenAI Investors Trying to Get Sam Altman Back as CEO After Sudden Firing
Updated Nov. 18, 2023 10:07 pm ETOpenAI’s investors are making efforts to bring back Sam Altman, the chief executive officer...
WSJ News Exclusive | Insider Co-Founder Henry Blodget Steps Down as CEO Amid Strategy Shift
Henry Blodget, one of the early pioneers of digital media, is stepping down as chief executive of Insider, a publication...
WSJ News Exclusive | Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd Steps Down
Bumble Inc.’s Whitney Wolfe Herd is stepping down as chief executive of the company known for the female-focused dating app...
His Job Was to Make Instagram Safe for Teens. His 14-Year-Old Showed Him What the App Was Really Like.
Listen to article(2 minutes)In the fall of 2021 a consultant named Arturo Bejar sent Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg...
