SoftBank Said to Be in Talks to Invest as Much as $25 Billion in OpenAI
OpenAI in Talks for Huge Investment Round Valuing It Up to $300 Billion
SoftBank in talks to lead OpenAI funding round at $300 billion valuation, sources say
OpenAI’s Sam Altman downplays impact of DeepSeek: ‘Wildly overstated’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman downplayed the significance of a new artificial intelligence (AI) model released by Chinese startup DeepSeek on Thursday, saying it did a “couple of nice things” but has been
Facebook owner investing up to $65 billion toward AI in 2025
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media company plans to spend as much as $65 billion this year alone to build on its artificial intelligence efforts.
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A Former OpenAI Leader Jumps to Felicis; SoftBank Doubles Down
OpenAI is in talks to raise another giant round, of about $40 billion, led by SoftBank, which would value the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion including the investment—nearly double its valuation late last year in a Thrive Capital-led
OpenAI in talks to raise up to $40B that would value ChatGPT owner at $340B: report
Some of the funding would be used to help cover OpenAI’s $18 billion commitment to the recently announced Stargate project.
Microsoft makes OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model free for all Copilot users
Microsoft is bringing OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model to all Copilot users this week. You won’t need to subscribe to a $20 monthly Copilot Pro or ChatGPT Plus plan to get it either, as Microsoft is making it free for all users of Copilot.
OpenAI’s Banker Joins Merchant Bank to Woo Tech Founders
Michael Dell thinks his fellow technology founders need more tailored advice. BDT & MSD, the merchant bank whose advisory board he chairs, is expanding its business to help them get it.The firm is hiring Ryan Nolan,
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The Download: OpenAI’s agent, and what to expect from robotics
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.
OpenAI says DeepSeek may have improperly harvested its data
OpenAI says it is reviewing evidence that Chinese startup DeepSeek broke its terms of service by harvesting large amounts of data from its artificial intelligence technologies. The San Francisco-based startup,
Copilot users can now use OpenAI's o1 without paying a dime
Everyone knows about Microsoft's and OpenAI's tight partnership. As such, the former is able to gain access to some of the latter's most powerful AI
OpenAI to partner with US National Laboratories to boost national security
OpenAI announced Thursday it is partnering with the Los Alamos National Laboratory to install its newest artificial intelligence models onto the lab’s supercomputer for national security
Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data
Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek,