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SCMP
Can DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng stay true to his AI ideals?
While OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s altruistic vision has turned pragmatic, Liang, whose open-source tech is free to share, has loftier aims for now.
ARPU
Musk's $97.4 Billion OpenAI Bid Puts Altman in Tough Spot
Elon Musk's $97.4 billion offer to acquire OpenAI's assets has created a significant challenge for Sam Altman, the company's CEO, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. While Musk's offer, backed by a consortium of investors, could be a major boon
TechCrunch
OpenAI cancels its o3 AI model in favor of a ‘unified’ next-gen release
OpenAI has effectively canceled o3, which was slated to be its next major AI model release, in favor of what CEO Sam Altman is calling a 'simplified' product offering.
Reuters
OpenAI plans to simplify AI products in new road map for latest models, CEO Altman says
OpenAI will not release "o3" as a standalone artificial intelligence model, as the ChatGPT maker looks to simplify its products, CEO Sam Altman said on Wednesday.
scmp.com
OpenAI keen ‘to work with China’, CEO Sam Altman says, as DeepSeek rattles tech market
Altman’s about-face from OpenAI’s tough stance on China reflects how Hangzhou-based start-up DeepSeek upended the global AI industry.
Reuters
OpenAI's board has not received Musk's takeover bid, source says - Reuters
OpenAI's board has not received Musk's takeover bid, source says  Reuters
The Financial Times
Transcript: Elon Musk gatecrashes OpenAI restructuring
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘Elon Musk gatecrashes OpenAI restructuring’ Marc Filippino Good morning from the Financial Times. Today i ...
BBC.com
Sam Altman says OpenAI not for sale after Elon Musk-led $97bn bid - BBC.com
Sam Altman says OpenAI not for sale after Elon Musk-led $97bn bid  BBC.com
The Verge
OpenAI apparently hasn’t actually received Elon Musk’s acquisition offer.
Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion on Monday, but according to Wired: > [Sam] Altman has also told employees that OpenAI’s board, which he sits on, has yet to receive an official offer ...
Reuters
Elon Musk-led group makes $97 billion bid for control of OpenAI - Reuters
Elon Musk-led group makes $97 billion bid for control of OpenAI  Reuters
ARPU
Elon Musk Bids $97 Billion for OpenAI in Latest Salvo
Elon Musk, via a consortium including his AI firm xAI and other investors, has made a $97.4 billion offer to acquire the nonprofit entity controlling OpenAI, Reuters reports. This move further intensifies the billionaire's ongoing battle with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the company.
scmp.com
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says DeepSeek does ‘nice work’ with AI chatbot
The CEO of the ChatGPT creator also says he is going to meet the Chinese start-up, thought not at the AI Action Summit in Paris.
Time
Elon Musk Leads Group Seeking to Buy OpenAI. Sam Altman Says ‘No Thank You’
The OpenAI CEO quickly rejected the deal on Musk’s X platform, saying, “no thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.”
BBC.com
Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4bn bid for ChatGPT maker OpenAI - BBC.com
Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4bn bid for ChatGPT maker OpenAI  BBC.com
The Guardian
Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAI - The Guardian
Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAI  The Guardian
TechCrunch
Elon Musk-led team submits $97.4B bid for OpenAI
A team of investors led by Elon Musk submitted a $97.6 billion bid to purchase OpenAI on Monday. The news comes by way of Musk’s lawyer, Marc Toberoff, ...
Reuters
Exclusive: OpenAI set to finalize first custom chip design this year - Reuters
Exclusive: OpenAI set to finalize first custom chip design this year  Reuters
Bloomberg L.P.
OpenAI Has Spoken to Government Officials About DeepSeek Probe
OpenAI has spoken to government officials about the company’s ongoing investigation into whether China’s DeepSeek used data obtained in an unauthorized manner from the ChatGPT maker’s technology, ...
VentureBeat
OpenAI responds to DeepSeek competition with detailed reasoning traces for o3-mini
By showing a more detailed version of the chain of thought of o3-mini, OpenAI is closing the gap with DeepSeek-R1.
Reuters
Exclusive: OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's SSI in talks to be valued at $20 billion, sources say - Reuters
Exclusive: OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's SSI in talks to be valued at $20 billion, sources say  Reuters
Inc
Lyft and Anthropic Are Joining Forces to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Ridesharing
Lyft and Anthropic are teaming up to bring AI powered apps and tools to Lyft products. The announcement comes months after rival company Uber announced a similar deal with OpenAI.
Quartz
Nvidia's DeepSeek opportunity, Gemini 2.0 for all,and OpenAI's TV debut: AI news roundup - Quartz
Nvidia's DeepSeek opportunity, Gemini 2.0 for all,and OpenAI's TV debut: AI news roundup  Quartz
Reuters
OpenAI's Altman envisions Stargate-like programme for Europe
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Friday signaled willingness to bring a Stargate-like artificial intelligence program to Europe, saying his company would "love" to do a Stargate Europe.
Financial Times
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and OpenAI’s Sam Altman bet on AI — and each other - Financial Times
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and OpenAI’s Sam Altman bet on AI — and each other  Financial Times
TechCrunch
Report: OpenAI’s ex-CTO, Mira Murati, has recruited OpenAI co-founder John Schulman - TechCrunch
Report: OpenAI’s ex-CTO, Mira Murati, has recruited OpenAI co-founder John Schulman  TechCrunch
Reuters
OpenAI's Stargate AI venture is scouting for US data center sites - Reuters
OpenAI's Stargate AI venture is scouting for US data center sites  Reuters
TechCrunch
OpenAI now reveals more of its o3-mini model’s thought process
In response to pressure from rivals including Chinese AI company DeepSeek, OpenAI is changing the way its newest AI model, o3-mini, communicates its step-by-step “thought” process.
Reuters
OpenAI says data center in Texas to be 'flagship' in Stargate project
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Thursday that Texas will be the "flagship" data center site in the Stargate project it is building with SoftBank .
TechCrunch
OpenAI co-founder John Schulman leaves Anthropic after just five months
OpenAI co-founder and prominent AI researcher John Schulman has left Anthropic after five months working at the OpenAI rival.
BBC.com
ChatGPT: India media seek to join lawsuit against OpenAI chatbot - BBC.com
ChatGPT: India media seek to join lawsuit against OpenAI chatbot  BBC.com