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AI & Tech

OpenAI now defines Thrive Capital, its first letter shows

Thrive Capital disclosed that one of its funds has grown to roughly $3.7 billion in value, driven almost entirely by…

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Thrive Capital’s $215 Million Amazon Stake Revealed

Thrive Capital, Joshua Kushner's venture firm, acquired approximately $215 million in Amazon stock, marking one of its largest public market…

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Khosla Ventures targets record $5.5bn fundraising

Khosla Ventures is raising $5.5 billion across new funds, its largest fundraising effort ever, with $1 billion for seed-stage startups,…

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AI & Tech

SoftBank raises $60bn in bonds to fund its OpenAI bet

SoftBank Group is reportedly preparing to raise up to $60 billion in debt, far surpassing its previous largest bond sale…

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OpenAI invests in Poetic to automate underwriting and compliance

Poetic, an AI startup with $50 million in funding from OpenAI, Founders Fund, and Kleiner Perkins, automates sensitive financial back-office…

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Amazon’s new $17.5B debt pushes total borrowing past $225B on AI spending

Amazon secured a $17.5 billion delayed-draw term loan led by Citigroup to fund its AI infrastructure push, contributing to a…

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Opal Uses OpenAI Cash to Build AI Audio Gadget

Opal Camera is rebranding as Opal Electronics and pivoting from webcams to become a major AI hardware brand, inspired by…

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Artificial Intelligence

University of Michigan’s $20M OpenAI stake now worth $2B, Musk trial shows

Court documents from the "Musk v. Altman" trial reveal the University of Michigan invested $20 million in OpenAI before ChatGPT…

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Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank secures $40 billion for OpenAI investment

SoftBank Group secured a $40 billion bridge loan, its largest dollar-denominated loan, to fund a major expansion into AI, including…

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AI & Tech

OpenAI Backs $650M AI Agent Swarm Startup Isara

Isara, a San Francisco startup founded in June 2025, has secured a $94 million investment at a $650 million valuation,…

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OpenAI Backs Sam Altman’s Brain-Computer Startup Merge Labs

OpenAI has made a major strategic investment in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup founded by its CEO Sam Altman,…

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