In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, ‘The Optimist,’ Keach Hagey reveals the extent of the OpenAI CEO’s political ...

Tools for Humanity, a startup co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, plans to roll out thousands of eyeball-scanning Orb devices across the US, marking a major expansion for the ...

Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, identify-verification technology startup says it will begin expanding to the US starting May 1 and will launch a phone-like hardware device by next year. Those ...

The Sam Altman co-founded startup behind the project, Tools for Humanity, is also working with Visa to release a debit card later this year that converts WLD to fiat currency at checkout.

“America should lead innovation, not fight it off,” said Altman yesterday (April 30) during an event unveiling the U.S. expansion of World, the digital identification project behind Orbs. The devices ...

Sam Altman really wants to be liked. “That is his superpower,” says Keach Hagey. “He’s very good at doing favors for people—getting people to see his vision. But he’s bad at telling ...

The once-celebrated partnership between Microsoft's Satya Nadella and OpenAI's Sam Altman is reportedly strained, marked by infrequent communication and disagreements over AI development.

Sam Altman’s controversial blockchain project, World, is launching in the U.S. – and said it intends to roll out 7,500 eye-scanning “orbs” in cities across the country by the end of the year.

Tools for Humanity, the startup behind the World human verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, unveiled Wednesday a mobile device designed to help people determine the difference ...

Sam Altman once said OpenAI and Microsoft MSFT2.32%increase; green up pointing triangle had the “best partnership in tech.” Now, their Silicon Valley marriage is on the rocks. Microsoft ...

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Sam Altman once said OpenAI and Microsoft had the “best partnership in tech." Now, their Silicon Valley marriage is on the rocks. Microsoft turbocharged the AI startup’s growth over the past ...