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Microsoft talks set to push OpenAI’s restructure into next year https://www.ft.com/content/b81d5fb6-26e9-417a-a0cc-6b6689b70c98
OpenAI to Hold Share Sale at $500 Billion Valuation https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/openai-hold-share-sale-500-billion-valuation
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Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgerwp7rdlvo
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Sam Altman: AI agents will totally replace your employees any year now! Also, ChatGPT Pro is losing money https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/06/sam-altman-ai-agents-will-totally-replace-your-employees-any-year-now-also-chatgpt-pro-is-losing-money/
OpenAI signs its $40 billion deal with SoftBank! Or maybe $30 billion, probably https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/02/openai-signs-its-40-billion-deal-with-softbank-or-maybe-30-billion-probably/
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aP1zUUcmjk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
OpenAI needs its $40 billion funding deal — so it’s threatening Microsoft! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/17/openai-needs-its-40-billion-funding-deal-so-its-threatening-microsoft/
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r7bEM5FyeY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
AI venture capital resorts to feeding the secondary market https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/20/ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-feeding-the-secondary-market/
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OizNdgHEAQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
OpenAI announces GPT-5! Please Microsoft, don’t kill us https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/08/openai-announces-gpt-5-please-microsoft-dont-kill-us/
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxbHOTV7IA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
AI winter is in the air! But we think the AI bubble keeps going until 2027 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/23/ai-winter-is-in-the-air-but-we-think-the-ai-bubble-keeps-going-until-2027/
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