Larry Summers

OpenAI’s initial new board counts Larry Summers among its ranks

Meet OpenAI’s new board of directors: Bret Taylor, Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo. Or, more precisely, the board for the time being. We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman t

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO

Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as its chief executive, the high-profile AI startup said Wednesday, a dramatic reversal that caps an intense five days of discussions, debates and convincing followin

The Most Powerful Force In The Universe

There was an incredible media glare this week on the Kleiner Perkins sex discrimination trial and its negative outcome for Ellen Pao, but all the news about equality in tech was not nearly as negative

With An IPO On Its Radar, Lending Club Adds Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers To Its Heavyweight Board

Today, Larry Summers became the latest prominent name to endorse <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lendingclub.com/">Lending Club</a> -- the fast-growing peer-to-peer lending company that aims to co

With $25M From Benchmark And Larry Summers Advising, Can Minerva Build An Online Ivy?

Well, we've said it before: Technology is changing education. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/06/education-elements-funding/">It's flipping the classroom</a>, bringing <a href="https://techcru

Larry Summers Joins Andreessen Horowitz as Special Advisor

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