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OpenAI announced that it has hired the co-founder of Facebook’s failed Libra crypto project on the same day that tech giant Apple revealed new integration between ChatGPT and its Siri artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based firm announced on Monday that former Facebook Libra exec Kevin Weil will become its new chief product officer. Sarah Friar, the former chief financial officer of Square, will also join OpenAI as chief financial officer.    The tech firm said that Weil “will lead a product team focused on applying our research to products and services that benefit consumers, developers, and businesses.”  really looking forward to working with kevin and sarah! https://t.co/j5kS9g5LFK — Sam Altman (@sama) June 10, 2024 Sam Altman was fired as OpenAI CEO in November 2023 before being rehired. Facebook launched the Libra project in 2019 as an open-source digital currency. It then rebranded to Diem in December 2020 as the firm reportedly sought to distance itself from...

Krissy Meehan (formerly Krissy Mashinsky) and Alex Mashinsky are well-known for their connections to the failed and allegedly fraudulent crypto lender Celsius Network. Less thoroughly investigated, however, has been their role with Strong Blockchain , a brand name used for several different products led by the pair and related to e-commerce marketplace USA Strong.  Strong Blockchain is described as a “decentralized, community-driven platform that allows users to verify the authenticity of products made in the USA.” Meehan confidently stated on X (formerly Twitter) that “The verification of Americas [sic] Supply Chain = more jobs & a stronger local economy.”  Mashinsky listed himself as chairman of USA Strong on his LinkedIn, with Strong Blockchain at one point tweeting that it was “so great full [sic]” for his leadership (it later corrected the spelling and made sure to tag him). USA Strong told Protos that “Mashinsky is not Chair...