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Barret Zoph exits OpenAI after five months, lands VP role at Google

Barret Zoph exits OpenAI after five months, lands VP role at Google

TechCrunch’s Lucas Ropek reports that Zoph co-founded Thinking Machines Lab with Mira Murati, was fired from the startup, and returned to OpenAI to lead enterprise sales.

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Stability AI raises $76M from music and gaming giants it now licenses with

TechCrunch’s Lucas Ropek reports that Stability AI raised $76 million, bringing its total to $232 million. Backers include Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music and EA — companies it already has content and co-development deals with, not typical venture investors.

Aug 25