A federal judge on Monday ordered a former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging an executive conference room to stay in jail, after questioning whether a $1 million bond the Saudi government offered to guarantee would bring him back if he fled. Abdulrahman Alfozan, the 35-year-old former OpenAI engineer, appeared in court today wearing an orange
The attorney for the former OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device in the company’s San Francisco headquarters is calling the allegations “wholly out of character,” insisting his client’s flight to Saudi Arabia was pre-booked, and urging the public not to jump to conclusions about the suspect’s Saudi nationality. William Pernik, who represents the
Abdulrahman Alfozan loved Saudi Arabia. One day before arresting the former OpenAI engineer on charges of bugging the office, the Justice Department worried he would flee back to his home country. Alfozan, his wife, and another family member had already booked one-way tickets, the department said in a court filing. It wouldn’t be unusual for
Alfozan had been employed as an engineer by OpenAI since July 2025. The complaint said he was educated in the US and has been a legal permanent resident since 2020. He was arrested by the FBI on 9 October and his contract with OpenAI has been terminated. Alfozan’s lawyer William Pernik told the BBC: “Like
NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will conclude more than 35 years of distinguished service to the agency on Wednesday, Oct. 21. In her new role, Koch will help lead NASA’s engineering community,
JPMorgan has launched $2,000 monthly spending limits for some employees using Claude Code, internal messages seen by Business Insider show. The cap, along with a new security effort for some Claude users, marks another evolution in how America’s biggest bank is refining its AI use amid ballooning costs and risks, and reshaping expectations for software
