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OpenAI’s First Half Results: $4.3 Billion in Sales, $2.5 Billion Cash Burn

By Stephanie Palazzolo, Amir Efrati and Cory Weinberg · Sep 29, 2025 9:18pm PDT · 31 comments

OpenAI generated around $4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025, about 16% more than it generated all of last year, according to financial disclosures to shareholders. The company said it burned $2.5 billion, in large part due to its research and development costs for developing artificial intelligence and for running ChatGPT. Some of... OpenAI generated around $4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025, about 16% more than it...

Dbt Labs founder and CEO Tristan Handy, left, and Fivetran founder and CEO George Fraser. Photos via YouTube; Getty

Data Startup Fivetran In Talks to Buy Dbt Labs in Multibillion Dollar Deal

By Valida Pau, Katie Roof and Kevin McLaughlin · Sep 27, 2025 4:30pm PDT

Fivetran, a startup used by companies to manage and prepare data for analytics and artificial intelligence, is in talks to buy data management company dbt Labs, according to people with direct knowledge of the deal. The deal would combine two data companies that are facing competition from artificial intelligence. Fivetran and dbt Labs have... Fivetran, a startup used by companies to manage and prepare data for analytics and artificial...

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Ex-OpenAI Trio in Funding Talks at $500 Million Valuation

By Stephanie Palazzolo and Natasha Mascarenhas · Sep 26, 2025 2:34pm PDT

As artificial intelligence developers increasingly rely on reinforcement learning to improve their models, investors are funding startups that focus on helping businesses utilize the technique to automate more tasks. In the latest example, Applied Compute, founded in May by three former OpenAI staffers, is in talks to raise new funding at a $500... As artificial intelligence developers increasingly rely on reinforcement learning to improve...

Human Interest CEO Jeff Schneble. Image courtesy of YouTube. Art by Clark Miller.

Retirement startup Human Interest in Talks for Fundraising at $3 Billion Valuation

By Katie Roof · Sep 25, 2025 8:42pm PDT

Human Interest CEO Jeff Schneble. Image courtesy of YouTube. Art by Clark Miller.

Retirement startup Human Interest in Talks for Fundraising at $3 Billion Valuation

By Katie Roof · Sep 25, 2025 8:42pm PDT

Human Interest, a startup that manages employer retirement accounts, is in talks with investors to raise about $200 million at a valuation of close to $3 billion, more than doubling its valuation from a fundraising a year ago, according to a person with direct knowledge of the fundraising. The decade-old startup provides employers with 401(K)... Human Interest, a startup that manages employer retirement accounts, is in talks with investors...

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Meta in Talks With Google to Use Gemini to Improve Ad Efforts

By Erin Woo · Sep 25, 2025 1:32pm PDT · 1 comment

Meta Platforms staffers have had discussions with Google Cloud about the possibility of using Google’s artificial intelligence models to improve Meta’s ad business, according to people with knowledge of the conversations. The discussions are the latest sign of how Meta’s stumbles with its own AI have prompted it to consider using other companies... Meta Platforms staffers have had discussions with Google Cloud about the possibility of using...

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U.S. Loses Appeal for Chinese AI Researchers

By Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · Sep 24, 2025 6:00am PDT

The U.S. artificial intelligence sector is so crowded with Chinese researchers that some joke the global AI race is between two groups of Chinese—those in the U.S. and those in China. That joke may soon feel a bit stale. A growing number of Chinese AI researchers and doctorate students in the U.S. are seriously considering moving back to... The U.S. artificial intelligence sector is so crowded with Chinese researchers that some joke the...

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In OpenAI Megadeal, Nvidia Discusses a New Business Model: Chip Leasing

By Anissa Gardizy and Sri Muppidi · Sep 23, 2025 2:31pm PDT · 7 comments

OpenAI and Nvidia are discussing an unusual way to structure their new artificial intelligence data center partnership, under which OpenAI would lease Nvidia’s AI chips rather than buying them, according to two people who spoke to executives at the companies about it. The discussion shows how Nvidia is considering new business models to sell its... OpenAI and Nvidia are discussing an unusual way to structure their new artificial intelligence...

