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OpenAI is betting millions on building AI talent from the ground up amid rival Meta’s poaching pitch

In an industry grappling with talent scarcity, OpenAI's approach to recruitment is rooted in the company's mission-oriented and startup roots.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he's ‘politically homeless' in July 4 post bashing Democrats

We should encourage people to make tons of money and then also find ways to widely distribute wealth and share the compounding magic of capitalism,” he wrote.

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Robinhood’s bold move offers OpenAI and SpaceX shares

Matt Hougan predicts Robinhood’s Arbitrum rollout will transform market hours and fuel adoption of Ethereum’s layer-two ecosystem.

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OpenAI Hits the Panic Button

The company behind ChatGPT is preaching mission over money as Meta poaches its staff. But a forced vacation and a major departure at a friendly startup tell a different story.

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A First Look At How Kakao CEO Shina Chung Is Using OpenAI Tech To Reinvent The Korean Internet Giant In Forbes Asia's July Issue

T he tumultuous times we live in pose a stress test for leaders across the spectrum. Those helming businesses are required to make a crucial call about staying the course amid uncertainty or forging a brave, new path.

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OpenAI Slams Robinhood’s Crypto Token Launch: ‘No Equity Transfer Approved’

Robinhood’s stock hit record highs with its crypto token launch, but shares slid after OpenAI denied involvement, warning the tokens aren’t legitimate equity.

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Why OpenAI Is Partnering With This Indy 500-Winning Race Car Team

OpenAI’s logo is on an Indy car and Perplexity has a deal with Lewis Hamilton. How the racing industry is tapping into AI.

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Oracle Will Build US Data Centres Supplying 4.5GW Compute for OpenAI’s Stargate Project

Announced by President Donald Trump in January 2025, Stargate is a $500 billion generative AI infrastructure venture in the US, led by OpenAI, Oracle, Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank, and MGX, an investment firm based in the United Arab Emirates. OpenAI intends to operate the data centres. Oracle will provide server infrastructure and leasing.

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OpenAI warns its tokenized stock offered by Robinhood isn't real equity: 'Please be careful'

Robinhood stock popped this week on news that European users could trade "tokenized" stock in private companies. OpenAI distanced itself from the plan.

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Former OpenAI board member questions Mark Zuckerberg AI hiring spree

The poaching of AI researchers from the likes of OpenAI — with salaries in the tens of millions of dollars — and the debut of Meta’s new Superintelligence group comes after the Facebook operator

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OpenAI disavows online broker Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens'

OpenAI has condemned online brokerage firm Robinhood's sale of "OpenAI tokens," saying they will not give consumers stock in the company.

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OpenAI disavows online broker Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens'

OpenAI has condemned online brokerage firm Robinhood's sale of "OpenAI tokens," saying they will not give consumers stock in the company.

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Microsoft plans to replace many of the salespeople it laid off with more technical roles to compete with OpenAI, Google

The company's recent job cuts included thousands of salespeople, many of whom will be replaced by more technical roles to sell AI.

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OpenAI says Robinhood tokens are not equity in the company

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FirstFT: OpenAI and Oracle sign record cloud deal

OpenAI and Oracle have agreed one of the largest cloud computing contracts to date to power the development of artificial intelligence. Here’s what you need to know.

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Former OpenAI Board Member Questions Zuckerberg AI Hiring Spree

Meta Platforms Inc.’s lavish multimillion-dollar budget for recruiting top AI talent may not guarantee success, said Helen Toner, former OpenAI board member and director of strategy at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

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OpenAI condemns Robinhood’s ‘OpenAI tokens’

OpenAI wants to make clear that Robinhood's sale of "OpenAI tokens" will not give everyday consumers equity — or stock — in OpenAI.

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OpenAI condemns Robinhood’s ‘OpenAI tokens’

OpenAI said Wednesday that it does not endorse Robinhood's sale of "OpenAI tokens," noting that these are not equity in the company.

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OpenAI signs $30bn data centre deal with Oracle

Earlier this week, database group Oracle announced it had signed a single cloud computing contract worth $30bn in annual revenue beginning in 2028, without naming the customer. People close to the matter confirmed to the Financial Times that the customer was OpenAI as part of its expansion of Stargate.

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OpenAI is getting even more computing power from Oracle as part of Stargate.

OpenAI will rent “additional capacity from Oracle totaling about 4.5 gigawatts of data center power in the US,” Bloomberg reports. [Link: Oracle, OpenAI Expand Stargate Deal for More US Data Centers | | bloomberg.

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OpenAI says it has not partnered with Robinhood for stock tokens

OpenAI said on Wednesday it had not partnered with Robinhood for the stock tokens the trading platform unveiled earlier this week.

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OpenAI says Robinhood's tokens aren't equity in the company

OpenAI said it was not involved in Robinhood’s launch of tokenized shares in Europe, warning users the assets were issued without its approval.

