On: Microsoft was blindsided by OpenAI's ouster of CEO...

[softwaredoug]

Usually news orgs don’t put their reputation on the line unless they feel there’s some substance

[ssnistfajen → softwaredoug]

Bloomberg got away with conjuring The Big Hack story by intentionally mispresenting anecdotes and their reputation didn't take a single dent.

[softwaredoug → ssnistfajen]

It definitely happens, but its not readily in their interest to turn themselves into just a rumor mill.