OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise

OpenAI’s latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO.

Arm is releasing the first in-house chip in its 35-year history

Arm is producing its own CPU for the first time. It developed the CPU with Meta, which is also the chip’s first customer.

Geopolitical drama reportedly stalls IPO of SoftBank-backed PayPay

The Japan-based company reportedly aimed for a public valuation of at least ¥1.5 trillion ($10 billion).

The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom

Here’s everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.

OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history

The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion valuation.

SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant

If completed, the project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants.

Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent raises $70M at $300M valuation from SoftBank, Khosla Ventures

The funding comes as the startup claims it has scaled ARR to $50 million, and is targeting $100 million by April 2026.