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Friday 6 November

OpenAI valued at $1.25 trillion, as rival Anthropic nears its IPO

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AI-generated summary OpenAI is valued at $1.25 trillion after raising another $11 billion in a new round of funding according to Bloomberg. CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI is prioritizing safety instead of going guns blazing toward an initial public offering.

Earlier: 20VC x SaaStr: OpenAI Cuts to $1.25 Trillion, Anthropic’s Growth Goes From 12x to 2x, and Why Agents Are an Existential Risk to DoorDash

The midterms didn’t stop the AI buildout. They simply repriced it—and OpenAI is already promising to pay up

The midterms weren't about stopping data centers, but putting checks on them.

AI-generated summary Following recent local votes regarding data centers, OpenAI published a National Community Compact to pay for electricity and grid infrastructure for its data center campuses. OpenAI says the compact formalizes previous pledges, including financial guarantees before major spending begins to protect other utility customers from delayed projects.

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Thinking Machines debuts Inkling 2 Small amid reported $5B fundraising push

AI-generated summary Thinking Machines has released a new language model called Inkling 2 Small that can automate artificial intelligence training tasks. Business Insider reported that Thinking Machines is raising a $5 billion funding round led by Accel with an expected $40 billion valuation.

Earlier: Thinking Machines Lab is closing in on a new $5 billion funding round at a $40 billion valuation

OpenAI Completes $11 Billion Portion of Funding at $1.25 Trillion Value

AI-generated summary OpenAI has closed an eleven billion dollar portion of a funding round that values the company at one point two five trillion dollars. The remaining portion of the funding round could increase the total to as much as twenty billion dollars in the coming weeks according to people familiar with the matter.

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Data centers are unpopular — and a key motor of economic growth, experts say

AI-generated summary Wall Street analysts report that the political shifts surrounding data centers could affect the entire U.S. economy by reducing investment in artificial intelligence and slowing growth. Capital Economics states that spending by hyperscalers such as Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft is set to double to around $800 billion in 2026.

Earlier: Data Centers as Unpopular Stimulus Programs