OpenAI Acquires TBPN Podcast Startup to Shape Global Narrative on AI
OpenAI announced the acquisition of the Technology Business Programming Network (TBPN) on April 2, 2026, integrating the media startup’s editorial...
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ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Valued at $852B After Record $122B Funding Round
OpenAI $122B Raise: Investors, Valuation, and Plans for the CapitalThe round built on a $110 billion commitment announced Feb. 27,...
Report: OpenAI Nears $10B Funding Boost at $730B Valuation
OpenAI Funding Push Extends Runway Ahead of Potential IPOIt plans to distribute $1 billion in grants in 2026, focused on...
OpenAI to shut down Sora app months after launch as focus shifts to agents
OpenAI plans to shut down its Sora AI video generator just months after launching a standalone app, as the company...
OpenAI to shut down Sora app months after launch as focus shifts to agents
OpenAI plans to shut down its Sora AI video generator just months after launching a standalone app, as the company...
OpenAI to shut down Sora app months after launch as focus shifts to agents
OpenAI plans to shut down its Sora AI video generator just months after launching a standalone app, as the company...
AI Coding Race Intensifies as OpenAI Moves to Acquire Astral Startup
OpenAI disclosed this week that it has agreed to acquire Astral, the startup behind widely used open-source Python tools, in...
OpenAI targets 8,000 staff as AI competition heats up
OpenAI plans to almost double its workforce to about 8,000 employees by year’s end as it ramps up its enterprise...
Tom Lee-backed Eightco doubles down on OpenAI as total stake hits $90 million
Eightco Holdings (ORBS), a Nasdaq-listed company backed by Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee, is deepening its bet on OpenAI. The company...
From Trillion-Dollar Chips to Power Grid Stress: AI’s Breakneck Week Explained
This week saw the artificial intelligence (AI) industry rocked by a potential Microsoft-OpenAI legal dispute over a $50 billion Amazon...
OpenAI Faces Backlash After Pentagon AI Deal as ChatGPT Uninstalls Spike in US
OpenAI’s push into classified U.S. military networks collided with a consumer backlash and a quieter but consequential infrastructure pivot, underscoring...
Bitmine Stacks ETH, Funds Eightco, and Gains OpenAI Access: Here Is What Tom Lee Is Building
TLDR: Tom Lee and Bitmine ($BMNR) executed three simultaneous moves that together form one coherent strategy. BitmineThree Moves, One Strategy:...
OpenAI in advanced talks with major private equity firms for $10B joint venture: Report
OpenAI is planning to establish a joint venture with leading private equity firms to accelerate the distribution of its enterprise...
Record AI Release Velocity: 267 Models in Q1 2026 Fuel the Rise of Agentic Systems
A rapid wave of new artificial intelligence (AI) models in early 2026 — combined with the rise of autonomous “agentic”...
Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS) Secures $125M in Institutional Commitments Led by Bitmine (NYSE: BMNR), Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest, and Payward to Expand into Next Generation Technology
ORBS makes strategic investments in category-defining companies, including OpenAI and Beast IndustriesTom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine (NYSE: BMNR), joins board...
