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Stuart Barnes quits Vimeo; joins Yospace as VP international sales
MUMBAI: Stuart Barnes has been quite a mover and a shaker in the sales world of streaming video. Now he’s moving again. Back to (category leader in dynamic ad insertion) Yospace as VP of international sales in January.
Says Stuart: “Yospace was where I started my video journey some 20 years ago and I’m looking forward to coming full circle!”
Indeed he did. For nearly five years between 2003 and 2008. He then joined Bauer Media for another couple of years leading the Yospace product portfolio after it was taken over. Then followed a long journey of more than nine years at Brightcove – which was taken over by Bending Spoons recently – where he rose to become vice-president new business sales, North America based in New York.
Initially, he began working for Brightcove in London as regional sales director, northern Europe but he was steered to the US with American market responsibility and he stayed put with the company in New York as vice-president sales, account management, north America for six years. He finally .moved back to the UK last year as vice-president sales and account management EMEA for BrightCove.
But he decided to go back home to Yospace when the opportunity came calling. At Yospace, Staurt is looking forward to working with CEO Tim Sewell and the team there.
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OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk’s lawsuit ahead of trial
Company calls claims “baseless” and accuses Musk of trying to disrupt a rival.
MUMBAI: When the stakes are measured in billions and egos are involved, even Silicon Valley titans can turn a courtroom into a battlefield. OpenAI has issued a sharp public response to Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit, accusing the billionaire of filing the case to harass a competitor rather than address genuine concerns. In a strongly worded statement shared on its official X account, OpenAI described Musk’s allegations as “baseless” and suggested the lawsuit is an attempt to disrupt the company as the case heads toward trial later this month in Oakland, California.
The response comes after Musk’s legal team recently amended the complaint, proposing that any damages potentially exceeding $150 billion should go to OpenAI’s nonprofit entity rather than to Musk personally. OpenAI questioned the timing and motive behind this change, calling it a late-stage attempt to “pretend to change his tune” on the nonprofit structure.
The company further labelled the lawsuit a “harassment campaign”, arguing that Musk’s actions are driven by personal rivalry, ego, and a desire for greater control and financial upside.
At the heart of the dispute is Musk’s claim that OpenAI has abandoned its original nonprofit mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. A co-founder who left in 2018, Musk is seeking governance changes, including the removal of CEO Sam Altman from the nonprofit board, and the return of certain financial gains linked to Altman and President Greg Brockman.
OpenAI has firmly rejected these allegations, maintaining that its current hybrid structure, a public-benefit corporation overseen by a nonprofit parent remains true to its long-term goals. The company has also previously accused Musk of anti-competitive behaviour aimed at weakening its leadership.
As the case prepares for a jury trial, this public exchange highlights the deepening rift between two of the most influential figures in the AI revolution and raises broader questions about governance, mission, and power in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence.
In the high-stakes game of AI, it seems the real drama isn’t just inside the models, it’s playing out in courtrooms too.
