Sam Altman

Binance to Pay $4B to Settle U.S. Criminal Case; Sam Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO
Binance to Pay $4B to Settle U.S. Criminal Case; Sam Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines. The latest after Binance and its now former CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to...
Binance to Pay $4B to Settle U.S. Criminal Case; Sam Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO

Prediction markets generate more accurate forecasts than other methods. (Bettmann/Getty Images)
Polymarket Traders Betting on Sam Altman's Fate Have Become Bipolar
24 hours ago, prediction markets were almost certain that Altman wouldn't be back as OpenAI's CEO. Now the market's answer to that question has changed twice.
Prediction markets generate more accurate forecasts than other methods. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

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FTX-Backed Anthropic’s CEO Declined OpenAI's Merger Offer: The Information
FTX bought a stake in Anthropic supposedly worth $500 million, according to an internal document circulated before last November’s bankruptcy filing.
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Does Worldcoin Need a Reevaluation? Understanding Sam Altman’s Crypto-AI-UBI Experiment
There’s lots to admire about the ex-OpenAI CEO’s crypto startup, despite relentless “techlash” criticism.
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Worldcoin Token Drops After OpenAI Ousts Sam Altman as CEO
Worldcoin Token Drops After OpenAI Ousts Sam Altman as CEO
The token associated with Sam Altman's eye-scanning cryptocurrency project dropped as low as 12% last Friday, after artificial intelligence company OpenAI ousted Sam Altman as...
Worldcoin Token Drops After OpenAI Ousts Sam Altman as CEO

OpenAI's Ex-CEO Sam Altman Joins Microsoft; Bullish Completes Purchase of CoinDesk: WSJ
OpenAI's Ex-CEO Sam Altman Joins Microsoft; Bullish Completes Purchase of CoinDesk: WSJ
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including the latest developments after OpenAI's board suddenly ousted CEO Sam Altman la...
OpenAI's Ex-CEO Sam Altman Joins Microsoft; Bullish Completes Purchase of CoinDesk: WSJ

Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Appointed as New OpenAI Chief
Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Appointed as New OpenAI Chief
Emmett Shear, co-founder and former CEO of streaming service Twitch, has been appointed as the new CEO of OpenAI, after the artificial intelligence (AI) company ousted Sam Alt...
Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Appointed as New OpenAI Chief

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Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Appointed as New OpenAI Chief
OpenAI ousted Sam Altman as its chief last week after the board said it no longer had confidence in his ability to lead the company
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Sam Altman, Former OpenAI CEO, Lands at Microsoft
Altman and other departed OpenAI staff will join a new advanced AI research team at the software giant.
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Sam Altman at Village Global's The Grove in 2022 (Village Global/Flickr)
OpenAI CEO Drama Makes a Market for Blockchain Betters
Over $250,000 in liquidity was built up in prediction market contracts on Polymarket over the weekend, from the serious to the absurd.
Sam Altman at Village Global's The Grove in 2022 (Village Global/Flickr)