OpenAI bugging suspect WhatsApp'ed Saudi royal days before arrest, feds reveal
Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan is accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco.
CNBC reports: Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan is accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco.
This technology story centres on Saudi Arabia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include WhatsApp'ed Saudi, Abdulrahman Alfozan and OpenAI.
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- WhatsApp'ed Saudi, Abdulrahman Alfozan, OpenAI, San Francisco
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