Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave(techcrunch.com)
117 points by ilamont | 141 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that Automattic has a new board of directors following a failed attempt to put its CEO on leave.
#board-of-directors on Hacker News
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Intel’s board, and an example of when boards and short-termism fail(fabricatedknowledge.com)
321 points by LarsDu88 | 232 comments
Fabricated Knowledge newsletter post arguing Intel's board failed and effectively fired CEO Pat Gelsinger, profiling the board members.
Independent directors of 23andMe resign from board(investors.23andme.com)
616 points by LarsDu88 | 341 comments
A 23andMe investor relations press release announcing that the company's independent directors have resigned from its board.
Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting(businessinsider.com)
518 points by blackmanta | 380 comments
Business Insider article on a former OpenAI board member explaining the reasons behind Sam Altman's brief ouster as CEO in 2023.
Sam Altman returns as CEO, OpenAI has a new initial board(openai.com)
652 points by davidbarker | 621 comments
OpenAI blog post announcing Sam Altman's return as CEO, a new initial board chaired by Bret Taylor, and Greg Brockman returning as President.
We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO(twitter.com)
1973 points by staranjeet | 1941 comments
OpenAI's post on X announcing an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return as CEO with a new board of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.
OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns(wired.com)
1378 points by skilled | 1182 comments
Wired article reporting that nearly 500 OpenAI employees signed a letter threatening to quit and join Sam Altman at Microsoft unless the board resigns.
OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman(openai.com)
5420 points by davidbarker | 2333 comments
OpenAI blog post from November 17, 2023 announcing a leadership transition, in which the board removed Sam Altman as CEO.