Warner Bros. Discovery said today that directors Steven A. Miron and Steven O. Newhouse, both of have both notified the board that they have resigned after the U.S. Department of Justice informed them that it was investigating whether their service on the company’s board of directors violated Section 8 of …
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[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, March 28th, 2024] Metacade, the revolutionary Web3 gaming platform, prepares to streak out of beta with a slew of ground-breaking initiatives that will redefine the way blockchain games are developed. CEO, Russell Bennett, forecasts a series of landmark announcements across Q2 and Q3, 2024. Commencing …
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A Succession-style boardroom battle is playing out in Europe. Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media has rejected a set of proposals from lead shareholder MediaForEurope (MFE) to restructure the European media giant. The Berlusconi-family controlled MFE (formerly Mediaset) submitted a series of motions ahead of ProSieben’s annual general meeting on April 30, which …
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Oprah Exits WeightWatchers Board After Eight Years Oprah Winfrey is leaving the board of WeightWatchers after almost a decade amid her announcement of using a weight-loss drug. For years, Oprah was an avid supporter of the weight management program for weight loss, health gains, living with diabetes, simple nutrition, and …
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Oprah Winfrey announced Wednesday that she will leave her role on the WeightWatchers board of directors, only two months after the talk show host publicly revealed she was taking a weight-loss medication. Winfrey, who has for the last nine years been widely considered the face of WeightWatchers, joined the company’s …
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An Academy Award nomination wasn’t on Sterling K. Brown’s bingo card for 2024. In fact, when he heard the news, albeit a bit delayed, on Jan. 23, his response, he tells THR, was, “Well, I’ll be damned.” Winning an Oscar, however, was always a dream of the actor’s and part …
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UPDATED with plans for additional board nominees. In a second wave of support for CEO Bob Iger and the Disney management team, Blackwells Capital and its affiliates have revealed plans to nominate three candidates to the company’s board of directors. The news, which followed a related pact between Disney and …
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Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as CEO with a new board, the tech startup said early Wednesday morning. The news comes less than a week after Altman was suddenly ousted last Friday. By Sunday evening, he had moved to Microsoft to help lead a new group researching artificial intelligence. …
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Altman’s return could have far-reaching implications for OpenAI’s strategic direction. His previous tenure with the organization saw a strong emphasis on collaboration and partnerships with industry leaders. OpenAI has made a swift turnaround in its leadership decisions, announcing an agreement in principle for Sam Altman’s return as CEO. The announcement, …
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The OpenAI employees said in the letter that the board’s ousting of Altman shows a lack of competence to manage the firm and help it achieve its goal of becoming the leading global artificial intelligence company. In a dramatic turn of events, hundreds of OpenAI employees, including high-ranking executives, are …
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EXCLUSIVE: Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) and Odessa Young (Mothering Sunday) are among the cast joining Jacob Elordi in the Prime Video Australia Original series The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a TV adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name. Production on the new 5-part drama series kicked …
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UPDATED with key exec exit. Greg Brockman, who co-founded ChatGPT parent OpenAI and served as its president and chairman, is exiting the company in the wake of CEO Sam Altman‘s ouster. After a company statement earlier Friday indicated Brockman would remain, the exec instead expressed his support of Altman, telling …
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