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  "id": 3361097,
  "title": "OpenAI data center chief Chris Malone is out, the latest in a string of executive exits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/openai-data-center-chief-chris-malone-is-out-the-latest-in-a-string-3361097",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "An OpenAI spokesperson said the company \"recently reorganized our infrastructure organization to support the scale and pace of our work.\"",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/sources-chris-malone-who-joined-openai-as-head-of-data-centers-in",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:25:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "OpenAI data center chief Chris Malone is out, the latest in a string of executive exits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/openai-data-center-chief-chris-malone-is-out-the-latest-in-a-string",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:26:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/openai-loses-a-top-data-center-exec-as-stream-of-high-profile",
        "published": "2026-08-26T00:06:20.000Z"
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