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Volvo’s Top U.S. Exec Says Carmaker Will Proceed With New EVs

By Steve LeVine · Sep 23, 2025 3:00am PDT · 1 comment

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Volvo’s Top U.S. Exec Says Carmaker Will Proceed With New EVs

By Steve LeVine · Sep 23, 2025 3:00am PDT · 1 comment

A wave of automakers has cancelled plans to produce electric vehicles in the U.S., responding to slow sales of the cars. But Volvo Cars, an automaker owned by China’s Geely Group, is boosting its EV manufacturing plans at its South Carolina plant, a move that could be a model for other Chinese automakers amid a potential thaw in U.S.-China... A wave of automakers has cancelled plans to produce electric vehicles in the U.S., responding to...

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Humanoid Robot Developer 1X Targets $1 Billion in New Funding

By Wayne Ma, Natasha Mascarenhas and Valida Pau · Sep 22, 2025 5:26pm PDT

Humanoid robotics startup 1X has told investors and employees it is trying to raise as much as $1 billion, according to three people who spoke to CEO Bernt Øivind Børnich. The decade-old company is aiming for a valuation of at least $10 billion, Børnich said, or more than 12 times its previous valuation from a January... Humanoid robotics startup 1X has told investors and employees it is trying to raise as much as $1...

Arjun Prakash, co-founder & CEO Distyl AI. Image via YouTube. Art by Clark Miller.

AI Consulting Startup Founded by Ex-Palantir Employees Raises at $1.8 Billion Valuation

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Sep 22, 2025 12:57pm PDT · 4 comments

A raft of venture-backed startups are emerging to offer high-tech consultants for businesses needing help with artificial intelligence, posing competition for companies like Palantir and McKinsey & Co. that specialize in high-priced consulting services. One is Distyl AI. The three-year-old startup provides companies like T-Mobile with what’s... A raft of venture-backed startups are emerging to offer high-tech consultants for businesses...

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Apple Rushes to Boost Production of Cheaper iPhone 17

By Wayne Ma and Qianer Liu · Sep 19, 2025 10:59am PDT

Apple is rushing to boost production of its newly released entry-level model iPhone 17 after strong pre-orders last weekend. The tech giant told at least two suppliers to boost their daily output of the standard model by at least 30%, according to people familiar with the matter. The shift suggests more consumers than Apple expected opted to buy... Apple is rushing to boost production of its newly released entry-level model iPhone 17 after...

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OpenAI to Spend $100 Billion on Backup Servers for AI Breakthroughs

By Sri Muppidi · Sep 19, 2025 7:00am PDT · 1 comment

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OpenAI to Spend $100 Billion on Backup Servers for AI Breakthroughs

By Sri Muppidi · Sep 19, 2025 7:00am PDT · 1 comment

When OpenAI in March released ChatGPT features that could turn photos into animated characters, a spike in usage forced the company to put temporary limits on the features. It wasn’t the first time this had happened. Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told investors at a Goldman Sachs conference last week that the company has to regularly hold... When OpenAI in March released ChatGPT features that could turn photos into animated characters, a...

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OpenAI Raids Apple for Hardware Talent, Manufacturing Partners

By Wayne Ma, Aaron Tilley, Qianer Liu and Juro Osawa · Sep 19, 2025 6:00am PDT · 3 comments

As OpenAI’s plans to make devices infused with its artificial intelligence get closer to reality, the company is increasingly plucking talent from Silicon Valley’s most successful device maker: Apple. In recent months, the startup behind ChatGPT has been raiding the ranks of Apple’s design, manufacturing and supply chain teams, in addition to ... As OpenAI’s plans to make devices infused with its artificial intelligence get closer to reality,...

