OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research organization founded in 2015. It created AI chatbot ChatGPT. Competitors include other AI research organizations such as DeepMind and Google Brain. OpenAI was founded by Sam Altman, former president of startup accelerator Y Combinator, Greg Brockman, former chief technology officer and third employee of Stripe, and Ilya Sutskever, a former Google expert on machine learning. Microsoft has invested more than $11 billion in the company and is a nonvoting board observer. Current board members are Chair Bret Taylor, a former Salesforce co-CEO, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo.

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The Briefing

Salesforce and Snowflake Earnings to Focus Attention on AI’s Software Impact

By Martin Peers · May 25, 2026 3:00pm PDT
As we return from the long weekend, we’re preparing for a resumption this week of one of tech’s big debates: whether AI is killing enterprise software. Salesforce, Snowflake and Asana are each reporting earnings for the first fiscal quarter in the next few days, providing us with an update on how they’re doing in selling their own AI tools—and... As we return from the long weekend, we’re preparing for a resumption this week of one of tech’s...
Sunday Insights

As SpaceX and OpenAI Prepare for Public Debuts, What Recent IPO History Signals

By Julia Hornstein · May 24, 2026 8:00am PDT · 1 comment
Smart-ring maker Oura and crypto company Blockchain.com said last week they had filed paperwork to go public, adding to a growing number of companies, including OpenAI, that are making moves to list in the wake of SpaceX’s upcoming mega initial public offering. If recent history is any guide, the startups closely tied to AI will do well. For the... Smart-ring maker Oura and crypto company Blockchain.com said last week they had filed paperwork...
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The Big Read

The Tech Elite’s Go-To Real Estate Broker? The Mayor’s Brother

By Eli Rosenberg · May 22, 2026 9:13am PDT
Even measured against the frenetic heart rate of San Francisco’s real estate market, Alexander Lurie moves at a rapid pace. On a recent Tuesday, Lurie, 41, who’s become a go-to broker for anyone with newfound AI riches, drove around Pacific Heights in a blur while touring a half-dozen of the city’s most expensive homes, hoping to scope out some... Even measured against the frenetic heart rate of San Francisco’s real estate market, Alexander...
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Chinese EV Battery Giant CATL Plans to Invest in DeepSeek
By Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · May 22, 2026 4:56am PDT
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Chinese EV Battery Giant CATL Plans to Invest in DeepSeek

By Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · May 22, 2026 4:56am PDT
Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, is planning to invest in Chinese AI developer DeepSeek’s fundraising, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. CATL’s planned investment comes as it is aggressively stepping up its efforts to sell power equipment to AI data centers. DeepSeek’s... Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, is planning to...
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Dealmaker

A Trio of Trillion Dollar IPOs

By Katie Roof · May 21, 2026 5:17pm PDT · 4 comments
On Wednesday, right before SpaceX dropped its long-awaited S-1, the company led by Musk adversary Sam Altman had some IPO news of its own: OpenAI was planning to file its IPO prospectus within weeks. The news not only took some of the spotlight away from SpaceX’s upcoming public debut, but also that of Altman’s other rival, Anthropic. ... On Wednesday, right before SpaceX dropped its long-awaited S-1, the company led by Musk adversary...
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The Briefing

Why SpaceX is Worth $700 Billion, Not $1.75 Trillion

By Martin Peers · May 21, 2026 5:01pm PDT · 9 comments
If SpaceX pulls off what is widely described in the news media as the “largest IPO in history” next month, it will be a testament to Elon Musk’s skills as a salesman. The company’s newly public IPO prospectus makes it plain that SpaceX is largely a telecom firm with a rocket launch business on the side, with future growth coming from a cloud... If SpaceX pulls off what is widely described in the news media as the “largest IPO in history”...
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Deep Research

Venture Capital Reshuffle Looms As IPO Drought Ends

By The Information Staff · May 21, 2026 12:44pm PDT
A potential cluster of mega-listings by SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic this year could cement the dominance of venture firms that managed to get into the most important private companies of the last decade. For years, venture investing has been defined by a lack of cash returns. Startups stayed private longer, initial public offerings slowed, and... A potential cluster of mega-listings by SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic this year could cement the...
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AI Customers Negotiate a SaaS Escape Hatch
By Laura Bratton and Aaron Holmes · May 21, 2026 11:47am PDT
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Applied AI

