You’re Not Lazy — You’re Burnt Out. Here Are The 5 Warning Signs.
Entrepreneur burnout can land you in the emergency ward. Learn how to spot the signs now before it’s too late.
How automotive exec Crystal Brown founded CircNova, an AI drug discovery biotech
Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO […]
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November 2023
Greg Brockman quits OpenAI after abrupt firing of Sam Altman
OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman has quit the firm, he said Friday, hours after the Microsoft-backed giant abruptly fired its chief executive Sam Altman and assured that Brockman would remain at the startup. Brockman’s sudden departure adds to the day’s uncertainties at OpenAI, following closely on the heels of its inaugural developer conference led […]
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‘The Board No Longer Has Confidence In His Ability’: ChatGPT Fires Controversial CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, removed CEO Sam Altman after an internal investigation found he was not consistently truthful with the board.
WTF is going on at OpenAI? We have theories
In perhaps the most unexpected tech news of the year, billionaire Sam Altman has been ejected from his CEO role at OpenAI by the company’s board after an apparent vote of no confidence. Its exact wording in a release issued this afternoon: Altman’s “departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that […]
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Real Housewife Launches AI-Powered Divorce Company Amid Messy Public Split: ‘Turning My Pain Into Purpose’
‘Real Housewives of Miami’ star Lisa Hochstein knows a thing or two about a costly divorce.
Who is Mira Murati, OpenAI’s new interim CEO?
In a surprising move, OpenAI today abruptly fired Sam Altman, its CEO and a member of its board of directors, and installed CTO Mira Murati as interim CEO. But who, exactly, is Mira Murati? Murati, who has a degree in mechanical engineering from Dartmouth College, previously worked as an intern at Goldman Sachs and then […]
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This company is building AI for African languages
Inside a co-working space in the Rosebank neighborhood of Johannesburg, Jade Abbott popped open a tab on her computer and prompted ChatGPT to count from 1 to 10 in isiZulu, a language spoken by more than 10 million people in her native South Africa. The results were “mixed and hilarious,” says Abbott, a computer scientist…
Study: AI System Outperforms Humans in Global Weather Forecasting
AI’s weather forecasting leap could revolutionize preparedness in the face of natural disasters.
Worldcoin’s future remains uncertain after Sam Altman fired from OpenAI
Sam Altman, the now former CEO of OpenAI, has departed his role and is leaving its board, according to a company post on Friday. But questions about his role at other entities like Worldcoin, the crypto project he co-founded, remain up in the air as its token falls on the news. Worldcoin’s token, WLD, fell […]
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Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk praises antisemitic conspiracy theory
One of X’s key advertisers, Apple, will pause its advertising on the platform, according to a report from Axios. Apple follows in the footsteps of advertisers like IBM and the European Commission, who have suspended ads on X amid increased on-platform antisemitism. Per research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, X has failed to […]
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