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...
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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...
WSJ News Exclusive | Amazon Launches Free AI Classes in Bid to Win Talent Arms Race
Amazon.com is launching a program to train millions of workers in artificial-intelligence skills as the tech giant seeks to gain...
Microsoft Temporarily Blocked Internal Access to ChatGPT, Citing Data Concerns
Microsoft temporarily blocked employee access to ChatGPT on company devices, with a notice to employees citing security concerns, according to...
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...
Tech Giants Spend Billions on AI Startups—And Get Just as Much Back
Updated Nov. 3, 2023 1:41 pm ETAmazon, Google and Microsoft have spent the past year investing billions of dollars in...
WSJ News Exclusive | A Harvard Prodigy Set Out to Disrupt the Legal Industry. Now, CS Disco Tries to Fix Its Culture.
Kiwi Camara is gone from CS Disco, but the legal software company’s troubles aren’t.The Harvard Law School prodigy’s abrupt exit...
WSJ News Exclusive | ‘Wait, Netflix Has Games?’ Streaming Giant Plans New Videogames Based on Its Hit Shows
Updated Oct. 16, 2023 1:11 pm ETLast year Netflix put up a billboard on Los Angeles’s Sunset Boulevard to poke...
Microsoft’s Activision Buy Extends Nadella’s Decade of Deals
Updated Oct. 13, 2023 12:17 pm ETMicrosoft closed its $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the largest in a decade of...
WSJ News Exclusive | Apple’s Latest China Challenge: A Crackdown That Could Shrink Its App Store
Country’s push to register foreign apps threatens to remove Facebook, Instagram and X from iPhone App Store in China. Source...
Cisco to Buy Cybersecurity Company Splunk in $28 Billion Cash Deal
Networking-equipment giant Cisco Systems has struck a $28 billion deal to buy analytics and security software company Splunk. Source link
The Executive Trying to Make Microsoft Smarter About AI
Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott spearheaded the tech titan’s unlikely partnership with OpenAI. Source link
Saudi Arabia Once Banned Videogames. Now, It Wants to Export Them.
Listen to article(3 minutes)RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—For years, this kingdom’s Islamic clerics waged a war on videogames, banning popular titles such...
CEO With $110 Million Pay Package Is Suddenly Out
CS Disco co-founder Kiwi Camara’s departure means he could forfeit option grant. Source link
WSJ News Exclusive | Microsoft Will Use Carbon-Absorbing Rocks to Meet Climate Goals
A deal with Heirloom Carbon is one of the largest-ever purchases of carbon-removal credits. Source link
OpenAI Launches Business Version of ChatGPT That Competes With Microsoft
The new product puts the startup in direct competition with Microsoft, its largest backer and partner. Source link
Car Prices Might Be Unsustainable for Buyers
Surging loan delinquencies signal that many consumers can’t afford their auto loans. Source link
‘Barbenheimer’ Delivers Blowout Weekend at the Box Office
The dual release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” offers relief to an otherwise sleepy summer for film debuts. Source link
Google, McDonald’s, Exxon Headline Busy Earnings Week
A third of the S&P 500 is expected to report, including tech leaders Microsoft and Meta Platforms. Source link
