OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company
…In the same announcement, OpenAI said cofounder and president Greg Brockman would oversee the company’s products in the interim, and the company’s chief marketing officer, Kate Rouch, would take a…
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OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos
…But with both Anthropic and OpenAI preparing for IPOs, competition clearly continues regardless of which products are currently on the market. In its GPT-5.5-Cyber announcement, for example, OpenAI points…
I Asked ChatGPT 500 Questions. Here Are the Ads I Saw Most Often
…One of the open positions on OpenAI’s site is for a “product marketing lead, advertising,” and part of the role's responsibilities is to “identify product risk areas (e.g., performance…
"Uncanny Valley": OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home
…So they are at a very momentous time. I think everyone is racing to hit the IPO market, whether it's OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic, and SpaceX is out the door first. So…
Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares, Siri’s AI Makeover, and Knicks Owner’s Surveillance Machine
…We're also taking an early look at the SpaceX IPO this week, which is slated to become the world's largest IPO of all time. We'll get into who is…
The iPhone That Never Was
…The buzz, and the reputations of Atkinson and Hertzfeld, became a Silicon Valley bat signal for talent. General Magic attracted Apple veterans, like Joanna Hoffman, who ran Mac marketing; artist Susan Kare…
Why Amazon Is Buying Globalstar—and What It Means for Your iPhone
…SpaceX also seems to be filing for an IPO very soon, with a reported (and ridiculous) goal of hitting a $1.75 trillion valuation. Starlink is valued at $1 trillion of that…
‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop
…And here's Kate Knibbs, our in-house expert on all things prediction markets, who also has some thoughts to share. Hey, Kate. Kate Knibbs: Hi, thanks for having me. And I…
Rivian’s CEO on Tesla’s Cybertruck, Ferrari’s Luce, and What Happens If the R2 Fails
…Rivian's IPO was the largest worldwide in 2021, and one of the largest in US history, within days valuing the company at over $100 billion. Its stock has dropped from a…
Meta Is in Crisis, Google Search’s Makeover, and AI Gets Booed by Graduates
…And I'm Leah Feiger, director of politics and science. Brian Barrett: And we're all in the same room— Zoë Schiffer: Oh, my God. Brian Barrett: —for the first time from…