Neowin News Feed for: Resignation

Twitter CEO Elon Musk to look for his replacement by the end of 2023

Justin Luna — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:30:01 +0000

Business mogul and Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that he plans to look for his replacement by the end of 2023. This comes after a Twitter poll showed that a majority of users wanted him to step down. Read more...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk will resign once he finds someone 'foolish enough to take the job'

Justin Luna — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 02:58:01 +0000

Business mogul Elon Musk has finally acknowledged the results of his poll on Sunday night, where he asked the Twitter public if he should step down as head of the popular microblogging platform. Read more...

Twitter users want CEO Elon Musk to step down from his position

Justin Luna — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 02:28:01 +0000

After Twitter CEO Elon Musk ran a poll to ask the public whether he should step down as the social media company's CEO, over 57% of 17 million accounts said that they want Musk out. Read more...

Elon Musk asks the public if he should step down as head of Twitter

Justin Luna — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 03:22:01 +0000

After unsuspending the Twitter accounts of certain journalists, Twitter CEO Elon Musk is now asking the public whether he should step down as head of the popular social media platform. Read more...

Oculus Consulting CTO John Carmack resigns from Meta citing lack of influence and agility

Usama Jawad — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:00:02 +0000

Legendary game developer John Carmack (Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Quake) has resigned from his role of "Consulting CTO" at Meta. The former executive was leading the Oculus VR team at the company. Read more...

Report: Musk stops Twitter's layoff spree, to add more people in engineering and sales

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:44:01 +0000

According to a new report, Elon Musk has said that he hasn't planned any more layoffs and that he will start actively recruiting for roles in engineering and sales. He has also asked for referrals. Read more...

Hundreds of Twitter employees reject Elon Musk's "extremely hardcore" Twitter

Justin Luna — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 04:21:02 +0000

Hundreds of Twitter employees have reportedly said no to being part of Elon Musk's "extremely hardcore Twitter." Many of them sent farewell messages and salutes as soon as their deadline lapsed. Read more...

Microsoft HoloLens head Alex Kipman resigns following allegations of misconduct

Usama Jawad — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 04:34:02 +0000

Senior Microsoft executive Alex Kipman has exited the company following allegations of misconduct. Kipman led numerous projects at Microsoft including Kinect and, most recently, HoloLens and Mesh. Read more...

Jeff Bezos steps down from role as Amazon CEO today

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:38:01 +0000

Jeff Bezos officially steps down on Monday as Amazon CEO after 27 years of rein. He is succeeded by Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, and will transition to a new role as executive chairman. Read more...

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder and board member of Reddit, resigns

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 20:04:01 +0000

In an effort to make a significant contribution to the Black Lives Matter protests taking place in the U.S. right now, the co-founder and executive chairperson of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, has resigned. Read more...

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe has resigned from Facebook

Ruel Revales — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:40:01 +0000

Oculus co-founder Jordan Iribe is leaving Facebook, making him the latest founder of a company acquired by the social networking giant to depart the company. The reason remains unclear, though. Read more...

Several major Facebook stakeholders call for Mark Zuckerberg to step down as Chairman

Sharath Ravishankar — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:22:01 +0000

Multiple major public funds with large stakes in Facebook came together on Wednesday to call for Mark Zuckerberg's removal as Chairman, for his numerous company mishandlings over the past few years. Read more...

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger reportedly resign from Facebook

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:46:01 +0000

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are said to be leaving Instagram in the coming weeks several years after founding what could arguably be Facebook's most successful acquisition today. Read more...

Uber executive resigns in the wake of racial discrimination investigation

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:02:01 +0000

Uber's Chief People Officer has resigned from her post without mentioning any apparent reason. This resignation comes shortly after a probe into racial discrimination charges against her. Read more...

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigns due to "a consensual relationship" with an employee

Vishal Laul — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:42:02 +0000

Brian Krzanich has resigned from the positions of Intel's CEO and its board of directors, the company announced today. Intel CFO Robert Swan will be taking over as the interim CEO for the time being. Read more...

HTC's president of smartphone, Chialin Chang, resigns

Paul Hill — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:20:01 +0000

Chialin Chang, president of smartphone and connected devices at HTC, has resigned from his post to start up his own business in artificial intelligence, which he says he is optimistic about. Read more...

Samsung CEO announces his resignation, following 'crisis inside out'

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 07:10:01 +0000

Samsung CEO, Kwon Oh-hyun has unexpectedly announced that he plans to step down from the company's management. Apparently, an 'unprecedented crisis' has been a deciding factor in this decision. Read more...

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns following pressure from shareholders

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:26:02 +0000

After announcing that he'd be taking an indefinite leave of absence to mourn his mother's death, Travis Kalanick has now resigned from his position as the Chief Executive Officer of Uber. Read more...

Uber president Jeff Jones quits after just six months

Daniel Hull — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 17:34:02 +0000

Uber president Jeff Jones has announced his resignation from the company, leaving after less than six months. The news follows a series of controversies endured by the company in the past weeks. Read more...

Head of Xbox Japan resigns from his post following poor Xbox One sales

Usama Jawad — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:02:01 +0000

After eight years at the helm as Head of Xbox Japan, Takashi Sensui is resigning from his post which according to most analysts is due to Xbox's poor performance in Japan. Read more...

Reddit CEO resigns over a reason 'so weird, it must be true'

Usama Jawad — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:24:01 +0000

The CEO of a half-billion dollar site resigned over an apparently strange and weird matter which could otherwise be solved by mutual discussion, but were there any other deeper reasons besides it? Read more...

Sony Chairman Howard Stringer to step down in June

Ben Buffone — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:57:56 +0000

The current Sony Chairman is set to retire this June at the annual shareholder's meeting after working at Sony for over 16 years. Stringer will use the transition to "pursue new opportunities". Read more...

Stephen Toulouse announces his resignation from Microsoft

Paul Ferson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:40:32 +0000

Stephen Toulouse, one of Microsoft's Xbox LIVE-based employees, has announced his intentions to leave the company in the near future, leaving a farewell for the company in doing so. Read more...

Atari confirms Driver creator's resignation

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:48:05 +0000

Publisher comments on Martin Edmondson's depature from developer Reflections; calls Driver franchise "alive and well." Atari today confirmed to GameSpot the resignation of Martin Edmondson, founder of Reflections Studio. Reflections is the... Read more...

Hynix accepts CEO's resignation, focuses on non-memory asset sale

Sun, 05 May 2002 04:48:59 +0000

The board of directors at Hynix Semiconductor Inc. officially accepted the resignation Friday of Chairman and CEO C.S. Park, a key figure in the failed negotiations between Hynix and Micron Technology Inc. The... Read more...