OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon after Anthropic blacklisted by Trump

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Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that his company has agreed to terms with the Department of Defense on use of its artificial intelligence models, […]


Microsoft reveals partnership with Starlink despite Elon Musk’s feud with OpenAI

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Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to expand internet connectivity around the world – signaling its openness to working with Elon Musk’s companies despite the exec’s feud with OpenAI, with which Microsoft has a strategic partnership. The world’s richest person has been engaged in a heated legal battle with OpenAI co-founder Sam […]


OpenAI and Softbank Group announce $1 billion investment in SB Energy

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters OpenAI and SoftBank announced plans to invest $1 billion in SB Energy as part of a strategic partnership that will support OpenAI’s artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. The partnership […]


Elon Musk’s lawsuit against ChatGPT owner OpenAI can head to trial

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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk persuaded a judge on Wednesday to allow a jury trial on his allegations that ChatGPT maker OpenAI violated its founding mission in its high-profile restructuring to a for-profit entity. Musk was a cofounder of OpenAI in 2015 but left in 2018 and now runs an AI company that competes with it. US District Judge Yvonne […]


OpenAI blames ‘misuse’ of ChatGPT after 16-year-old kills himself

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Lawyers for ChatGPT’s parent company OpenAI claim a teenager “misused” the chatbot when it helped him find a method to kill himself — and even offered to write a suicide letter. Adam Raine’s parents filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in August after finding that their son’s conversations with the chatbot showed “months of encouragement from […]


OpenAI taps iPhone assembler Foxconn to manufacture AI hardware in US

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OpenAI is partnering with Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, to design and build artificial intelligence data center components in the U.S., the AI startup’s latest announcement tied to its massive infrastructure development plans. While no financial terms were disclosed, OpenAI said in Thursday’s announcement that it will have early access to evaluate […]


Anthropic tries to keep pace with OpenAI, faces off with David Sacks

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Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is doing all it can to keep pace with larger rival OpenAI, which is spending money at a historic pace with backing from Microsoft and Nvidia. Of late, […]


Abu Dhabi’s MGX investments in Trump crypto, TikTok, OpenAI

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UAE National Security Advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on March 18, 2025. Courtesy: Donald J. Trump | Via Truth Social As artificial intelligence startups raise increasingly large sums of cash to fund their swelling infrastructure needs, they’re turning to strategic partners like Nvidia […]


A guide to $1 trillion-worth of AI deals between OpenAI, Nvidia

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Many predict that the artificial intelligence boom will dramatically change how people live and work, and the scale and pace of recent AI deals seems to reflect this. At the center are a handful of companies that are increasingly turning to each other to finance and build out the necessary infrastructure. ChatGPT-maker OpenAI alone has […]


Walmart partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT assisted shopping

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Walmart said Tuesday it was partnering with OpenAI to enable customers and Sam’s Club members to shop directly within ChatGPT, using the AI chatbot’s Instant Checkout feature. The world’s largest retailer is expanding its use of artificial intelligence as companies across sectors adopt the technology to simplify tasks and cut costs. Walmart has announced AI tools including generative AI-powered ‘Sparky,’ […]