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https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/infrastructure/openai-raises-122b-to-expand-ai-infrastructure-broadens-cloud-and-chip-strategy
OpenAI Raises $122B to Expand AI Infrastructure
Apr 2, 2026 - Record funding round highlights rising demand for compute, power, and distributed data center capacity.
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https://dev.to/ai_made_tools/ai-dev-weekly-4-anthropic-leaks-everything-openai-raises-122b-and-qwen-36-drops-free-2ff3
AI Dev Weekly #4: Anthropic Leaks Everything, OpenAI Raises $122B, and Qwen 3.6 Drops Free - DEV...
Apr 2, 2026 - AI Dev Weekly is a Thursday series where I cover the week's most important AI developer news — with... Tagged with aidevweekly, anthropic, claudecode, openai.
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/openai-raises-122-billion-at-852-billion-valuation-6007877
OpenAI Raises $122 Billion at $852 Billion Valuation | The Epoch Times
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https://www.beyondgames.biz/45625/openai-raises-122-billion-post-money-valuation-of-852-billion/
OpenAI raises $122 billion, post money valuation of $852 billion - BeyondGames.biz
The funding will be used to build a 'unified AI superapp'
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https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/openai-raises-round-double-size-previous-effort-funding-ai
OpenAI raises $110bn in round double the size of previous raise
Feb 27, 2026 - OpenAI has announced a record-breaking funding round of $110bn, with companies such as Amazon and Nvidia onboard as investors.
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https://techreport.com/news/business/nvidia-100b-openai-deal-ai-risks/
Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Deal: AI’s Biggest Bet Raises Power & Risk Concerns
Oct 23, 2025 - Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI deal makes it AI’s backbone with 10 GW of compute power. But can it withstand energy strain, equity risk, and politics?
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https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/openai-anthropic-competitor-germany-aleph-alpha/
European OpenAI Competitor Aleph Alpha Raises $500M
Nov 6, 2023 - Germany-based Aleph Alpha raised a $500 million Series B as AI startups outside the U.S. continue to see bigger rounds.
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https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/wearable-tech/sam-altman-raises-usd252-million-for-brain-computer-interface-venture-but-merge-labs-is-still-in-an-early-research-phase
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raises $252 million for brain computer interface venture — but Merge Labs is...
Jan 16, 2026 - OpenAI is investing as it sees BCIs as ‘an important new frontier’ that will deliver seamless AI interactions. It is focused on non-invasive AI-accelerated...
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https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/openai-cfo-raises-concerns-over-sam-altmans-2026-ipo-plans-report/article70828785.ece
OpenAI CFO raises concerns over Sam Altman's 2026 IPO plans: Report - The Hindu
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has voiced concerns over risks and challenges tied to CEO Sam Altman’s plans to take the company public as early as the fourth...
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https://lamag.com/media/disneys-openai-split-signals-deeper-uncertainty-for-hollywood/
Disney-OpenAI Split Raises Doubts About Hollywood AI Deals
Mar 26, 2026 - Disney’s $1B AI deal with OpenAI collapses, raising new concerns about Hollywood’s reliance on Big Tech partnerships.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/openai-not-yet-public-raises-3b-from-retail-investors-in-monster-122b-fund-raise/
OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise | TechCrunch
Apr 2, 2026 - OpenAI's latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO.
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https://interestingengineering.com/ai-logs/silicon-valley-ai-safety-openais
Is Silicon Valley redefining AI safety? OpenAI's latest shift raises questions
May 9, 2025 - The AI company is trying to uncensor ChatGPT by dropping a big update to its Model Spec, the rulebook for how its AI should behave.
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