Microsoft Deputy CTO Dee Templeton says Satya Nadella is in 'founder mode'.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-30
Dee Templeton Satya Nadella founder mode
Sources: Satya Nadella is focused on the increasing AI competition from Amazon and Google; Microsoft Deputy CTO Dee Templeton says Nadella is in “founder mode”
Financial Times · 2025-12-30 · #11
OpenAI is seeking a new Head of Preparedness, announced by CEO Sam Altman on X.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-12-28 — 2025-12-29
OpenAI Sam Altman Head of Preparedness
Sam Altman says OpenAI is seeking a new Head of Preparedness, noting “the potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw a preview of in 2025”
Engadget · 2025-12-28 · #3
Sources report that roughly 90% of Groq employees will join Nvidia and will be paid cash for all their vested shares.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-28
Groq employees Nvidia
Sources: ~90% of Groq employees will join Nvidia and be paid cash for all vested shares; most shareholders will get per-share payouts tied to the $20B valuation
Axios · 2025-12-28 · #2
Sam Rodriques is CEO of Edison Scientific.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-28
Edison Scientific Sam Rodriques
Q&A with Edison Scientific CEO Sam Rodriques about Kosmos, Edison's AI tool for scientific research, why AI probably won't cure diseases anytime soon, and more
New York Times · 2025-12-28 · #12
Q&A interview with Edison Scientific CEO Sam Rodriques about Kosmos and related topics.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-28
Sam Rodriques Kosmos Edison Scientific
Q&A with Edison Scientific CEO Sam Rodriques about Kosmos, Edison's AI tool for scientific research, why AI probably won't cure diseases anytime soon, and more
New York Times · 2025-12-28 · #12
Five FaZe Clan influencers exit FaZe Clan following failed contract talks with new management.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-27
Five FaZe Clan influencers FaZe Clan
Five FaZe Clan influencers exit after failed contract talks with new management; Matt Kalish, who invested $10M, calls FaZe's current structure “unsustainable”
Bloomberg · 2025-12-27 · #12
Michael Truell is cofounder and CEO of Cursor.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-26
Michael Truell Cursor
Cursor CEO Michael Truell warns that “vibe coding” advanced projects may create “shaky foundations” and eventually “things start to kind of crumble”
Fortune · 2025-12-26 · #2
Newly appointed co-CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia are described as off to a rough start amid the company's sharp stock decline.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-26
Clay Magouyrk Mike Sicilia Oracle
Oracle stock fell 30% this quarter, its steepest drop since Q3 2001, when it slid ~34%, amid skepticism about its ability to open more data centers for OpenAI
CNBC · 2025-12-26 · #1
Three months ago Oracle named Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as its new CEOs.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-26
Oracle Clay Magouyrk Mike Sicilia
Oracle stock fell 30% this quarter, its steepest drop since Q3 2001, when it slid ~34%, amid skepticism about its ability to open more data centers for OpenAI
CNBC · 2025-12-26 · #1
Groq CEO Jonathan Ross and other top executives will join Nvidia.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-25
Jonathan Ross Groq executives Nvidia
Nvidia agrees to a licensing deal with Groq; CEO Jonathan Ross and other top executives will join Nvidia; Groq says it will continue operating independently
Bloomberg · 2025-12-25 · #1
Marissa Mayer is the founder/owner of new startup Dazzle.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-24
Marissa Mayer Dazzle
Marissa Mayer's new startup Dazzle, which is building next-gen AI personal assistants, raised an $8M seed at a $35M valuation and plans to exit stealth in 2026
TechCrunch · 2025-12-24 · #27
Running an organization is predicted to begin to feel like 'vibe coding' as AI changes how work is organized.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-23
Organizations
How AI can work across scales, from individuals to organizations to economies, like steel and the steam engine before it, as AI arrives as “infinite minds”
@ivanhzhao · 2025-12-23 · #21
Colin Angle is a co-founder of iRobot.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-22
Colin Angle iRobot
Q&A with iRobot co-founder Colin Angle on the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, regulatory pressure that killed Amazon's deal, his new robotics startup, and more
TechCrunch · 2025-12-22 · #13
Josh Woodward is the head of Google Labs.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-21
Josh Woodward Google Labs
A profile of Josh Woodward, the head of Google Labs who is credited with turning around the Gemini app, growing its MAUs from 350M in March to 650M by October
CNBC · 2025-12-21 · #12
Jason Furman is identified as a Harvard economist.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-21
Jason Furman Harvard
Q&A with Harvard economist Jason Furman, who consults for OpenAI, on the similarities between the AI boom and the dot-com era, AI's impact on jobs, and more
Bloomberg · 2025-12-21 · #9
