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WSJ Tech News Briefing · Tuesday, August 11, 2026

OpenAI executive Gigi Gmo steps aside

Gigi Gmo, OpenAI's second-ranking executive and head of product and business, is stepping aside. This follows a medical leave, and her departure adds to a recent series of high-profile exits from the company.

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The company's second-ranking executive, product and business chief, Gigi Gmo, said she was stepping aside last month after going on medical leave.
Julie Chang
Heard on WSJ Tech News Briefing — “TNB Tech Minute: Flight-Tracking Platform Sues Kalshi Over Flight Cancellation Bets, published Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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