OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a $110 billion funding round from Amazon, NVIDIA, and SoftBank — one of the largest private tech funding rounds in history, valuing the company at $840 billion post-investment.
Following Anthropic's refusal to cooperate with the Pentagon and its announcement of legal action, a wave of ChatGPT users switched to Claude, pushing the Claude app to No. 1 on the US App Store.
After the Trump administration ordered federal agencies to immediately stop using Anthropic AI and the Pentagon designated Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk', Anthropic announced it will fight the designation in court. Meanwhile, OpenAI struck a deal with the Pentagon.
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise $110 billion from investors including Amazon and NVIDIA, pushing its valuation to $840 billion and cementing its status as one of the world's most valuable AI companies.
The 'Cancel ChatGPT' movement has gone mainstream following OpenAI's deal with the U.S. Department of Defense. Anthropic's refusal to apply Claude to mass surveillance or autonomous weapons has driven a wave of user migration from ChatGPT to Claude.
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise $110 billion from investors including Amazon and NVIDIA, pushing its valuation to $840 billion and cementing its status as one of the world's most valuable AI companies.
The 'Cancel ChatGPT' movement has gone mainstream following OpenAI's deal with the U.S. Department of Defense. Anthropic's refusal to apply Claude to mass surveillance or autonomous weapons has driven a wave of user migration from ChatGPT to Claude.
President Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic products after the company refused Pentagon demands. OpenAI signed a deal with similar but accepted guardrails within hours.
OpenAI closed a $110B round led by Amazon ($50B), Nvidia ($30B), and SoftBank ($30B). ChatGPT now reaches 900 million weekly active users and 50 million paying subscribers.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a Pentagon deal to deploy AI models in classified networks just hours after Anthropic was blacklisted by the Trump administration. The agreement explicitly includes prohibitions on mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a Pentagon deal to deploy AI models in classified networks just hours after Anthropic was blacklisted by the Trump administration. The agreement explicitly includes prohibitions on mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
OpenAI said on February 28, 2026 that it reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of War to deploy advanced AI systems in classified environments. In a follow-up post, the company said the arrangement uses a multi-layer safety approach and cloud-based deployment with cleared personnel in the loop.