OpenAI employees reportedly celebrated Sam Altman's return with a smoke machine-filled party that triggered the fire alarm and 2 fire trucks

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The Wall Street Journal reports the OpenAI board pushed out Altman for always getting his way, but couldn't give an example.

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OpenAI board's plan to get rid of Sam Altman really didn't go so well

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Helen Toner, Ilya Sutskever and Tasha McCauley are all off the OpenAI board.

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Microsoft was preparing its San Francisco offices with MacBooks and HR on standby to welcome defecting OpenAI employees, then Sam Altman rejoined as CEO

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Microsoft was prepping LinkedIn's offices in San Francisco for an influx of OpenAI defectors.

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Sam Altman is set to return as the CEO of OpenAI

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Sam Altman during the APEC CEO Summit in San Francisco, California.

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Larry Summers and Bret Taylor are joining OpenAI's board as Sam Altman returns

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OpenAI's new board will consist of Larry Summers, Bret Taylor, and Adam D'Angelo.
OpenAI's new board will consist of Larry Summers, Bret Taylor, and Adam D'Angelo.

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Emmett Shear, who ran OpenAI for 72 hours before Sam Altman's return was confirmed, says he's 'deeply pleased' about the news

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Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, and Emmett Shear speak at conferences.
Emmett Shear (right) became interim CEO after Sam Altman was ousted.

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Sam Altman was at the F1 race in Las Vegas when he got fired from OpenAI: WSJ

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Sam Altman (left) and F1 Las Vegas (right).
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, published on Tuesday, OpenAI's former CEO Sam Altman was in Las Vegas for the F1 race when he was fired.

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Binance founder appeared to hint at stepping down in a post just 2 days ago

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CZ, founder of Binance, is stepping down.

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OpenAI's interim CEO once described meeting Sam Altman and immediately recognizing his business superpower

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Emmett Shear (R), interim CEO of OpenAI, said ex-OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is an impressive dealmaker.

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Why it was so easy for OpenAI's board to fire Sam Altman, one of the most influential CEOs in tech

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Sam Altman, wearing a blue jacket and holding a beer bottle, chats with audience members at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) after a panel discussion
OpenAI ousted Sam Altman as CEO on Friday in a surprise move.

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