Sam Altman

Elon Musk has split his time in recent months between his role as CEO of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and his role as senior advisor to President Donald Trump in the White House. The billionaire’s political activities in the U.S., plus his views on Europe, were controversial, to say the least....

Nearly two years after its launch, World (CRYPTO: WLD), co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, debuted in the U.S. on Thursday. The decentralized identity verification project also unveiled a new smartphone-like device for identity verification and a debit card to make WLD payments. What Happened:...

On Sunday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that the last few updates to the GPT-4o model made its personality “too sycophant-y and annoying.” What Happened: Altman took to X, formerly Twitter, and said, "The last couple of GPT-4o updates have made the personality too sycophant-y and...

World Network (WLD) outperformed some of the market’s most valued cryptocurrencies after soaring more than 50% over the week.  What happened: WLD, the native currency of the decentralized identity verification project, jumped 57.48% in the last seven days, becoming the sixth-largest...

Oklo Inc (NYSE:OKLO) shares are staging a massive reversal Wednesday morning after tumbling late Tuesday following an announcement that OpenAI’s Sam Altman is stepping down as chairman of the board. What Happened: Oklo announced that Altman will step down as board chairman to open up...

On Tuesday, OpenAI's behind-the-scenes efforts to improve ChatGPT’s search capabilities have come to light in a high-profile antitrust trial targeting Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)-owned Google's dominance in online search. What Happened: During testimony at the Department of...

Oklo Inc (NYSE:OKLO) shares are tumbling in Tuesday’s after-hours session after Sam Altman announced he is stepping down as chairman of the board. What To Know: According to a CNBC report, OpenAI’s Altman is stepping away from Oklo’s board to give the company more flexibility to...

On Wednesday, Sam Altman-led OpenAI launched Codex CLI, a new open-source coding agent, along with two AI reasoning models. What Happened: The newly launched open-source coding agent is OpenAI's most notable open-source release since 2019. The AI startup also unveiled the full-scale version of its...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, have feuded for several years after Musk left OpenAI’s board in 2018, the company he co-founded. Several lawsuits later, the San Francisco-based AI start-up is exploring creating a social media competitor to Musk’s X....

Amid the ongoing legal tussle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman-led OpenAI, a group of former OpenAI employees has stepped forward to support Musk in his fight against the company’s transition to a for-profit model. What Happened: A group of 12 former OpenAI employees has thrown their support...

On Wednesday, OpenAI countersued Elon Musk, accusing him of using harassment tactics to slow the company's progress and disrupt its plans for growth, including a contentious bid for control. What Happened: In the lawsuit, OpenAI alleges that Musk's tactics include press attacks, legal harassment,...

In a biography by Stephen Witt, “The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip,” readers are given a peek into the life and career of Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO, Jensen Huang.  What Happened: Launched in the U.S....

OpenAI is reportedly in discussions to acquire the AI hardware startup co-founded by Jony Ive and Sam Altman in a deal worth approximately $500 million. What Happened: OpenAI is considering purchasing io Products, a company that focuses on creating AI-enabled devices, reported TechCrunch (via The...

OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, has spent the past two years in fierce competition with rivals Google Gemini, Anthropic, DeepSeek and Elon Musk‘s xAI. Altman announced Friday that the San Francisco-based company’s model release schedule will undergo an important change. What Happened:...

Jacob DeWitte, CEO of Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO) and the company’s COO, Caroline Cochran, have reportedly sold a significant portion of their company stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). What Happened: The SEC filing reveals that Jacob DeWitte, ...