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OpenAI Cuts Fundraising Target to $20 Billion as Investor Interest Wanes

OpenAI Cuts Fundraising Target to $20 Billion as Investor Interest Wanes

OpenAI has reportedly lowered the target for its latest private fundraising round, a move that signals softer demand for one of the most closely watched companies in AI. Previously reported targets ranged as high as $30 billion at valuations around $1.4 trillion and $1.25 trillion; according to multiple reports, the company has now set a $20 billion goal with an initial close expected to be smaller. What changed in the…

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How Compute Became the Real Prize: Anthropic, SpaceX, and the Musk–Altman Showdown

How Compute Became the Real Prize: Anthropic, SpaceX, and the Musk–Altman Showdown

The story this week looked less like another round in the model arms race and more like a fight over power plants and who gets first dibs on GPUs. Anthropic’s new deal to rent SpaceX’s Colossus 1 facility in Memphis, combined with courtroom scenes between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, made one thing clear: raw compute capacity — and the speed at which you can access it — is now…

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Microsoft’s First Voluntary Retirement Offer: What Employees and the Industry Need to Know

Microsoft’s First Voluntary Retirement Offer: What Employees and the Industry Need to Know

Microsoft has quietly opened a new chapter in its approach to workforce management: for the first time in the company’s 51-year history, it is offering a one-time voluntary retirement program to thousands of long-serving U.S. employees. Announced in an internal memo from Chief People Officer Amy Coleman, the move gives eligible employees the option to leave with a financial payout and extended healthcare at a moment when the company is…

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Arm AGI CPU: Re-centering the CPU for the Agentic AI Era

Arm AGI CPU: Re-centering the CPU for the Agentic AI Era

OpenAI, Google, Meta—these names dominate headlines when we talk about large models and generative AI. But as AI moves from isolated model demos to always-on systems coordinating tasks at global scale, another player is making a decisive move: Arm. On March 24, 2026, Arm unveiled the Arm AGI CPU, a purpose-built silicon offering intended to be the rack-scale foundation for "agentic" AI infrastructures. The announcement is notable not just for…

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When AI Gets Affordable: Sam Altman’s Forecast and Jio’s ₹10 Trillion Investment

When AI Gets Affordable: Sam Altman’s Forecast and Jio’s ₹10 Trillion Investment

The India AI Impact Summit in Delhi crystallized a striking convergence: a global prediction about rapidly falling AI costs paired with one of India’s largest private investments in the technology. OpenAI’s CEO observed that the expense of obtaining difficult answers from advanced models has plunged by orders of magnitude in just over a year, and he expects further dramatic declines — a shift that could democratize access to powerful tools.…

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Code, Capital, and Confidence: Why India Is Poised to Lead the Next Wave of AI

Code, Capital, and Confidence: Why India Is Poised to Lead the Next Wave of AI

At the India AI Impact Summit, a clear narrative emerged: India is no longer a passive adopter of artificial intelligence but a fast-moving force shaping how the technology will be used and governed. OpenAI’s CEO, speaking to the momentum he observed on the ground, positioned India as a major market and a hub of adoption that could exert outsized influence on global AI trajectories. This is driven by a unique…

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OpenAI for India: Building AI Infrastructure, Skills, and Sovereign Capability

OpenAI for India: Building AI Infrastructure, Skills, and Sovereign Capability

Today marks a pivotal moment for India’s AI journey as a major global AI organization launches a country-focused initiative to expand access, build local infrastructure, and accelerate economic and societal benefits. The program aims to pair advanced AI models with domestic partners to meet India’s unique needs: lower latency, data residency, security, and large-scale workforce adoption. A cornerstone of the initiative is a partnership with a leading Indian conglomerate to…

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