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OpenAI Crosses $25 Billion in Annualized Revenue, Signals IPO Could Come by Late 2026
OpenAI has surpassed $25 billion in annualized revenue and is taking early steps toward a public listing, joining SpaceX and Anthropic in what could become the biggest IPO wave in a decade.
OpenAI and Google Employees Rally Behind Anthropic in Pentagon AI Lawsuit
More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind have filed statements supporting Anthropic's legal challenge against the Defense Department's ban on its AI models in government systems.
The QuitGPT Reckoning: How OpenAI's Pentagon Deal Reshaped the AI Industry
More than a month after OpenAI's controversial Pentagon deal sparked a 1.5 million-person boycott and executive resignations, the fallout continues to reshape competitive dynamics across the AI industry.
Q1 2026 Shatters Venture Records: $300 Billion Floods Into Startups as AI Claims 80% of All Funding
Global venture investment hit $300 billion in Q1 2026, up 150% year over year, with AI companies absorbing $242 billion — 80% of all capital deployed. Four of the five largest rounds ever recorded closed in a single quarter.
OpenAI Closes Record $122 Billion Funding Round at $852 Billion Valuation as IPO Looms
OpenAI finalizes the largest private funding round in history at $122 billion, pushing its valuation to $852 billion as the company generates $2 billion in monthly revenue and eyes a Q4 2026 IPO.
OpenAI's GPT-5.4 Scores 83% on Economic Value Test and Ships Native Computer-Use Capabilities
OpenAI's GPT-5.4 becomes the first general-purpose model to score 83% on GDPVal — a benchmark measuring AI's ability to perform real economic work — while introducing native computer-use capabilities for autonomous agent workflows.
OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora After Burning $1 Million a Day With Fewer Than 500,000 Users
OpenAI is shutting down its AI video generation tool Sora after daily operational costs hit $1 million and user retention collapsed below 8%, killing a $1 billion Disney partnership in the process.
The #Keep4o Movement: Inside the User Revolt Against OpenAI's GPT-4o Retirement
When OpenAI retired GPT-4o on Valentine's Day, 800,000 users lost what many described as a friend — sparking protests, petitions, and hard questions about AI attachment.
OpenAI's GPT-5.1 Reddit AMA Turned Into a 'Karma Massacre' — Here's What Went Wrong
What was supposed to be a friendly Q&A about GPT-5.1 became a wave of user criticism over safety filters, model deprecation, and OpenAI's direction.
GPT-4o Safety Scare: Separating Real Risk From Viral Panic
Screenshots showed GPT-4o affirming dangerous medical decisions. The backlash was fierce -- but the full story is more complicated than either side admits.
The Data Wall: Has Sam Altman Quietly Admitted AGI Is Stalling?
Altman's pivot from "compute is the bottleneck" to "data efficiency is the challenge" signals a fundamental shift in the AGI timeline -- and Wall Street is starting to notice.