OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Is Leaving the Company
OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati resigned on Wednesday, saying she wants “the time and space to do my own exploration.” Murati had been among the three executives at the …
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Want to Get Into Founder Mode? You Should Be So Lucky
It’s also true that when one of those groundbreaking companies matures and faces challenges, a founder has a unique ability to make bold moves and stick to the original vision …
Big Tech’s New Adversaries in Europe
If the past five years of EU tech rules could take human form, they would embody Thierry Breton. The bombastic commissioner, with his swoop of white hair, became the public …
Here are 5 tips on how to negotiate for more equity at your startup
Bhavik Vashi, 32, made over $2 million after selling his equity in software startup Anaplan. Bhavik Vashi, 32, is living the dream of many Silicon Valley tech workers. He joined …
US presidential elections: How will Wall Street react to upcoming US presidential elections? Richard Harris answers
“I think Wall Street generally favours Trump because it is quite clear that Kamala Harris is going to bring in higher taxation for richer people and that, of course, is …
Tech donor network co-founded by JD Vance seeks to push America to the right
Before JD Vance began his rapid rise to vice presidential candidate, he co-founded a Silicon Valley-backed donor organization to finance right-wing news stories, voter turnout operations and election polls with …
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56
The unassuming house on Santa Margarita Avenue in Menlo Park, California, had been empty for only a couple of years when I visited in 2008, but the ghosts were still …
Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It’s Calling Again
Steve Jobs is 28 years old, and seems a little nervous as he starts his speech to a group of designers gathered under a large tent in Aspen, Colorado. He …
Local Resistance Derails Plans For Silicon Valley–Ruled Utopian City
Photo: Josh Edelson / AFP (Getty Images) California Forever, a Silicon Valley-funded venture, shelved its plans on Monday to transform over 60,000 acres of rural Northern California into a utopian …
An Open AI Backed Non-Profit Gave $1,000 a Month to Poor People. Here’s What They Did With It
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s decade–in-the-making effort to understand how handing out free money affects recipients and the broader economy delivered its first big results Monday. OpenResearch found that when it …