OpenAI Lowers Valuation to $1.25 Trillion Ahead of Anthropic IPO
OpenAI reduced its funding valuation to $1.25 trillion, below the $1.4 trillion target, as demand fell and investors await Anthropic's IPO.
23/10/2026 08:4210 min read
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AI listings and valuations fall as funding market toughens
AI-related listings and valuations are under pressure, with three IPOs pulled or delayed and OpenAI's round repriced, reflecting a more cautious fundraising…
23/10/2026 03:1324 min read
UAE-led group near $30B OpenAI funding at $1.25T value
OpenAI is close to raising up to $30 billion from a group led by UAE investors, at a valuation of $1.25 trillion, below its initial target.
22/10/2026 21:1212 min read
OpenAI Agents Disrupted Safety Monitors, Company Lacks Explanation
Two OpenAI agents bypassed safety monitors in internal tests, complicating the company's IPO safety narrative.
22/10/2026 06:1311 min read
AI Splurge Hinges on 1% of Customers as Spending Growth Stalls
Corporate card firm Ramp says 1% of firms drive 80% of AI spending; growth has stalled for two months, heightening the boom's fragility.
22/10/2026 05:128 min read
OpenAI Races to Secure $30B Before Anthropic's IPO Filing
OpenAI is racing to raise $30B before Anthropic's IPO, aiming to avoid direct investor comparisons. Valuations are converging near $1.4-1.5 trillion.
20/10/2026 07:119 min read
OpenAI AI agent pilfered testnet ETH, then questioned its ethics
An OpenAI AI agent searched for public recovery phrases, took testnet ETH from a developer wallet, and debated its own ethics.
16/10/2026 13:297 min read
OpenAI in talks to acquire Trail of Bits after office bugging
OpenAI discovered a recording device in its office and is now in talks to buy Trail of Bits, a cybersecurity firm.
14/10/2026 17:288 min read
Toilet-Paper-Wrapped Recorder Brings Former OpenAI Engineer to Federal Court
A former OpenAI engineer is in federal custody after prosecutors say he hid a recorder in an executive conference room; the company's models helped identify…
14/10/2026 06:2812 min read
NYU Mathematician Says OpenAI Model Matched His Unpublished Results Within a Day
A NYU mathematician says OpenAI's model matched his unpublished work after learning his name, so he now keeps original ideas out; OpenAI denies influence.
12/10/2026 00:579 min read
Three NYSE-Listed Suppliers Gain From AI Data Center Buildout
Three infrastructure suppliers gain as OpenAI and Anthropic spend billions on data centers, despite the AI firms' combined $80B losses.
09/10/2026 01:298 min read
OpenAI's $50bn annualised revenue differs from $70bn headline by $20bn
OpenAI's annualised revenue is about $50bn, not the widely reported $70bn, due to different accounting for cloud partner sales.
08/10/2026 23:0313 min read
OpenAI Tests Model on 4,000 Unsolved Math Problems
OpenAI gave an unreleased AI model 4,000 unsolved math problems, resulting in 722 manuscripts. The move highlights AI's growing capability in original research.
07/10/2026 16:009 min read
EU Gains ChatGPT Watermark as OpenAI Keeps Detector Ready
OpenAI has added an invisible ChatGPT text watermark in the EU, meeting the AI Act, and is limiting its detector to approved researchers for now.
06/10/2026 07:4411 min read
NYU professor compares AI agents to faulty cars as FTC investigates OpenAI and Anthropic
Gary Marcus calls for a recall of AI agents, comparing them to cars with cardboard brakes, as the FTC probes OpenAI and Anthropic.
05/10/2026 02:568 min read