AI Customers Negotiate a SaaS Escape Hatch

By Laura Bratton and Aaron Holmes · May 21, 2026 11:47am PDT
Businesses used to feel locked in to their enterprise software providers, but some now say they can cut and run if they need to.Companies such as insurer National Life Group, for instance, have negotiated “opt out” provisions that let them exit their software contracts or reduce their subscriptions, even in the middle of a contract term, if the... Businesses used to feel locked in to their enterprise software providers, but some now say they...
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Exclusive

OpenAI Generated Nearly $6 Billion in Revenue in First Quarter, Boosted by Codex

By Sri Muppidi · May 21, 2026 11:26am PDT · 6 comments
OpenAI generated about $5.7 billion in revenue in the first quarter, nearly $1 billion more than archrival Anthropic generated in the same period, according to two people with knowledge of the financials. OpenAI’s coding agent Codex, along with growth from selling to businesses and testing ads on ChatGPT, helped drive first-quarter growth,... OpenAI generated about $5.7 billion in revenue in the first quarter, nearly $1 billion more than...
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The Electric

Exclusive From The Electric: AI Data Center Demand Could Finally Spur a Battery Boom

By Steve LeVine · May 21, 2026 9:00am PDT · 1 comment
Western battery makers, which have scaled back plans for new factories amid tepid consumer demand for electric vehicles, have found a smaller but much needed stream of income from their ability to quickly deploy backup power for AI data centers. Western battery makers, which have scaled back plans for new factories amid tepid consumer demand...
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AI Agenda

Cursor Sees Opening as GitHub Flounders

By Rocket Drew · May 21, 2026 7:10am PDT · 1 comment
Microsoft's GitHub unit has been on the defensive lately. Amid a series of outages and other snags, Jay Parikh, who oversees the software-project management platform, recently warned deputies that coding tools from Cursor and Anthropic could eventually make GitHub obsolete, my colleague Aaron wrote this week.Parikh was right to be worried.... Microsoft's GitHub unit has been on the defensive lately. Amid a series of outages and other...
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Anthropic Is in Talks to Use Microsoft’s AI Chips
By Aaron Holmes and Qianer Liu · May 21, 2026 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
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Anthropic Is in Talks to Use Microsoft’s AI Chips

By Aaron Holmes and Qianer Liu · May 21, 2026 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
Anthropic is in talks to rent servers powered by Microsoft-designed AI server chips as it seeks more computing power to meet rising demand for its AI, according to two people who spoke to executives involved in the discussion. Winning Anthropic as a customer would be a coup for Microsoft, whose in-house chip design effort ran into delays last... Anthropic is in talks to rent servers powered by Microsoft-designed AI server chips as it seeks...
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The Briefing

Nvidia’s Blowout and SpaceX’s Blue Sky Ambitions

By Martin Peers · May 20, 2026 5:00pm PDT
Nvidia, wow. The AI chip giant did it again, delivering better than projected 85% revenue growth for its April quarter, the first in its 2027 fiscal year. Even better, Nvidia forecast 95% growth for the second quarter. Its fiscal 2027 is shaping up to be a firecracker, with sharply faster growth than last year’s still-stellar 66% rate of... Nvidia, wow. The AI chip giant did it again, delivering better than projected 85% revenue growth...
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White House Briefs AI Companies on Plan to Review Models Before Release

By Leo Schwartz and Stephanie Palazzolo · May 20, 2026 12:06pm PDT · 2 comments
The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director hosted a briefing Tuesday for companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and Reflection AI on a planned executive order on AI that will empower intelligence and other government agencies to review advanced models before the models are released, according to people familiar with the matter. ... The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director hosted a briefing Tuesday for companies...
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The Information Finance

Fintech Lenders are Still Learning the Hard Way

By Ann Gehan · May 20, 2026 9:41am PDT
The recent bankruptcy of Parker, a corporate card startup that catered to e-commerce customers, is a good reminder that lending is one of the toughest ways to make money in fintech. Parker had been among the dwindling number of standalone, tech-heavy lenders geared toward small businesses that first sprung up during the fintech funding... The recent bankruptcy of Parker, a corporate card startup that catered to e-commerce customers,...