Tucker Carlson questioned OpenAI chief Sam Altman about Balaji’s death, disputing it was a suicide as Altman and law enforcement believe.

The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracle’s legacy status, it shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain.

The startup wants to own and operate everything it needs to win in AI. That will take a mountain of money, talent, and luck.

Microsoft said they are still negotiating the future of their partnership, but declined to provide details, while OpenAI talked up a possible $100 billion bonanza for its non-profit.

OpenAI and Oracle reportedly signed a deal that includes OpenAI buying $300 billion of compute over a five-year span.

The funding covers more than half of the A.I. data centers that OpenAI plans to build in the U.S. over the next several years.

After months of back-and-forth with regulators and stakeholders, OpenAI said it’s getting closer to converting into a more traditional, for-profit company – a key step in its bid to secure billions more in capital to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence products.

Yao Shunyu left OpenAI for the Chinese gaming and messaging company, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. It’s yet another sign of how the AI talent wars are intensifying — both stateside and between the U.