They actually changed the URL structure

This is the old URL, and they indeed mentioned Sam leaving https://web.archive.org/web/20190316222853/https://blog.ycom...

Ohhhh thanks.

Looking at those it looks like there was an edit:

> Updated on 6/12/20

> In May 2019, Geoff Ralston took over as YC President. At that time, Sam Altman stepped away from any formal position at YC.

https://web.archive.org/web/20201028062425/https://blog.ycom...

And then shortly after the edit disappeared too:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210423025128/https://blog.ycom...

I mean, do what you want, the YC blog is not the New York Times, but the Winston Smith-esque silent modifications are cast into some relief given current events.

You are watching history being made.

But this contemporaneous TechCrunch article—which is clearly talking about the same blog post—says it did!

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/08/y-combinator-president-sam...