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Co-founders depart for OpenAI

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LeCun Launches AMI Labs

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Intense AI talent wars see key leaders shifting between tech giants and new ventures. Companies like Nvidia and Microsoft are doubling down on AI investment and strategic realignment, while governments establish new ministries to address AI's growing impact and governance.

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15 January 2026

Co-founders depart for OpenAI

Two co-founders of Thinking Machines Lab are departing to join OpenAI, altering the startup's foundational leadership and introducing operational continuity risks and increased oversight burdens for remaining stakeholders.

2 January 2026

LeCun Launches AMI Labs

Yann LeCun has launched Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs (AMI Labs) to develop 'world models' AI, distinct from LLMs, for real-world understanding and complex actions, initially targeting healthcare applications.

30 December 2025

Prioritises AI, leadership changes

Microsoft is undergoing a significant leadership and resource realignment to embed AI as a foundational element across its offerings. This strategic pivot involves flattening hierarchies and accelerating development, introducing new operational constraints and oversight challenges for various teams.

16 December 2025

Mozilla appoints Enzor-DeMeo as CEO

Mozilla Corporation appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as CEO, pivoting to user-first, transparent AI software. This introduces operational constraints, requiring organisations to enhance due diligence on user data ownership and AI feature management within Mozilla products.

12 December 2025

Huang leads Nvidia to AI dominance

Nvidia's market capitalisation surpassed $5 trillion, with $500 billion in chip bookings through 2026, indicating a significant expansion of GPU-centric AI infrastructure and increased vendor dependency.

11 December 2025

Leads Google's AI Infrastructure Team

Google appointed Amin Vahdat as Chief Technologist for AI Infrastructure, centralising leadership for critical hardware and networking. This new role tightens dependencies and consolidates control over the company's strategic AI infrastructure development under a single technologist.

10 December 2025

Hinge CEO steps down, new venture

Justin McLeod, Hinge's CEO, launched Overtone, an AI-powered dating app incubated within Hinge and backed by Match Group. Jackie Jantos was promoted to Hinge CEO, managing the transition as the new venture leverages AI and voice tools.

28 November 2025

Gelsinger leads Christian tech platform

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger now leads Gloo, a Christian technology platform integrating AI for faith-based organisations, introducing new operational constraints for IT security and compliance regarding data governance and ethical AI use.

26 November 2025

Dell appoints David Kennedy as CFO

Dell Technologies has significantly raised its full-year revenue forecast, driven by unprecedented demand and shipments of AI servers, projecting substantial growth in AI infrastructure deployments for fiscal year 2026.

25 November 2025

Likely Successor to Apple CEO

Apple is reportedly accelerating its CEO succession plan, with John Ternus emerging as a likely internal candidate. This introduces an operational constraint on long-term strategic planning and increases due diligence requirements for executive leadership.