OpenAI's data center lead Chris Malone is the latest executive to leave as the company restructures its infrastructure team.
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OpenAI's head of data centers, Chris Malone, has departed the company, marking another high-profile exit from the AI giant. The departure follows a recent reorganization of the company's infrastructure division, which an OpenAI spokesperson said was intended to support the scale and pace of its work.
The leadership change comes as OpenAI continues to face scrutiny over its testing practices. A recent report highlighted irregularities in AI tests conducted for major tech firms, including Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI, raising questions about the reliability of evaluation processes in the rapidly evolving AI sector.
In other corporate developments, HP has announced a partnership with Huawei, a company currently blacklisted by the U.S. government. The deal involves HP licensing Huawei's WiFi technology, signaling a notable adoption of Huawei's tech outside of China despite U.S. restrictions that prevent the company from working with American suppliers like Google.
Meanwhile, Google Cloud is pushing forward with its enterprise AI offerings, partnering with firms like Valtech to accelerate AI transformation using its Gemini Enterprise platform. The move underscores the ongoing competition among major tech companies to establish dominance in the enterprise AI market.
Sources: 1. CNBC: HP partners with U.S.-blacklisted Huawei for licensing the Chinese company's WiFi tech — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/25/hp-partners-huawei-wifi-tech-us-entity-list.html (src1) 2.