Harvard economist Jason Furman consults for OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-21
Jason Furman OpenAI
Q&A with Harvard economist Jason Furman, who consults for OpenAI, on the similarities between the AI boom and the dot-com era, AI's impact on jobs, and more
Bloomberg · 2025-12-21 · #9
Blizzard is working under Xbox leadership.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-21
Blizzard Xbox leadership
Q&A with Blizzard President Johanna Faries on company staff bonus transparency, working under Xbox leadership, restoring the NetEase partnership, and more
Bloomberg · 2025-12-21 · #4
Johanna Faries discussed transparency around staff bonuses at Blizzard.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-21
Johanna Faries Blizzard staff bonuses
Q&A with Blizzard President Johanna Faries on company staff bonus transparency, working under Xbox leadership, restoring the NetEase partnership, and more
Bloomberg · 2025-12-21 · #4
Johanna Faries took over as president of Blizzard in 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-21
Johanna Faries Blizzard
Q&A with Blizzard President Johanna Faries on company staff bonus transparency, working under Xbox leadership, restoring the NetEase partnership, and more
Bloomberg · 2025-12-21 · #4
Amazon monitored keystroke latency from employee devices and used latency anomalies as a signal for location verification.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-19
Amazon keystroke latency
Amazon CSO Stephen Schmidt says subtle keystroke data lag, measuring 110ms instead of the expected tens of milliseconds, helped catch a North Korean IT worker
Bloomberg · 2025-12-19 · #42
The U.S. Senate confirms Mike Selig to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-19
Mike Selig CFTC
The US Senate confirms FDIC acting chairman Travis Hill to lead the agency, which regulates stablecoin issuers and impacts how the crypto industry is banked
CoinDesk · 2025-12-19 · #21
The U.S. Senate confirms Travis Hill to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-19
Travis Hill FDIC
The US Senate confirms FDIC acting chairman Travis Hill to lead the agency, which regulates stablecoin issuers and impacts how the crypto industry is banked
CoinDesk · 2025-12-19 · #21
Sources report Google has formed a new executive council to allocate computing capacity amid a critical shortage, with members including Thomas Kurian and Demis Hassabis.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-19
Google executive council computing capacity Thomas Kurian Demis Hassabis
Sources: Google has formed a new executive council to allocate computing capacity given a critical shortage; members include Thomas Kurian and Demis Hassabis
The Information · 2025-12-19 · #16
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew says ByteDance's US entities will retain direct control over core US revenue drivers, including ecommerce, ads, and marketing.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-19
ByteDance's US entities ecommerce ads marketing
Memo: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew says ByteDance's US entities will retain direct control over core US revenue drivers, including ecommerce, ads, and marketing
Financial Times · 2025-12-19 · #3
RRP Semiconductor has two employees.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
RRP Semiconductor 2 employees
India-listed RRP Semiconductor surged 55,000%+ in the 20 months through December 17, despite negative revenue; a source says India's SEBI is examining the jump
Bloomberg · 2025-12-18 · #43
Sources report that PDD, owner of Pinduoduo and Temu, fired dozens of employees.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-18
PDD employees
Sources: Pinduoduo and Temu owner PDD fires dozens following a fistfight between employees and Chinese officials probing fraudulent deliveries on its platform
Bloomberg · 2025-12-18 · #40
AWS SVP Peter DeSantis will lead a newly combined group uniting AI, silicon, and quantum computing teams.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
Peter DeSantis AWS AI teams silicon teams quantum computing teams combined group
Amazon's AGI team lead, Rohit Prasad, is leaving at the end of 2025; AWS SVP Peter DeSantis will lead a group combining AI, silicon, and quantum computing teams
GeekWire · 2025-12-18 · #48
Rohit Prasad, lead of Amazon's AGI team, will leave the company at the end of 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-18
Rohit Prasad Amazon AGI team Amazon
Amazon's AGI team lead, Rohit Prasad, is leaving at the end of 2025; AWS SVP Peter DeSantis will lead a group combining AI, silicon, and quantum computing teams
GeekWire · 2025-12-18 · #48
Mythic's CEO is a veteran of Nvidia.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-17
Mythic Nvidia
AI chip startup Mythic, which develops “analog processing units” to perform AI computations within memory, raised $125M led by DCVC; its CEO is a Nvidia veteran
Bloomberg · 2025-12-17 · #37
Binance is reportedly exploring ways to reboot its Binance.US affiliate.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-17
Binance Binance.US
Sources: Binance has been exploring ways to reboot its Binance.US affiliate, including a recapitalization to cut CZ's stake, which is a hurdle to expansion
Bloomberg · 2025-12-17 · #17