OpenAI confirms its data centre chief left as it pivots to leasing
25-08-2026 22:18 via thenextweb.com

OpenAI confirms its data centre chief left as it pivots to leasing

OpenAI has confirmed that the executive running its data centre buildout has left, and it has already broken up the job he was doing. Chris Malone, its head of data centers, is no longer with the company, an OpenAI spokesperson told Dina Bass at Bloomberg on Monday. Anissa Gardizy broke the story earlier that day […]
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