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Nearly 500 employees of OpenAI have signed a letter saying they may quit and join Sam Altman at Microsoft unless the startup’s board resigns and reappoints the ousted CEO.

Microsoft has hired OpenAI cofounders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head a new advanced AI team, acquiring one of the most successful management groups in the AI industry.

TikTok Shop’s Black Friday sale has plenty of big discounts, but it’s awash with brands you’ve never heard of selling everything from snail slime to rainbow eucalyptus trees.

An investigation revealed that workers dealing with user reports on dating apps struggle with “unattainable” expectations and traumatic content.

The European Union’s Platform Work Directive was supposed to settle the employment status of gig workers. Years of lobbying later, workers are losing hope in the process.

The leader of General Motors’ self-driving car unit Cruise resigned Sunday as pressure continues over an incident last month in which a pedestrian was dragged beneath a robot car.

Altman was ousted by OpenAI’s board Friday but by Sunday was back in the building to negotiate a return. The board chose ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear as interim CEO instead.

Chaos at OpenAI has its root in an unusual corporate structure designed to protect humanity against rogue AI—some investors had expressed fears it could weaken the company.

Sam Altman made OpenAI into a powerhouse by adding a profit-seeking arm to its utopian mission. After the board rejected his vision, the company’s remaining leaders must figure out a new path forward.

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella reportedly “furious” following Altman’s dramatic departure from OpenAI Friday. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s president and three senior researchers have resigned.