Snapchat VP of Product Leaving, Kroger & Alibaba Eye Partnership
Snapchat's VP of Product Tom Conrad is leaving the social media company after two years. The timing of Conrad's departure is less than ideal, as Snap is in the midst of rolling out a redesign of its app. Conrad is the sixth executive to leave the company since Snap's IPO last year.
Kroger and Alibaba are reportedly discussing a potential partnership. U.S. executives traveled to China for initial talks on a future collaboration. This comes as U.S. tech giant Amazon recently acquired Whole Foods for almost $14 billion.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a sign that U.S. job market remains resilient despite higher interest rates.
The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long power struggle that shocked the tech industry and brought attention to the conflicts around how to safely build artificial intelligence.
