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2025.11.06

09:12

OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion

2025.10.26

01:27

OpenAI has reportedly been taking steps to develop an AI that generates music

2025.10.25

08:54

According to the Wall Street Journal: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was part of the movement to prevent Trump from sending troops to San Francisco.

2025.10.24

18:53

Meta plans to lay off about 600 employees in its artificial intelligence division

Meta, the parent company of tech giant Facebook, plans to lay off approximately 600 employees in its artificial intelligence division. Reportedly, these layoffs do not affect employees of its newly established TBD lab, which previously hired top AI researchers from competitors such as OpenAI and Apple at high salaries. The layoffs are reportedly intended to address organizational bloat stemming from a massive hiring spree to rapidly advance its AI projects. Meta has reportedly been actively adjusting its AI strategy in recent months to keep pace with its competitors, investing billions of dollars in infrastructure projects and talent acquisition.

03:09

OpenAI partner Crusoe valued at $10 billion in new funding round

Crusoe announced it has raised $1.38 billion in equity funding, valuing the company at over $10 billion. The company currently operates a large data center complex in Texas for OpenAI and Oracle. The company announced in a statement Thursday that the funding round was led by Valor Equity Partners and Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala Investment Company. Other investors included Nvidia, Altimeter Capital, BAM Elevate, Founders Fund, Fidelity Management, Salesforce Ventures, and Super Micro Computer.

01:06

OpenAI acquires AI startup founded by former Apple employees

OpenAI has acquired Software Applications, a startup building an AI-powered user interface for Mac desktops. This is part of OpenAI's efforts to improve how AI tools perform tasks on computers. Software Applications was founded in 2023 by a group of former Apple employees.

01:04

OpenAI: Acquired Software Applications Incorporated.

2025.10.23

23:29

Amid Europe's "de-American technology" calls, OpenAI still receives strong corporate demand

OpenAI says it continues to see growing enterprise demand for its artificial intelligence services despite growing calls in Europe to avoid using US technology vendors. The company revealed this week that ChatGPT enterprise subscriptions have grown sixfold year-on-year in the Middle East, Europe and Africa region, with the main growth driver coming from the European market.

22:43

Market news: OpenAI provides ChatGPT enterprise version service to Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck.

19:23

UK government reaches deal with OpenAI to expand data hosting

The UK government has reached an agreement with OpenAI to expand data hosting.

19:20

OpenAI and the UK Ministry of Justice have reached a milestone agreement to provide local data hosting services for the first time

UK businesses are about to benefit from a new agreement between the Ministry of Justice and global technology leader OpenAI—a collaboration that will significantly accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the UK and provide a powerful boost to the economy. On Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Lammy will announce OpenAI's plans to expand the UK's AI service infrastructure to support businesses that want to store their data in the UK. As part of the government's Plan for Change, this move will provide a significant boost to UK businesses by strengthening resilience and unlocking potential. This milestone, achieved through OpenAI's ongoing partnership with the Ministry of Justice, will allow corporate clients to store their data in the UK for the first time. UK businesses will be able to host their data on secure, sovereign servers, which will not only improve data privacy and accountability, but also strengthen the country's defenses against global cyber threats.

18:52

Market news: The UK government has reached an agreement with OpenAI to expand the scope of data hosting.

2025.10.22

01:05

OpenAI launched the web browser ChatGPT Atlas, and Google (GOOG.O) fell 3.3%.

01:03

OpenAI: Launched ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser built on ChatGPT.

00:38

OpenAI will release a new browser ChatGPT ATLAS

OpenAI will release a new browser ChatGPT ATLAS.

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