OpenAI hires ex-xAI CFO Mike Liberatore Altman-Musk rivalry escalatespickerwhel

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk’s xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup’s business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending. Liberatore, who left xAI in July after just three months on the job, begins Tuesday, a company spokesperson told CNBC. … Read more

Eleanor Holmes Norton, age 88, faces high-profile call to retirepickerwhel

Eleanor Holmes Norton — the 88-year-old nonvoting delegate for Washington, D.C., in the House of Representatives — is facing calls from a prominent Democratic strategist to make 2026 her last full year in Congress. Former Democratic National Committee interim chair Donna Brazile, who was Norton’s campaign manager when she was first elected in 1990 and … Read more

‘Tinder Swindler’ con artist Simon Leviev arrested in Georgiapickerwhel

A convicted con artist who was the subject of a popular 2022 Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia, local officials said. Israeli Simon Leviev was taken into custody at Interpol’s request after arriving at Batumi airport in the country’s south-west, Georgia’s interior ministry said on Monday. Leviev, 34, gained notoriety after … Read more

Trump administration orders Delta, Aeromexico to unwind joint venture by Jan. 1pickerwhel

An Aeromexico Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Kevin Carter | Getty Images The Trump administration ordered Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to end by Jan. 1 their nearly decade-old joint venture that allows them to coordinate schedules and prices for flights between … Read more