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OpenAI Offers Million-Dollar Bonuses to Employees in Competitive AI Talent Landscape | Technology News

OpenAI has introduced a 'special one-time award' for its AI researchers and engineers across various departments, coinciding with the launch of its advanced GPT-5...

OpenAI Unveils $1.5M Bonus for All Employees Through 2027, Potentially Allocating Up to $10 Billion

OpenAI has introduced a significant retention strategy, offering a $1.5 million bonus to every employee—spanning two years—as a countermeasure to aggressive talent poaching from...

Mira Murati’s Startup Thinking Machines Secures $2 Billion in Funding Led by a16z

Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup founded by ex-OpenAI executive Mira Murati, has secured approximately $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation. Led by...

Mistral Takes on OpenAI and Google with Innovative Voxtral Open-Source Voice AI Model

French AI startup Mistral recently released its first open-source audio AI models, Voxtral, directly competing with proprietary systems from Google and OpenAI. The Paris-based...

Cognition Acquires Windsurf Following Google’s CEO Recruitment That Derails OpenAI’s Acquisition Efforts

In a pivotal shift in the AI landscape, Cognition has acquired Windsurf following the collapse of OpenAI’s $3 billion bid for the coding toolmaker....

Google’s $2.4B Windsurf Acquisition Emerges After OpenAI’s Setback Due to Microsoft IP Restrictions

In a pivotal move, Google has sealed a remarkable $2.4 billion arrangement to hire Windsurf’s CEO and key talent, alongside licensing parts of its...

Google Disrupts OpenAI’s $3B Acquisition: Poaches CEO and Key Talent in Bold Move

In a striking turn of events, OpenAI’s proposed $3 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Windsurf has fallen through. Instead, Google will hire Windsurf’s...

Did OpenAI Take a Week Off to Combat Meta’s AI Talent Poaching?

OpenAI has initiated a week-long mandatory break for its employees to address internal unrest and retain talent amid an aggressive hiring spree by Meta....