🧵 Saga file #68
Saudi OpenAI employee case
Oct 13, 6 PM ET to Oct 21, 12 PM ET
🧩 2 parts so far 📰 33 outlets carried a part ⚖️ 🫏10 · 6 · 16🐘 left · center · right ⏱️ 7.8 days running so far 📺 26 min of TV captions 📻 5 radio newscasts
🧵 One running story, told across days: each part is a story of its own on the
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📰 Spread each part on the front pages, hour by hour
Oct 14 Oct 16 Oct 18 Oct 20 14 29 Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested over alleged hidden recording device Ex-OpenAI employee accused of bugging office faces no bail after Alleged ties to Saudi royal Front pages carrying each part at each hourly run, Oct 13, 6 PM to Oct 21, 12 PM ET (peak 29), stacked by part:
Oct 14 Oct 16 Oct 18 Oct 20 1. Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested ov…Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested over alleged hidden recording device Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested over alleged hidden recording device: Oct 13, 6 PM to Oct 17, 12 AM ET, 31 outlets 2. Ex-OpenAI employee accused of bug…Ex-OpenAI employee accused of bugging office faces no bail after Alleged ties to Saudi royal Ex-OpenAI employee accused of bugging office faces no bail after Alleged ties to Saudi royal: Oct 19, 1 PM to Oct 21, 12 PM ET, 16 outlets 📺 TV Fox News, Oct 13, 6:28 PM ET: SECURITY THREAT. SAUDI NATIONAL ACCUSED OF BUGGING ROOM AT OPENAI Fox News, Oct 13, 6:29 PM ET: OPENAI FIRES ENGINEER FOLLOWING ARREST BBC News, Oct 13, 9:07 PM ET: Saudi man charged with secretly planting recording device in OpenAI office BBC News, Oct 13, 10:14 PM ET: Saudi OpenAI engineer charged over recording device BBC News, Oct 13, 10:15 PM ET: Saudi OpenAI engineer charged over recording device BBC News, Oct 13, 11:19 PM ET: Saudi OpenAI engineer charged over recording device BBC News, Oct 14, 3:52 AM ET: OpenAI employee arrested over secret recording device CNN, Oct 14, 5:16 AM ET: Former OpenAI Employee Arrested For Allegedly Hiding A "Sophisticated" Recording Device In Office Fox News, Oct 14, 5:40 AM ET: FORMER OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY PLACING RECORDING DEVICE IN CONFERENCE ROOM Fox News, Oct 14, 5:41 AM ET: FORMER OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY PLACING RECORDING DEVICE IN CONFERENCE ROOM Fox News, Oct 14, 6:14 AM ET: FORMER OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY PLACING RECORDING DEVICE IN CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 8:21 AM ET: OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM. Hadas Gold | CNN Correspondent CNN, Oct 14, 8:22 AM ET: OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 8:22 AM ET: SAUDI OPENAI ENGINEER CHARGED OVER HIDDEN AUDIO DEVICE CNN, Oct 14, 8:23 AM ET: SAUDI OPENAI ENGINEER CHARGED OVER HIDDEN AUDIO DEVICE Fox News, Oct 14, 9:22 AM ET: FBI ARRESTS SAUDI OPENAI EMPLOYEE OVER COVERT RECORDING DEVICE Fox News, Oct 14, 11:47 AM ET: OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY PLACING RECORDING DEVICE IN CONFERENCE ROOM Fox News, Oct 14, 11:47 AM ET: OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY PLACING RECORDING DEVICE IN CONFERENCE ROOM Fox News, Oct 14, 1:05 PM ET: OPENAI WORKER ARRESTED OVER HIDDEN RECORDING CNN, Oct 14, 1:11 PM ET: ALLEGED SPY AT OPENAI CNN, Oct 14, 1:47 PM ET: ALLEGED SPY AT OPENAI CNN, Oct 14, 1:51 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 1:52 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 1:52 PM ET: Recording device found in area that held "highly confidential" discussions CNN, Oct 14, 1:52 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 1:52 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 1:52 PM ET: DOJ: suspect allegedly hid a microphone, wrapped in toilet paper, behind a TV set CNN, Oct 14, 1:52 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 1:53 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 1:53 PM ET: Recording device found in area that held "highly confidential" discussions CNN, Oct 14, 3:12 PM ET: FORMER OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED CNN, Oct 14, 3:20 PM ET: FORMER OPENAI EMPLOYEE ARRESTED CNN, Oct 14, 3:25 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 3:25 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 3:26 