Enterprise
Microsoft cuts off cloud services to Israeli military unit after report of storing Palestinians’ phone calls
Microsoft President Brad Smith, left, speaks at a press conference on future visions for the development and application of artificial intelligence in education in North Rhine-Westphalia at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Berlin on June 4, 2025. To his right is Hendrik Wüst (CDU), Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, in front […]
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CoreWeave inks $6.5 billion deal with OpenAI
Michael Intrator, co-founder and chief executive officer of CoreWeave Inc., during an interview on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images CoreWeave on Thursday announced a $6.5 billion deal with OpenAI, expanding its current agreement with the […]
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Databricks commits to $100 million in OpenAI spending as high-valued startups team up in AI
Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi. Databricks OpenAI and Databricks are two of the most highly valued tech startups on the planet. Now they’re working together. Databricks, a data analytics software vendor, said Thursday that it has committed to spending $100 million over multiple years with OpenAI. Databricks is making it easier for customers to […]
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Early Revolut backer invests in AI-focused finance software startup Light
Key Points Light, a Danish financial software startup, told CNBC it has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital. Founded in 2022, Light’s software uses artificial intelligence to automate businesses’ accounting, bookkeeping and financial reporting. The startup recently opened an office in London and is planning to open one […]
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Nvidia’s investment in OpenAI will be in cash, and most will be used to lease Nvidia chips
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to media following a Q&A at the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Reuters Nvidia’s massive investment in OpenAI, announced earlier this week, will put billions of dollars into the coffers of the artificial intelligence startup to use as it sees fit. But […]
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Microsoft adds Anthropic AI model to Copilot assistant, diversifying from OpenAI
Microsoft is the lead investor in OpenAI and has long been the artificial intelligence startup’s key cloud partner. But in the latest sign that AI relationships are getting complicated, Microsoft is beginning to use more technology from OpenAI rival Anthropic. The software giant said Wednesday that it’s starting to draw on an AI model from […]
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Trump’s H-1B visa changes could ‘kneecap startups,’ drive talent elsewhere, experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (not pictured) during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Alexander Drago | Reuters It’s been a chaotic few days for the tech sector, and industry executives and experts are still assessing […]
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Sam Altman on OpenAI’s $850 billion in planned buildouts: ‘People are worried. I totally get that’
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images ABILENE, Texas — Sam Altman stood on a patch of hot Texas dirt, the kind that turns to dust storms on […]
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Altman, Huang and the last-minute negotiations that sealed the $100 billion OpenAI-Nvidia deal
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (L), and Jensen Huang CEO of Nvidia. Reuters ABILENE, Texas – Sam Altman had a deadline. OpenAI’s CEO was headed to Texas to unveil his company’s next big infrastructure push, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wanted in on the action. Through a series of hurried negotiations, late-night calls and last-minute […]
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Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as part of data center buildout
Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as the artificial intelligence lab sets out to build hundreds of billions of dollars in data centers based around the chipmaker’s AI processors, the companies said on Monday. OpenAI plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power, the companies said on Monday. A […]
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