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OpenAI says it has not partnered with Robinhood for stock tokens

OpenAI said on Wednesday it has not partnered with Robinhood for the stock tokens the trading platform unveiled earlier this week.

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Perplexity joins Anthropic and OpenAI in offering a $200 per month subscription

You can add Perplexity to the growing list of AI companies offering $200+ per month subscription plans to users who want unlimited access to their most advanced products and tools. As of today, Perplexity Max is available on iOS and the web.

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OpenAI employees share their 3 favorite tips for using ChatGPT

Employees said they the chatbot during their morning commutes and at restaurants — but there's a key shortcoming when it comes to the wine list.

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OpenAI employees share their 3 favorite tips for using ChatGPT

Employees said they the chatbot during their morning commutes and at restaurants — but there's a key shortcoming when it comes to the wine list.

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Chip Ganassi Racing Announces OpenAI As Mid-Ohio IndyCar Sponsor

Alex Palou's No. 10 Honda Indy car will carry primary sponsorship from OpenAI in the July 4-6 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio NTT INDYCAR Series race.

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Sam Altman Slams Meta’s Hiring Tactics as ‘Distasteful,’ Says OpenAI Remains Mission-Driven

Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly been offering $100 million signing bonuses to OpenAI engineers to tempt them to jump ship.

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NYT to start searching deleted ChatGPT logs after beating OpenAI in court

Last week, OpenAI raised objections in court, hoping to overturn a court order requiring the AI company to retain all ChatGPT logs "indefinitely," including deleted and temporary chats.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticizes Meta's AI talent-poaching effort: Report

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Want to work at OpenAI? Curiosity and grit matter more than a Ph.D, the head of ChatGPT says

OpenAI leaders said they valued curiosity, initiative, and adaptability as key traits over formal AI credentials for hiring.

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Want to work at OpenAI? Curiosity and grit matter more than a Ph.D, the head of ChatGPT says

OpenAI leaders said they valued curiosity, initiative, and adaptability as key traits over formal AI credentials for hiring.

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In Silicon Valley, it is the summer of comp FOMO as Meta and OpenAI offer tens of millions of dollars to lure top AI talent

"There's a ton of ripple effects I'm hearing in the Valley," said Deedy Das, of Menlo Ventures. "There is a sense of jealousy, envy, and helplessness."

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Apple’s Surprising AI Strategy for Siri Reportedly Includes OpenAI or Anthropic

Apple is reportedly testing Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI models to replace Siri’s core AI, as executives weigh a shift away from in-house technology.

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Live From ETHCC Robinhood Launches Tokenized OpenAI Access

Robinhood launches tokenized U.S. stocks, giving EU users easier access to top assets like Apple, Nvidia, and OpenAI.

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Apple reaches out to OpenAI, Anthropic to build out Siri technology

A previous Bloomberg report in March said Apple did not provide the resources needed for the company to develop an AI-powered Siri. Apple had not focused on AI until OpenAI’s ChatGPT changed the tech landscape in late 2022, which set Apple (and other companies) scrambling.

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Inside the battle over Microsoft's access to OpenAI's technology

Insiders say Microsoft's access to OpenAI's tech is central to ongoing talks because what OpenAI is required to share, and when, can be a gray area.

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AI Siri May Be Forced to Get Emergency Brain Transplant from OpenAI or Anthropic

After failing to release its AI-powered Siri last year, Apple needs to do some major surgery on its voice assistant ASAP.

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Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal

Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move

4 days ago

Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal

Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aimed at turning around its flailing AI effort.

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OpenAI tests Google TPUs amid rising inference cost concerns

Although OpenAI says that it doesn’t plan to use Google TPUs for now, the tests themselves signal concerns about inference costs.

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Meta stock hits a record high as Mark Zuckerberg reveals poached new recruits from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google

Meta's stock soared to a record high Monday after the company unveiled new hires for its “Superintelligence" team.

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OpenAI: Latest news and insights

April 17, 2025: OpenAI has released o3 and 04-mini, two reasoning AI models designed to be extra good at programming, math, and science and that can use images to “think,” according to Engadget, This means that users can upload sketches or diagrams, for example, and even if they are of low quality, o3 and 04-mini will understand what is meant.

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Meta poaching talent from OpenAI hits meme status

Meta has been aggressively pursuing AI talent from top labs, mostly OpenAI, in an effort to get a leg up on its competition. The details of the developing story are so dramatic and foreign to the rest of the world that it's become stranger-than-fiction fodder for the internet watching it unfold in real time.

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Elon Musk's xAI raises $10 billion in debt and equity as it steps up challenge to OpenAI

XAI, the artificial intelligence startup run by Elon Musk, raised a combined $10 billion in debt and equity, Morgan Stanley said. Half of that sum was clinched through secured notes and term loans, while a separate $5 billion was secured through strategic equity investment, the bank said on Monday.

