May 22, 2024 The former CEOs of Merck and American Express on why executives have gone quiet on social issues Ken Chenault and Ken Frazier talk about the campus protests and the downfall of terms like DEI on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. BY Robert Safian As protests continue to engulf college campuses … Continue reading The former CEOs of Merck and American Express on why executives have gone quiet on social issues
April 29, 2024 What’s going on at Paramount? CEO’s departure and ‘best and final’ offers Paramount CEO Bob Bakish is departing, as the company considers a Skydance deal. BY Chris Morris The saga of Paramount Global’s future is more exciting than a lot of the studio’s films. And with the bombshells in Monday’s earnings report, things … Continue reading What’s going on at Paramount? CEO’s departure and ‘best and final’ offers
X names its third head of safety in less than two years The role had been empty since last June when Ella Irwin resigned following criticism from Elon Musk. Karissa Bell Wed, Apr 3, 2024 NurPhoto via Getty Images X has named a new head of safety nearly a year after the last executive … Continue reading X names its third head of safety in less than two years
Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI division Mustafa Suleyman will lead Microsoft’s Copilot efforts, with Karén Simonyan joining as chief scientist. Will Shanklin Updated Tue, Mar 19, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters Microsoft now has a lone leader overseeing consumer AI for the first time. DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman is joining … Continue reading Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI division
March 14, 2024 Kevin Plank just replaced the CEO who might have saved Under Armour . . . with himself Kevin Plank founded Under Armour. The past four years have proven that he’ll never be happy with anyone else running it. No matter the cost. BY Mark Wilson After a mere 13 months at the … Continue reading Kevin Plank just replaced the CEO who might have saved Under Armour . . . with himself
Neil Young is returning to Spotify after boycotting it over Joe Rogan’s vaccine comments He relented now that Rogan’s podcast is no longer exclusive on Spotify. Steve Dent Wed, Mar 13, 2024 Per Ole Hagen Neil Young is back on Spotify after boycotting the platform over two years ago, he said in a new … Continue reading Neil Young is returning to Spotify after boycotting it over Joe Rogan’s vaccine comments
The CEO With The Mighty Mouse Heart by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 29, 2024 EXTE, pronounced X-T, is the official name of a newly created company, with three European specialists brought together to support advertisers and publishers. The name, technically, is not an abbreviation, but derives from the combination of EXcellence and TEchnology. … Continue reading The Newly Appointed Advertising CEO With The Mighty Mouse Heart
By Reuters March 11, 2024 Sam Altman is rejoining the board of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI along with three new directors, as the startup tries to move past his sudden ouster in November that had shocked the tech industry. Altman had returned as CEO of OpenAI just four days after his firing with a new board … Continue reading Meet OpenAI’s newest board members
By Elizabeth Segran January 17, 2024 For 10 years, Gregg Renfrew spent her days building Beautycounter, a clean beauty startup. Her mission was larger than creating nontoxic lipsticks and face creams. She had a broader goal of making the entire skincare industry safer for consumers. But in April 2021, she decided to sell her … Continue reading Why Beautycounter founder Gregg Renfrew is back as CEO after selling her company for $1B
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says sorry for all those trashy Threads recommendations Threads is working on a fix for the ‘low-quality’ recommended posts that seem to have taken over recently. Cheyenne MacDonald Sat, Jan 6, 2024 Whether or not you’ve actively been using Threads, you may have noticed — thanks to its integration into … Continue reading Instagram head Adam Mosseri says sorry for all those trashy Threads recommendations
