Comedian and Actor Matt Rife sat down with Forbes Reporter Rosemarie Miller at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Cleveland to discuss his days of performing standup in Columbus, what it's like having Dave Chappelle as a friend and what he would have done if comedy hadn't worked out. Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success … [Read more...]
Sam Altman ousted as OpenAI CEO from company’s board
Sam Altman was reportedly fired as OpenAI CEO after losing the confidence of the artificial intelligence firm's board of directors. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton review Altman's role in 2023's AI hype cycle and what this news could mean for the AI landscape. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo … [Read more...]
Sam Altman, Microsoft, and, the future of AI: What investors need to know
Sam Altman's firing as OpenAI CEO by the company's board has handed Microsoft (MSFT) a new opportunity to gain a lead in the AI race — share prices climbed to an all-time high on Monday on news that Altman could be heading to Microsoft next. Macquerie Lead Software Equity Research Analyst Fred Havemeyer sits down with Yahoo Finance, commenting on what Altman "brings to the … [Read more...]
‘A Total Bombshell’: Here’s What You Need To Know About Sam Altman’s Ouster As OpenAI’s CEO
On Friday, the board of directors of the nonprofit organization overseeing AI company OpenAI shocked the tech world by firing CEO Sam Altman and removing president Greg Brockman from the board. Brockman resigned hours later. Forbes senior editor Alex Konrad joins Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Talks" to discuss. Read the full story on Forbes: … [Read more...]
Sam Altman-OpenAI: Microsoft now has ‘carte blanche’ to IP
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was pushed out of his position last Friday by the company's board of directors. Altman was hired by Microsoft (MSFT) shortly after his firing. After what has been described as a "huge coup" at OpenAI, employees are similarly threatening to leave and work for Microsoft alongside Altman. NYU Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics Vasant Dhar … [Read more...]
Sam Altman joining Microsoft is a ‘huge coup’: Analyst
It was a whirlwind weekend at OpenAI after the board ousted CEO Sam Altman on Friday, which led to pleas from employees and investors to bring him back, only for him to join Microsoft (MSFT) early Monday morning after talks for him to return the company failed. RBC Capital Markets Software Equity Analyst Rishi Jaluria says the move is "a huge coup for Microsoft," and that … [Read more...]
How Involved Were SBF’s Parents?
Head to https://brilliant.org/patrick/ to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. FTX has sued Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, claiming they enriched themselves by siphoning off millions of dollars in “fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds” from the cryptocurrency … [Read more...]
Pinning FTX Collapse on Ex-Alameda Research CEO Is a ‘Very Classic Defense Move,’ Lawyer Says
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is scheduled to be the next witness to testify in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial. Lowenstein Sandler LLP partner Rachel Maimin, who specializes in white collar criminal defense, discusses what to expect after the defense assigned some of the blame to Ellison during the opening arguments. Caroline Ellison,FM … [Read more...]
‘Devil In Nerd’s Clothes’: How Sam Bankman-Fried Fooled Everyone | Forbes Exclusive
Crypto insiders paint a picture of a charismatic tech founder who became the darling of high-powered investors, even as Sam Bankman-Fried was brazen about his cryptocurrency exchange’s shaky business model and kept the books closed to all but a few confidants; David Jeans joins "Forbes Newsroom" to tell the story. Read the full story on Forbes: … [Read more...]
Caroline Ellison (Alameda Research CEO), FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried
Caroline Ellison, a lover of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is the CEO of Alameda Research, the trading firm founded by SBF. No one knows much about her apart from an interview she gave on an FTX podcast. So, here is all we know so far about a central figure in the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange. CHAPTERS 00:00 Alameda Research, FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried 00:51 Caroline Ellison, … [Read more...]