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OpenAI Recruits Apple Vet to Design AI Hardware Device
OpenAI Recruits Apple Vet to Design AI Hardware Device
December 27, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI’s Sam Altman has reportedly recruited an Apple vet for an artificial intelligence (AI) hardware project. Tang Tan, Apple’s design chief, is joining iPhone designer Jony Ive’s firm LoveFrom,...

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Amazon Devices Leader Dave Limp Named CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin
Amazon Devices Leader Dave Limp Named CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin
December 21, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon veteran Dave Limp is going from Alexa to outer space. Limp, who led the company’s devices unit, was chosen by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos...

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Lemonade Co-CEOs to Resume Previous Positions, Seeking Clarity of Structure
Lemonade Co-CEOs to Resume Previous Positions, Seeking Clarity of Structure
December 20, 2023  |  Personnel

The co-CEOs of digital insurance company Lemonade will return to their previously held positions on Jan. 1. Shai Wininger will return to the position of president, while Daniel Schreiber will...

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Opendoor Co-Founder Eric Wu to Resign Current Roles Jan. 1
Opendoor Co-Founder Eric Wu to Resign Current Roles Jan. 1
December 15, 2023  |  Personnel

Opendoor Co-founder Eric Wu will resign from the company effective Jan. 1. Wu will leave his roles as president of marketplace and a member of...

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Former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman to Leave Board Dec. 31 
Former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman to Leave Board Dec. 31 
December 14, 2023  |  Personnel

Former PayPal President and CEO Dan Schulman will leave the company’s board of directors at the end of the year.  Schulman, who has served on the board since 2015...

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Startups Slash Jobs as Funding Rounds Become Rare
Startups Slash Jobs as Funding Rounds Become Rare
December 14, 2023  |  Startups

A dearth of new funding rounds has reportedly triggered a wave of startup layoffs. This year saw more than 250,000 tech workers lose their jobs,...

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Etsy Cuts 11% of Workforce as Sales Remain ‘Essentially Flat’
Etsy Cuts 11% of Workforce as Sales Remain ‘Essentially Flat’
December 13, 2023  |  Personnel

Etsy is laying off 225 employees — about 11% of its workforce — and restructuring its executive team. The move is meant to help the...

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Spend Management Firm Pleo Names New CFO in Push for Profitability
Spend Management Firm Pleo Names New CFO in Push for Profitability
December 13, 2023  |  Personnel

Danish FinTech Pleo is reportedly expanding its executive team with a new chief financial officer. The naming of financial services veteran Soren Westh Lonning as...

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Paymentology Names Marqeta’s Jeff Parker as New CEO
Paymentology Names Marqeta’s Jeff Parker as New CEO
December 12, 2023  |  Personnel

U.K. card issuer Paymentology has named Marqeta veteran Jeff Parker as its new CEO. Parker, who stepped down as managing director of Marqeta last month, will succeed interim Co-CEOs Abe Smith...

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