OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, Airbnb acquires GamePlanner.AI and Epic fights Google over antitrust concerns

Hi, people, And to welcome has Week In Goodbye (WiR), TechCrunch newsletter that recaps THE major technology industry events on THE pass week (Or SO). Microsoft Ignite conference, Or THE technology giant spear It is vision of A Powered by a “co-pilot” future, flooded THE chains middle of the week. But there was a lot of note in addition.

In This editing of WiR, We take A look has OpenAI CEO Sat Altmann unexpected cooking, Human odd — And maybe too ambitious — Have Pin, THE close of THE popular video cat service Omegle, Airbnb acquire THE secret farm of A Siri co-founder, And Amazon launch A At a reduced price health plan. We Also blanket THE watermelon emoticon be used as A symbol of policy unit on social media, electric air Taxi essay In New York City, THE in progress Epic-Google antitrust case And driverless car business Cruises deterioration misfortunes.

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OpenAI CEO Sat Altmann licensed: In A surprising turn of events, Sam Altmann has has been licensed Since OpenAI, THE AI to start up behind ChatGPT, DALL-E 3, GPT-4 And other very able generative AI systems. In a publication on OpenAI official Blog, THE business wrote that Altmann departure follow up A "deliberating goodbye process by THE advice" that concluded that Altmann "was not regularly Candid In her communications » with other advice members, "hinder It is ability has exercise It is responsibilities." OpenAI Technical director Mira Murati will take on as temp worker CEO.

THE Have Pin In person: Brian checked out THE Have Pin, A curious new product Since Backed by an Apple veteran, well financed to start up Human. He writing that THE the size of a matchbox device, which features A laser system For projecting User interface elements on surfaces And A microphone And speaker painting For answer has voice orders, feels "very early days" — And that THE price ($699) And OBLIGATORY subscription ($24 by month) doesn't help. Always, It is clear that A plot of care went In THE product, he adds.

Bose CalmComfort Ultra earn their name: In other material news, Brian road test Bose new CalmComfort Ultra headphones, which to start has $429. In her estimate, Bose has created a few of THE most comfortable And the best sound headphones on THE walk — coupled with best in class noise cancelation. It is high to rent out For Bluetooth headphones.

Omegle farm down: Omegle, THE popular online cat service that to leave people connect And talk with foreigners (And that was all THE rage In This writers high school days), has close down After more that 14 years. Founder And CEO Leif K-Brooks quoted growth abuse of THE platform, including people commit “unspeakably odious crimes.” But A subsequent Wired report suggests Omegle was strength has close down by A trial Since A sexual abuse survivor.

Airbnb bought Siri co-founder farm: This week Airbnb acquired A secret AI to start up, GamePlanner.AI For around $200 million, CNBC said. Game Planner was co-founded by Adam Cheyer, WHO commonly help co-launch THE to start up Siri, which Apple acquired And of which technology became THE base For Apples Powered by AI Siri assistant. In announcing THE acquisition, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky suggests th...