A glimpse into Sam Altman's 2-hour-long bid to look like the saner, less chaotic foil to Elon Musk

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).

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Steve Ballmer's son reflects on growing up in high net worth family

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This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 29-year-old Pete Ballmer, a standup comedian living in San Francisco and one of the sons of billionaire and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. It has been edited for length and clarity.

The superyacht world is speculating that Mark Zuckerberg just bought this 118-meter boat

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The Launchpad is a new superyacht that some say Mark Zuckerberg bought.

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Sam Altman says he doesn't think the world 'needs another copy of Google' because 'that's boring'

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"I don't think the world needs another copy of Google," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.

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Sam Altman says he could do with more collaboration and less of Elon Musk tweeting a silver medal at Jeff Bezos to flex his wealth

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left), Elon Musk (center), and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (right).
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left), Elon Musk (center), and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (right).

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Sam Altman says he thought Elon Musk would have 'more empathy' for OpenAI's big dreams because it 'wasn't that long ago Elon was crazily talking about launching rockets'

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).

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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defends his $193 million compensation package

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Steve Huffman receives a fixed salary of $341,346 and the rest of his compensation in shares.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Taylor Swift joke shows he's aware of his reputation among AI fanboys

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Jensen Huang subtly referenced Taylor Swift's performance-readiness regiment in his almost two-hour-long keynote speech on Monday.

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Elon Musk says everyone should 'move on' from focusing on racism

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The X owner spoke with Don Lemon in an hour-long interview.

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Sam Altman said he'd 'pick a different name' for OpenAI if he could go back in time

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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