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 3:26 PM ET: DOJ: suspect allegedly hid a microphone, wrapped in toilet paper, behind a TV set CNN, Oct 14, 3:26 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 3:26 PM ET: Recording device found in area that held "highly confidential" discussions CNN, Oct 14, 3:26 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 3:26 PM ET: SAUDI OPENAI EX-ENGINEER CHARGED OVER HIDDEN RECORDING DEVICE CNN, Oct 14, 3:26 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 3:27 PM ET: SAUDI OPENAI EX-ENGINEER CHARGED OVER HIDDEN RECORDING DEVICE CNN, Oct 14, 3:27 PM ET: OPENAI EX-ENGINEER ARRESTED FOR BUGGING CONFERENCE ROOM CNN, Oct 14, 3:27 PM ET: Recording device found in area that held "highly confidential" discussions BBC News, Oct 14, 3:47 PM ET: Saudi national arrested for 'spying' on OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:48 PM ET: Listening device was plugged in back of TV set BBC News, Oct 14, 3:48 PM ET: OpenAI said it used AI tools to identify suspect BBC News, Oct 14, 3:48 PM ET: FBI leading probe into alleged spying at OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:48 PM ET: Saudi national arrested for 'spying' on OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:49 PM ET: OpenAI said it used AI tools to identify suspect BBC News, Oct 14, 3:49 PM ET: FBI leading probe into alleged spying at OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:49 PM ET: Saudi national arrested for 'spying' on OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:49 PM ET: Listening device was plugged in back of TV set BBC News, Oct 14, 3:50 PM ET: Listening device was plugged in back of TV set BBC News, Oct 14, 3:50 PM ET: OpenAI said it used AI tools to identify suspect BBC News, Oct 14, 3:50 PM ET: FBI leading probe into alleged spying at OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:50 PM ET: Saudi national arrested for 'spying' on OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:54 PM ET: Listening device was plugged in back of TV set BBC News, Oct 14, 3:54 PM ET: Saudi national arrested for 'spying' on OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:54 PM ET: OpenAI said it used AI tools to identify suspect BBC News, Oct 14, 3:54 PM ET: FBI leading probe into alleged spying at OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:55 PM ET: OpenAI said it used AI tools to identify suspect BBC News, Oct 14, 3:55 PM ET: FBI leading probe into alleged spying at OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:55 PM ET: Saudi national arrested for 'spying' on OpenAI BBC News, Oct 14, 3:55 PM ET: Listening device was plugged in back of TV set CNN, Oct 19, 3:09 PM ET: DOL: ARRESTED OPENAI WORKER WAS IN TOUCH WITH SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY MEMBER CNN, Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET: HEARING UNDERWAY FOR FORMER OPENAI EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF PLANTING RECORDING DEVICES INSIDE AI COMPANY'S OFFICES CNN, Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET: DOJ ALLEGES THAT AN OPENAI ENGINEER WHO PLACED A RECORDING DEVICE AT A COMPANY'S OFFICES WAS IN TOUCH WITH A MEMBER OF SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY BBC News, Oct 21, 8:43 AM ET: BBC speaks to former Google DeepMind staff BBC News, Oct 21, 8:43 AM ET: Former staff tell BBC of unease inside AI lab BBC News, Oct 21, 8:44 AM ET: BBC speaks to former Google DeepMind staff 📻 radio NPR News Now, Oct 15, 4:09 AM ET NPR News Now, Oct 14, 9:09 PM ET NPR News Now, Oct 14, 11:10 AM ET NPR News Now, Oct 14, 2:10 AM ET NPR News Now, Oct 19, 4:10 PM ET Its parts in the order of their latest news, each from when we first saw it on a front page to when we last
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🧩 The parts each one opens its own page
Oct 13, 6 PM ET · 31 outlets · on the front pages 3.2 days
“OpenAI says it found a 'hidden' recording device planted in its office” first: Business Insider
📺 CNN 13 min, BBC News 7 min, Fox News 3 min · 📻 4 newscasts
Oct 19, 1 PM ET · 16 outlets · on the front pages 2 days
“OpenAI bugging suspect in contact with Saudi royal on WhatsApp before arrest, feds say” first: CNBC
📺 CNN 2 min, BBC News 2 min · 📻 1 newscast
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