Reports indicate that Gabor Cselle, former CEO and co-founder of the social networking platform Pebble, has transitioned to working at OpenAI on a top-secret project with undisclosed details. He mentioned on LinkedIn that he will share more about the project at a later time, but for now, he has absorbed a wealth of knowledge.
Pebble, the microblogging platform he co-founded, focuses on text-based content similar to X and currently operates on the Mastodon network. Cselle’s career path began with developing a startup email app for mobile devices, which he later sold to Google. He then ventured into mobile advertising with Namo Media, eventually selling it to Twitter. This led to an extended tenure at Twitter, primarily working on the main timeline feature before departing in 2016. As for Pebble, established in 2022 under the original name T2, the company faced growth challenges and ceased operations in October, only to resurface on the Mastodon server this month.
Source: TechCrunch
TLDR: Gabor Cselle, co-founder of Pebble, has joined OpenAI for a mysterious project, while his previous ventures include mobile app development, advertising, and social networking, with Pebble recently resurfacing on Mastodon.
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