There’s really only one story today, the whole, Sam Altman got fired by OpenAI’s board but then they tried to get him back, but then Microsoft hired him, and now OpenAI employees are threatening to quit en masse, story. But also, the CEO of Cruise has stepped down. And Linda Yaccarino’s friends are suggesting she should step down as CEO of X.

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Inside the Chaos at OpenAI (The Atlantic)
Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns (TechCrunch)
GM boss Mary Barra’s high-tech bet unraveling after Kyle Vogt departs as CEO of embattled Cruise robotaxi unit (Fortune)
Yaccarino On Hot Seat As Ad Execs Urge Twitter CEO To Resign (Forbes)

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Mon. 11/20 – Where We Are With The Sam Altman Drama