• October 31, 2026
Proton CEO Cancels AI ‘Re-Interviews’ After ‘Loser Thinking’ Leak: Inside the Rebellion at the Privacy Giant

Proton, the privacy company, is reeling after CEO Andy Yen’s ‘loser thinking’ Slack rant leaked and a company-wide AI ‘re-interview’ plan sparked an internal rebellion. One day after a 404 Media investigation, Yen cancelled the interviews — but AI metrics will still enter performance reviews, and users are cancelling subscriptions.