‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk

In August 2017, Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever gathered at Elon Musk’s self-described “haunted mansion,” a 47-acre, $23 million estate in Hillsborough, south of San Francisco, to discuss the future of OpenAI. Actor Amber Heard, Musk’s then-girlfriend, had served the group whiskey and then dashed off with a friend, Brockman, OpenAI’s cofounder and president, testified…

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Coinbase Cuts 14% of Workforce, Targets Leaner AI-Era Model

Key Takeaways: Coinbase will reduce its workforce by about 14%, affecting roughly 700 employees. Restructuring costs are estimated at $50 million to $60 million, mostly for severance. Management plans smaller AI-focused teams, fewer leadership layers, and faster execution. Coinbase Cuts Jobs to Manage Costs and AI Transition Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) revealed on May…

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Wall Street warns legacy markets lag crypto speed

Wall Street executives warned at Consensus 2026 that legacy markets built for slower trading are breaking under 24/7 crypto pressure. Summary Top executives at Consensus 2026 in Miami warned that traditional financial infrastructure was designed for human-paced, scheduled trading. Round-the-clock, machine-driven crypto activity is creating growing friction with settlement systems built for fixed market hours….

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