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OpenAI names Uday Ruddaraju CTO for compute
Jul 20, 2026SOURCE: economictimes.indiatimes.com
SO WHAT
The window is shifting toward control of compute, where intelligence power turns from model quality into infrastructure leverage.
OpenAI has appointed Uday Ruddaraju as CTO, Compute. The role sits close to the hardware and throughput layer where the inversion becomes physical.
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