A: Forty-six DeLorean time jumps
Lossmaking start-up commits to spending close to $1.5tn as it gobbles up processing power
OpenAI, Anthropic and Cohere have stepped up hiring for specialists to help businesses adopt their AI models
The potential pay-offs of agentic commerce are huge but it also means giving away valuable data
Sam Altman’s concessions to win approval from US officials expose his company to litigation and non-profit oversight
Decision follows growing public and regulatory scrutiny over safety of the technology for young users
Complex restructuring pays Microsoft handsomely but it’s unclear how other shareholders will fit into the AI love-in
ChatGPT creator was founded as non-profit but has been racing to unlock new investment
Plus, how KKR and Apollo became Wall Street’s new ‘white knights’ and CVC’s dealmaker in Spain contends with a tax probe
San Diego-based tech company strikes deal to sell new data centre processor to Saudi group Humain
Sam Altman tapped handful of in-house dealmakers over external advisers and lawyers to design huge web of infrastructure agreements
Business software groups warn that top AI models are increasingly being used to create ultra-realistic fake receipts
New science advances may offer longer life to some, but the socio-economic effects may push others to die sooner
Family of teen who took his own life after ChatGPT use alleges chatbot maker intentionally weakened protections
ChatGPT-maker’s tool will integrate popular chatbot in challenge to Google and Microsoft
Not knowing whether art originated in someone’s heart or a data centre is a major enjoyment-killer
Plus, Karel Komárek, the man bringing the fight to US gambling giants
Spending vast sums and inflating an investment bubble is no guarantee of unleashing technological magic
ChatGPT maker has boundless ambition, but how much can it achieve before suffering a serious case of indigestion?
Unprecedented funding leads 10 groups including OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI to gain almost $1tn in value in past year
New revenue lines, debt partnerships and further fundraising targeted to cover enormous costs
A shift towards debt raises the potential fallout from the data centre spending spree
Deal could cost up to $500bn on top of start-up’s $1tn pledge for semiconductors and data centres
Microsoft, OpenAI’s staff and non-profit arm are due close to 90% of start-up. But Nvidia deal will dilute shareholders
