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Sam Altman’s ouster puts a new twist into OpenAI’s complicated relationship with Microsoft

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Reports overnight indicate that a conflict between Altman’s ambitions for OpenAI and the mission of the nonprofit were at the core of the board’s decision to oust him as CEO and remove OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman as chairman. At the event, on Nov. The developer day was an issue.

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How “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic income

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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Meta President Nick Clegg, Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google’s President of Global Affairs Kent Walker, and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith at the White House. The second, considerably less important, is charity.

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Here’s how Microsoft is helping India with its COVID-19 catastrophe

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Financial support for nonprofits: Through the Microsoft Philanthropies employee giving program, employees in the U.S Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy tweeted Wednesday that Amazon is also part of the U.S. The company is also working to provide 25,000 oxygen concentration devices to healthcare facilities in India.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

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Medina, co-founder and CEO, previously worked for Amazon Web Services and led a division of Microsoft. Most of my clients were endowed nonprofits, foundations and universities, and the returns we achieved for them went back into helping further their missions, so there was a lot of meaning to the work we did there.”. “I

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Tech Moves: Leafly hires general counsel; Skilljar and LevelTen add execs; and more

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Recent investments include AI platform Yoodli , social platform Game Jolt and London-based startup Troop. Auterion, which makes software for drones, hired Amazon Web Services (AWS) vet Jeff Jones as chief revenue officer. Seattle digital health nonprofit Audere announced Dino Rech as its new CEO. He is based in Seattle.

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

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.” Tableau had been on a roll prior to the acquisition, shifting its data visualization software to a subscription service under the leadership of Selipsky, an ex-Amazon Web Services executive. Students also receive “wraparound” support including career skill development and social services. Love this town.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” NASA’s social media presence, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, and John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show are among the winners of this year’s Webby Awards. National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things.

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