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Axon in Advanced Talks to Buy Emergency Response Startup for $800 Million

By Katie Roof · Sep 17, 2025 4:37pm PDT · 1 comment

Axon Enterprise, a maker of police body cameras and Taser electroshock devices, is in advanced talks to buy Prepared, a startup that sells software to emergency responders, including an artificial intelligence tool that summarizes real-time transcripts of 911 calls, according to a person involved in the deal. The companies are discussing a deal... Axon Enterprise, a maker of police body cameras and Taser electroshock devices, is in advanced...

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How Anthropic and OpenAI Are Developing AI ‘Co-Workers’

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Sep 16, 2025 10:01am PDT · 2 comments

Anthropic, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence developers are sending large language models to the office. The AI models are being taught how to use everything from Salesforce’s customer relationship management software to Zendesk’s customer support and Cerner’s health records apps. The idea is to teach AI how to handle some of the... Anthropic, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence developers are sending large language models...

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Marc Benioff Said AI Was Easy. A ‘Crazy’ Team at Salesforce Proved Him Wrong

By Kevin McLaughlin · Sep 15, 2025 6:00am PDT · 2 comments

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Marc Benioff Said AI Was Easy. A ‘Crazy’ Team at Salesforce Proved Him Wrong

By Kevin McLaughlin · Sep 15, 2025 6:00am PDT · 2 comments

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was upset. Last fall, one of his technical teams told large Salesforce customers that using Agentforce, the software firm’s new artificial intelligence for automating customer service and other functions, would require extensive planning. The product information the Salesforce team shared with those customers... Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was upset. Last fall, one of his technical teams told large...

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OpenAI to Gain $50 Billion From Cutting Revenue Share with Microsoft, Partners

By Sri Muppidi, Aaron Holmes and Stephanie Palazzolo · Sep 12, 2025 7:18pm PDT · 2 comments

As OpenAI irons out new terms of a partnership with Microsoft, it has told some shareholders that the percentage of revenue it will hand over to Microsoft will drop considerably in the coming years. As part of their original partnership agreement, Microsoft is entitled to 20% of the startup’s revenue through 2030. But OpenAI has projected to... As OpenAI irons out new terms of a partnership with Microsoft, it has told some shareholders that...

CEO of Kalshi, Tarek Mansour, left, and CEO of Polymarket, Shayne Coplan. Photos by Getty

Polymarket Fields Offer for $9 Billion Valuation; Kalshi Nears $5 Billion Valuation

By Katie Roof and Yueqi Yang · Sep 12, 2025 10:23am PDT

Startups that enable people to bet on events such as the New York mayoral race, NFL games and the Federal Reserve rate decisions are in talks to raise more money at multi-billion-dollar valuations, as trading volume and rivalry between the two apps intensifies. Polymarket has considered an offer that would value the company as much as $9... Startups that enable people to bet on events such as the New York mayoral race, NFL games and the...

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Nvidia Steps Back From Cloud Effort to Compete with AWS

By Anissa Gardizy · Sep 12, 2025 6:00am PDT

Nvidia is stepping back from its nascent cloud computing business, which had put it in quasi-competition with Amazon Web Services. It has lessened its efforts to attract businesses to the cloud service, dubbed DGX Cloud, said a person with direct knowledge of the situation. Instead, Nvidia plans to primarily use the service, which consists of... Nvidia is stepping back from its nascent cloud computing business, which had put it in...

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Alibaba and Baidu Adopt Their Own AI Chips in Major Shift for Chinese Tech

By Qianer Liu · Sep 11, 2025 8:24am PDT · 1 comment

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Alibaba and Baidu Adopt Their Own AI Chips in Major Shift for Chinese Tech

By Qianer Liu · Sep 11, 2025 8:24am PDT · 1 comment

Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group and Baidu have begun using their own internally designed chips to train their artificial intelligence models, partly replacing AI chips made by Nvidia, according to four people with direct knowledge of the moves. The move is the latest sign that a decoupling of Chinese AI development from the Western... Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group and Baidu have begun using their own internally designed chips...