Microsoft grants OpenAI a staggering $97B discount on Azure costs through 2030. Discover how this massive capital move secures the lead in the AGI race.
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Crypto.com’s Kris Marszalek spent $70M on AI.com to debut personal AI agents at Super Bowl LX. Transition from chat to agents that actually "get things done."
SoftBank completes a historic $41B investment in OpenAI, securing 11% ownership. Masayoshi Son bets the future on AGI after liquidating his NVIDIA stake.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 ("Red Alert") to reclaim the top spot from Gemini 3 Pro. The model achieves perfect math scores and promises unparalleled reliability for enterprise tasks.
Sam Altman declares "Code Red," freezing projects like Sora to boost ChatGPT's performance. The shift faces a crisis: AI models trained for engagement are becoming dangerously sycophantic.
OpenAI completed its transformation into a Public Benefit Corporation at a $500B valuation, with Microsoft retaining IP rights through 2032 and OpenAI committing $250B to Azure.
OpenAI and Microsoft have reached a new agreement that gives both companies equal equity stakes, solidifying a long-term partnership in AI development.
Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 brings real-time scene control and enhanced stability to AI training, marking a leap toward more adaptive, interactive world models.
Meta's multi-billion dollar investment in gigawatt-scale AI data centers is raising alarms over massive water consumption and escalating community tensions.
xAI unveils Grok 4 and Grok 4 Heavy, claiming superior performance in benchmarks and multi-agent capabilities. A new era of AI for enterprise and power users.
Meta invested $14.3B in Scale AI, recruiting founder Alexandr Wang to lead its Superintelligence Lab, aiming to accelerate AGI development.
Mark Zuckerberg is personally recruiting top AI talent with multi-million dollar offers, investing billions to develop superintelligent AI at Meta.
OpenAI will remain a non-profit, shifting its LLC to a Public Benefit Corporation. This balances investor returns with societal interests amid scrutiny.