Another day another current thing in the niche San Francisco technology culture. Was Sulaiman Khan Ghori, a former xAI engineer fired for podcasting or was this some sort of grand exit? If he was fired, did he release xAI secrets or did he simply not get approval from internal comms? I have no idea but I would never let a good current thing go to waste. Join me to catch up on the drama and the timeline from today's latest talent scandal in Silicon Valley.

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