Andrew Tulloch, Co-Founder of Thinking Machines Lab, has left the AI startup to join Meta. A company spokesperson confirmed the exit, stating, “Andrew has decided to pursue a different path for personal reasons.” Tulloch’s move comes months after reports that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had attempted to acquire Thinking Machines Lab and later approached several of its key researchers when the deal fell through…
SumUp, a London-based financial technology company, has appointed Luke Griffiths as its new UK Chief Executive Officer. Griffiths, who will continue his global role as Chief Commercial Officer, will lead SumUp’s UK operations with a focus on growth in the enterprise and hospitality sectors…
Mercedes-Benz has become the first automaker to join the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), a global alliance of industry leaders working to eliminate the use of fossil carbon in manufacturing. Led by Germany’s nova-Institute, RCI brings together companies from the chemical, energy, and materials sectors to advance renewable carbon solutions derived from biomass, captured CO₂, and recycling…
Monzo has appointed Shelley Malton as its new Group Chief Operating Officer, effective early 2026, pending regulatory approvals. Malton brings over 30 years of experience in financial services, having held senior roles at NatWest, Experian, Vodafone, and Barclays. At Barclays, she served as Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Barclaycard Europe, following an 18-year tenure…
Otter.ai CEO Sam Liang is pushing the company to move past being just a meeting transcription tool. The firm recently launched a suite of enterprise tools that aim to channel meeting data into a centralized knowledge base, integrating with platforms such as Jira and HubSpot. Liang told TechCrunch, “We are evolving from a meeting notetaker to a corporate meeting knowledge base. This is a system record for conversations…
OpenAI’s Head of ChatGPT, Nick Turley, is steering the company toward transforming ChatGPT into a new kind of operating system built around third-party apps. Since joining in 2022, Turley has focused on commercializing OpenAI’s research, growing ChatGPT to 800 million weekly active users…
Verizon Communications has named Dan Schulman as its next Chief Executive Officer. Schulman, who has served on Verizon’s Board since 2018 and became Lead Independent Director in late 2024, brings decades of leadership experience across telecommunications, technology, and finance. As the former CEO of PayPal, he guided the company’s expansion into a global payments platform and previously held senior positions at AT&T, Priceline, Virgin Mobile, and American Express…
ibex, a provider of AI-driven customer experience and outsourcing solutions, has appointed Michael Ringman as its new Chief Technology Officer. Bringing over 25 years of technology leadership experience from TTEC and TELUS Digital, Ringman will oversee ibex’s global technology strategy, infrastructure, and IT security…
Smartsheet, an Intelligent Work Management platform, has appointed Rajeev Singh as its next Chief Executive Officer and board member. He follows Sunny Gupta, who has led the company as acting CEO since July 2025 and will stay on as Executive Chair of the Board. Singh, who has a strong track record in growing technology firms such as Concur and Accolade, will guide Smartsheet through its next phase as it advances its vision of becoming an Intelligent Work Management platform…
PwC has unveiled The Human Skills Project, a three-year initiative designed to strengthen the skills that help people and communities thrive alongside rapid advances in technology. The firm aims to contribute 1 million service hours and reach 250,000 learners through mentoring, volunteering, and community programs focused on empathy, creativity, and collaboration…
