Sam Altman didn’t set out to compete with Nvidia. OpenAI began with a simple bet that better ideas, not better infrastructure, would unlock artificial general intelligence. But that view shifted years ago, as Altman realized that more compute, or processing power, meant more capability — and ultimately, more dominance. On Monday morning, he unveiled his…
The Aston Martin DB12 Goldfinger Edition during the 007 takeover of Burlington Arcade on Oct. 29, 2024, in London, England. Dave Benett | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Shares of Aston Martin fell as much as 10% on Monday morning after the British luxury carmaker issued a fresh profit warning, citing a challenging industry…
LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Thursday, building on positive momentum in the previous session. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.5% higher by 9 a.m. in London (4 a.m. ET), with most sectors trading in positive territory. Autos and technology stocks led gains, with their respective indexes each trading around 2% higher. Shares of…
VIDEO ID CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said that while headlines continue to swirl around the government shutdown, investors should be paying closer attention to the story the market just finished telling. However, he cautioned that the biggest gains of the year may have passed. “You can tell an awful lot about a market by…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to media following a Q&A at the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Reuters OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is everywhere. His artificial intelligence startup, now valued at $500 billion, has been inking deals valued in the tens to hundreds of billions of dollars…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman listens to questions at a Q&A following a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Reuters This week, OpenAI redefined what momentum — and risk — look like in the artificial intelligence arms race. Now comes the hard part: Executing on CEO Sam…
Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images The European Commission launched an antitrust probe into German software behemoth SAP on Thursday, citing concerns about the company’s practices in software support services. According to the Commission, the investigation will assess “whether SAP may have distorted competition in the aftermarket for maintenance and support services related to an on-premises type of…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images ABILENE, Texas — Sam Altman stood on a patch of hot Texas dirt, the kind that turns to dust storms on…
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (L), and Jensen Huang CEO of Nvidia. Reuters ABILENE, Texas – Sam Altman had a deadline. OpenAI’s CEO was headed to Texas to unveil his company’s next big infrastructure push, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wanted in on the action. Through a series of hurried negotiations, late-night calls and last-minute…
ABILENE, Texas — OpenAI and Oracle are betting big on America’s AI future, bringing online the flagship site of the $500 billion Stargate program, a sweeping infrastructure push to secure the compute needed to power the future of artificial intelligence. The debut site in Abilene, Texas, about 180 miles west of Dallas, is up and…
