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Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Reportedly Faces Exodus As Employees Consider Following Founders Back To OpenAI Amid Funding Struggles
Friday, January 16, 2026 - 3:09am | 425Read More...Several employees at the nearly one-year-old AI startup Thinking Machines Lab are reportedly in discussions to leave the company and rejoin former OpenAI executives. OpenAI Alumni Leading The Exodus On Thursday, Alex Heath, a popular tech journalist, took to X and said, "More Thinking Machines...
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Barret Zoph Reportedly Fired From Thinking Machines By Mira Murati For 'Unethical Conduct,' Immediately Returns To OpenAI
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 12:54am | 702Read More...On Wednesday, OpenAI rehired former executive Barret Zoph after he was reportedly fired from Mira Murati's AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab. Conflicting Accounts Surround Zoph's Exit The development was first disclosed on X by technology reporter Kylie Robison, who said Zoph had been dismissed...
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Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Drops $1.5 Billion Pay Packet To Snag Top AI Scientist From Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 1:16am | 748Read More...Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has hired Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Mira Murati's AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, marking another major addition to CEO Mark Zuckerberg's aggressive push to close the gap in advanced artificial intelligence. Meta's Billion-Dollar Offer Wins Over Tulloch...
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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Targets Record-Breaking $2 Billion Seed Round For New AI Startup
Friday, April 11, 2025 - 5:56am | 688Read More...Mira Murati, the former chief technology officer of ChatGPT-parent OpenAI, is reportedly seeking to raise a staggering $2 billion seed round for her new AI venture, Thinking Machines Lab. What Happened: The amount is twice the amount Murati was targeting just under two months ago, when she was said...
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta And Sam Altman's ChatGPT-Parent Bleed Talent To Ex-Open AI CTO Mira Murati's New AI Venture
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 11:04pm | 599Read More...Mira Murati, the former CTO of OpenAI, has launched her own AI startup and has already recruited top researchers from ChatGPT-maker, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), and Mistral AI, a Paris-based startup. What Happened: On Tuesday, Murati unveiled Thinking Machines Lab, an AI company focused on...






