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Nov 2023
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Sam Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO Amid Ch...

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Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Technology Analyst Mandeep Singh and Bloomberg Technology Executive Editor Tom Giles discuss Sam Altman heading back to lead OpenAI less than five days after he was pushed out of one of the world’s most valuable startups, setting off a shock back-and-forth drama that transfixed Silicon Valley and the global AI industry. Rich Lesser, Global Chair of BCG, talks about evaluating corporate climate and sustainability commitments. Aloha McBride, EY Global Health Leader, shares the findings of the firm's Global Voices in Healthcare Study. Bloomberg News Consumer Reporter Deena Shanker provides the details of her Businessweek story ‘I Don’t Think About Food as Much’: Ozempic Rocks Thanksgiving. And we Drive to the Close with Vance Howard, CEO at Howard Capital Management.
Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.

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