
Verne Kopytoff
Senior Editor at Fortune
Senior editor, Fortune. Three words: Tech, tennis, travel
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Dec 12, 2024 |
fortune.com | Verne Kopytoff
Liz Reid, Google's vice president of search. Stuart Isett/Fortune
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Sep 30, 2024 |
fortune.com | Sharon Goldman |Kali Hays |Verne Kopytoff
If it were any other business, the answer would be a definite yes. Virtually every CEO, from day one, is awarded a large number of shares that could be worthless if the company fails, or a fortune if it succeeds. But in the case of Altman and OpenAI, what is routine has become a major drama over the past week. News reports initially suggested that he would, after nine years as CEO, finally get a large stake, followed days later by a denial.
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Aug 9, 2024 |
msn.com | Verne Kopytoff
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Aug 9, 2024 |
finance.yahoo.com | Verne Kopytoff
It’s easy as a journalist to become jaded about the tech industry. We usually focus on its many troubles: rampant misinformation and racism on social media, artificial intelligence run amok, and Big Tech allegedly using its market dominance to abuse users and customers. And those are just a few of the problems. But there are also many bright spots, which is what I want to focus on today. You see, I could use a pick-me-up going into the weekend.
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Jul 31, 2024 |
finance.yahoo.com | Verne Kopytoff
Most companies reporting 29% quarterly growth in their most important division would be celebrated on Wall Street like Olympic gold medal winners. But when Microsoft said on Tuesday that its Azure cloud unit—a key component of its AI strategy—had grown at that pace, investors reacted as if Simone Biles had just flubbed the uneven bars. They sent the company’s shares tumbling as much as 7% in after-hours before they recovered somewhat; the stock is down just 1.6% at mid-day today.
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