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$40B into the furnace: As OpenAI adds a million users an hour, the race for enterprise AI dominance hits a new gear
In a move that surprised the tech industry Monday, OpenAI said it has secured a monumental $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, catapulting its valuation to an unprecedented $300 billion -- ...VentureBeat - 5d -
OpenAI closes $40B funding round
OpenAI raised $40 billion from investors in its latest funding round, the ChatGPT maker announced Monday. The deal, which values the artificial intelligence (AI) company at $300 billion, was led ...The Hill - 4d -
OpenAI raises $40bn in deal with SoftBank that values it at $300bn
Japanese investor to put $10bn at first into OpenAI and $30bn more by end of 2025 if certain conditions are met. Business live – latest updates OpenAI has raised $40bn (£31bn) through ...The Guardian - 4d -
To Secure $40 Billion, OpenAI Must Complete For-Profit Transition by End-Year
SoftBank can reduce funding to $20 billion if OpenAI fails to fully transition by the deadline.Inc. - Mar. 29 -
OpenAI backs deepfake cybersecurity startup Adaptive Security in new funding round
Artificial intelligence cybersecurity company Adaptive Security announced a $43 million funding round co-led by OpenAI.CNBC - 3d -
OpenAI, Anthropic target college students with latest education AI announcements
Anthropic and OpenAI both rolled out education services for college students ahead of their final exams.CNBC - 2d -
Amazon's Nova AI agent launch puts it up against rivals OpenAI, Anthropic
The new tool, called Nova Act, will compete with other agentic AI tools launched by the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic.CNBC - 5d -
OpenAI funding round could be cut by $10 billion if for-profit conversion doesn't occur by year-end
If OpenAI doesn't restructure into an independent for-profit company by Dec. 31, its mega-financing round could be slashed by $10 billion.CNBC - 5d -
OpenAI funding round could be cut by $10B if for-profit conversion doesn't occur by year-end
OpenAI’s massive private funding round could be slashed by as much as $10 billion if the company doesn’t restructure into a for-profit entity by Dec.NBC News - 5d -
OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record
OpenAI on Monday announced the close of its $40 billion financing, the most money raised in a single round by a private tech company.CNBC - 4d -
OpenAI to release open-source model as AI economics force strategic shift
OpenAI plans to release its first open-weight AI model since 2019 as economic pressures mount from competitors like DeepSeek and Meta, marking a significant strategic reversal for the company ...VentureBeat - 5d -
Environment Agency orders review into tyre recycling after BBC probe
Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.BBC News - 4d -
Amazon's Nova AI agent launch puts it up against rivals OpenAI, Anthropic
Amazon on Monday released a new AI model that can take actions in a web browser on a user’s behalf, a move that puts it in more direct competition with OpenAI, Anthropic and other companies that ...NBC News - 5d -
OpenAI just made ChatGPT Plus free for millions of college students — and it’s a brilliant competitive move against Anthropic
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Plus to college students just before finals week, escalating competition with Anthropic's Claude as tech giants battle for dominance in the $80 billion education AI market.VentureBeat - 2d -
OpenAI Unveils New Image Generator for ChatGPT
The company’s chatbot can now create elaborate and unusual images.The New York Times - Mar. 25 -
OpenAI Closes Deal That Values Company at $300 Billion
The start-up’s valuation, which has nearly doubled in six months, shows continued enthusiasm for A.I. among investors.The New York Times - 5d -
ChatGPT gets smarter: OpenAI adds internal data referencing
Users of ChatGPT Team can now add internal databases as references for ChatGPT, making the chat platform respond with better context.VentureBeat - Mar. 27 -
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Release an ‘Open Weight’ AI Model This Summer
The news follows the breakout success of DeepSeek and growing pressure from rivals like Meta.Wired - 5d -
OpenAI secures $300bn valuation after $40bn SoftBank-led funding round
Newest financing comes as ChatGPT maker seeks to become conventional for-profit companyFinancial Times - 5d -
I Struck Out With Tinder and OpenAI’s New Dating Game
The two companies are working together to help you practice ‘cringeworthy moments.’ The result? Lots of rejection.Inc. - 5d -
Tech Stock Shock + Solving the Mystery of OpenAI’s ‘Blip’ + Tinder’s Flirt-Off
What do Trump’s tariffs mean for tech consumers and the future of AI?The New York Times - 2d -
OpenAI Shifts Course, Says GPT-5 Coming in ‘a Few Months’
In the meantime, the Sam Altman-led company will be releasing two new reasoning models, called o3 and o4-mini.Inc. - 1d -
How A.I. Chatbots Like ChatGPT and DeepSeek Reason
Companies like OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek offer chatbots designed to take their time with an answer. Here’s how they work.The New York Times - Mar. 26 -
Google DeepMind’s drug discovery spin-off Isomorphic Labs raises $600mn
AI unit is boosted by first external funding round led by OpenAI-backer Thrive CapitalFinancial Times - 5d -
Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available without limits and for cheaper than Claude, GPT-4o
Google released Gemini 2.5 Pro publicly with higher rate limits and for a lower price than Anthropic's Claude or OpenAI's models.VentureBeat - 1d -
Sam Altman's AI-generated cricket jersey image gets Indians talking
Some found the image delightful, but others wondered about OpenAI founder's motives for wooing India.BBC News - 1d -
Meta’s answer to DeepSeek is here: Llama 4 launches with long context Scout and Maverick models, and 2T parameter Behemoth on the way!
While DeepSeek R1 and OpenAI o1 edge out Behemoth on a couple metrics, Llama 4 Behemoth remains highly competitive.VentureBeat - 14h -
An AI 'gold rush.' What to know about OpenAI's record $40-billion funding round
The latest $40-billion investment round will bring the ChatGPT's valuation to $300 billion.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
What you need to know about Amazon Nova Act: the new AI agent SDK challenging OpenAI, Microsoft, Salesforce
An experimental developer kit for building AI agents that can navigate the web and complete tasks autonomously, powered by Amazon Nova.VentureBeat - 3d -
US authors’ copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft combined in New York with newspaper actions
California cases over AI trainers’ use of work by writers including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Chabon transferred to consolidate with New York suits from John Grisham and Jonathan Franzen and ...The Guardian - 1d -
Why OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz Just Bet $43 Million on This Little-Known Startup
Cybersecurity firm Adaptive Security wants to help you identify phishy messages before it’s too late.Inc. - 1d -
Amazon's AGI Lab Reveals Its First Work: Advanced AI Agents
Led by a former OpenAI executive, Amazon’s AI lab focuses on the decisionmaking capabilities of next-generation software agents—and borrows insights from physical robots.Wired - 5d -
If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born
The brother goes on vision quests. The sister is a former English major. Together, they defected from OpenAI, started Anthropic, and built (they say) AI’s most upstanding citizen, Claude.Wired - Mar. 28 -
Runway Gen-4 solves AI video’s biggest problem: character consistency across scenes
Runway's new Gen-4 AI creates consistent characters across entire videos from a single reference image, challenging OpenAI's viral Ghibli trend and potentially transforming how Hollywood makes films.VentureBeat - 5d