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Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s house aimed to kill OpenAI CEO, warned of humanity’s extinction from AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters A man accused of throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home last week was trying to kill him, and was motivated by hatred of artificial intelligence technology, […]
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Man arrested after Sam Altman’s house hit with Molotov cocktail, OpenAI headquarters threatened
A screen displays OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking during the 2026 Infrastructure Summit of government officials, corporate executives, and labor leaders, in Washington, March 11, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters A man was arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home and then threatening to burn down the artificial intelligence […]
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Vance, Bessent questioned tech giants on AI security before Anthropic’s Mythos release
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks next to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 25, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week questioned leading tech CEOs about the security of artificial intelligence models and how to respond to […]
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Microsoft developer tools executive Julia Liuson is retiring after 34 years
The Microsoft store is pictured in Manhattan on March 31, 2026, in New York City. Zamek | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images A longtime Microsoft executive leading the software company’s development tools group, Julia Liuson, told employees that she will retire in June and become an advisor. Liuson joined Microsoft in 1992, […]
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Hope for a U.S.-Iran deal, Apple’s anniversary, OpenAI’s podcast deal and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. My alma mater is in tonight’s March Madness championship game. While I’m not a big sports person, I have too many friends whose brackets depend on this game to not mention the Wolverines. S&P 500 futures are higher this morning […]
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OpenAI’s Fidji Simo takes medical leave, announces leadership changes
Fidji Simo, chief executive officer of Instacart Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s product and business chief, announced several leadership changes on Friday and revealed she is taking a significant medical leave […]
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‘Chasing vibes’ — OpenAI’s M&A strategy gets more confusing with TBPN purchase
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is pictured on Sept. 25, 2025, in Berlin. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images Over 10 months after shelling out an eye-popping $6.4 billion for Jony Ive’s nascent devices startup, OpenAI announced another surprising deal on Thursday, snapping up a media business that streams a three-hour daily tech talk […]
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OpenAI acquires popular tech podcast TBPN
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses the gathering at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2026. Bhawika Chhabra | Reuters OpenAI announced that it has acquired the technology news podcast TBPN, according to a message shared with employees on Thursday. TBPN is a daily podcast hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays […]
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Microsoft closes worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008 on AI concerns: ‘Redmond is in a pickle’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft AI Tour event in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 25, 2026. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft just closed out its worst quarter on Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis, as investors soured on the software giant’s prospects in artificial intelligence. The stock plunged […]
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OpenAI closes record-breaking $122 billion funding round as anticipation builds for IPO
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman speaks during the 2026 Infrastructure Summit of government officials, corporate executives, and labor leaders, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it closed a record-breaking funding round at a post-money valuation of $852 billion. The round totaled $122 billion of committed […]
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