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Apple’s AI Siri might be powered by OpenAI

For months, Apple has been working to get its AI-enhanced Siri back on track after delaying the overhauled assistant’s launch in March. Apple later appointed Vision Pro head Mike Rockwell as the leader of AI and Siri after CEO Tim Cook “lost confidence” in the team’s former chief, John Giannandrea.

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To save Siri, Apple is reportedly looking to OpenAI or Anthropic

Apple might abandon plans to develop its own in-house AI model to power Siri and could partner with OpenAI or Anthropic instead. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the iPhone maker has talked to both companies about using either ChatGPT or Claude to power Siri.

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OpenAI says it has no plan to use Google's in-house chip

OpenAI said it has no active plans to use Google's in-house chip to power its products, two days after Reuters and other news outlets reported on the AI lab's move to turn to its competitor's artificial intelligence chips to meet growing demand.

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‘Not Sitting Idly By’: OpenAI Reacts to Meta’s Aggressive Talent Grab

Meta’s push to poach OpenAI talent sparks internal turmoil, bold countermeasures, and a heated battle over the future of artificial general intelligence.

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Apple may power Siri with Anthropic or OpenAI models amid AI struggles

Apple is considering using AI models from OpenAI or Anthropic to deliver the more capable version of Siri it debuted at WWDC 2024, Bloomberg reports. The company has promised it could deliver a new version of its voice assistant that understands personal context and takes action inside of apps since last year,

4 days ago

Apple’s AI Siri might be powered by OpenAI

For months, Apple has been working to get its AI-enhanced Siri back on track after delaying the overhauled assistant’s launch in March. Apple later appointed Vision Pro head Mike Rockwell as the leader of AI and Siri after CEO Tim Cook “lost confidence” in the team’s former chief, John Giannandrea.

4 days ago

Apple’s AI Siri might be powered by OpenAI

For months, Apple has been working to get its AI-enhanced Siri back on track after delaying the overhauled assistant’s launch in March. Apple later appointed Vision Pro head Mike Rockwell as the leader of AI and Siri after CEO Tim Cook “lost confidence” in the team’s former chief, John Giannandrea.

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Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal

Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aimed at turning around its flailing AI effort.

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Apple evalúa usar modelos de Anthropic y OpenAI en Siri

Apple Inc. estudia utilizar la tecnología de inteligencia artificial de Anthropic PBC u OpenAI para impulsar una nueva versión de Siri, dejando de lado sus propios modelos internos.

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Apple rumored to be in talks with Anthropic and OpenAI about powering new Siri

A rumor around Apple's AI initiatives suggests the company could turn to third parties instead of relying on its own Apple Intelligence for an upgraded Siri, but there's likely a different story.

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Apple reportedly considers letting Anthropic and OpenAI power Siri

Apple is reportedly considering using AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic to power its updated Siri, rather than using in-house technology.

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Robinhood hits record high as OpenAI, SpaceX go on-chain

CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports from Cannes on Robinhood’s boldest crypto move yet — launching tokenized shares of OpenAI and SpaceX, as the company finally begins to deliver on its ambition to bring private equity markets to the blockchain.

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Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal

Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aimed at turning around its flailing AI effort.

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Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal, Bloomberg News reports

Apple is weighing using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, instead of its own in-house models, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the discussions.

5 days ago

Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal

Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aimed at turning around its flailing AI effort.

5 days ago

OpenAI Reportedly Shuts Down for a Week as Zuck Poaches Its Top Talent

An employee's public lament over poached colleagues and a company-wide shutdown reveal a difficult truth: the human cost of building AI is reaching a breaking point.

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Robinhood gives out tokens of OpenAI and SpaceX. Stock hits record

Robinhood rolled out tokenized shares of OpenAI and SpaceX to users in Europe, its first step toward making private equity broadly accessible via blockchain.

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Meta escalated talent war with OpenAI

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Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI

Now The Information is reporting four more Meta hires from OpenAI: researchers Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, and Hongyu Ren.

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OpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires

With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.”

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Why OpenAI’s top economist gets ChatGPT to check his meals

Ronnie Chatterji has a new workout buddy, and it lives in his phone. The OpenAI chief economist doesn’t just help shape global policy on artificial intelligence, he uses it to count his calories. “I take pictures of what I eat,” Chatterji says of his ...

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OpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires

With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.” “I feel a visceral feeling right now, as if someone has broken ...

6 days ago

OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: 'Someone Has Broken Into Our Home'

As Mark Zuckerberg lures away top research talent to Meta, OpenAI executives say they're ‘recalibrating comp,’ according to an internal memo.

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OpenAI and Microsoft are dueling over AGI. These real-world tests will prove when AI is really better than humans.

The most important AI partnership in the world partly revolves around whether OpenAI achieves AGI. I propose several practical tests.

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