OpenAI is already a company worth $500 billionIt has been reported that it is being searched for another $100 billion In investment. With such a funding round, the company’s valuation could reach $830 billion. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting Amazon could contribute at least $50 billion to that record-breaking investment. Not much is…
US businessman Tim Cook looks on during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 20, 2026. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said he was “heartbroken” by the situation in Minneapolis and called for an easing of tensions in a note to employees this week, CNBC…
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 OpenAI sent a letter Thursday to investors and banking partners warning that it expects Elon Musk to make “deliberately outlandish, attention-grabbing…
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Trump said there will be “serious retaliation” after two US Army soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Syria on Saturday, and three other…
Are we in an artificial intelligence bubble? It’s the debate that dominated the tech industry in 2025, and it’s not going away anytime soon. Record valuations and deals driven by major investments in artificial intelligence have fueled the AI boom, leaving some to brace for the potential burst. AI leaders like OpenAI and Nvidia have…
SAN FRANCISCO — Daniela Amodei has an energy that’s hard to place — warm, unhurried, immediately present. She swept into a sunlit room on the ground floor of Anthropic‘s headquarters in December, sat down, and immediately apologized for her mug. “Is my, like, gigantic novelty mug going to be distracting if I have it?” she…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters Meta on Friday announced agreements with three nuclear power providers, including one…
The Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images West Texas dust, iron-tinged and orange-red, rides the wind and sticks like a film to everything you touch. It clings to skin and the inside of your mouth, a fine grit that turns every…
SoftBank has completed its $40 billion investment commitment to OpenAI, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. The Japanese investment giant sent over a final $22 billion to $22.5 billion last week, according to the sources familiar with the matter. SoftBank had previously syndicated $10 billion and invested $8 billion in the ChatGPT maker. The investment takes…
Slope, a lending startup that uses artificial intelligence to vet businesses, is partnering with Amazon starting Tuesday to provide a reusable line of credit to Amazon sellers, backed by a JPMorgan Chase credit facility, the company told CNBC exclusively. The new relationship means eligible U.S. Amazon vendors can apply for and access capital directly through…
