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Factory AI Fires Board Observer Over Cognition Talks

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  • Factory AI CEO Matan Grinberg terminated board observer Chris Degnan over alleged talks with Cognition.
  • Degnan said he resigned, will become Cognition chief revenue officer, and denied conflict claims.
  • Cognition CEO Scott Wu denied his team posed as candidates to obtain Factory’s confidential data.
  • Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling second-tier competitor acting out of desperation.
  • Keith Rabois said interviewing a rival while on the board is unethical.