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Is anyone having a better weekend than Sam Altman?
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 😳 OpenAI Raised One of the Largest Private Funding Rounds in History
Congrats, Sam Altman & Co. OpenAI announced a massive $110 billion private funding round, backed by Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank, valuing the company near $730 billion pre-money making it one of the largest private financings in tech history. The capital is tied to expanded infrastructure partnerships (including with AWS) and support for OpenAI’s expanding AI services. (TechCrunch)
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3. 🎶 AI Music Generator Suno Hit 2M Paid Subs & $300M in ARR
AI music generator Suno hit 2 million paid subscribers to the tune of roughly $300 million in annual recurring revenue, signaling strong appetite for AI-assisted creative tools.Just three months ago, Suno announced a $250 million funding round that valued the company at $2.45 billion. (TechCrunch)
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5. 💬 ChatGPT Reaches 900M Weekly Active Users
Not to be overshadowed by its big funding news, OpenAI also shared that ChatGPT now has ~900 million weekly active users globally, plus about 50 million paying subscribers, keeping the product near the top of the AI app charts. The new weekly active user figure marks a jump of 100 million users from the 800 million that OpenAI reported in October 2025. (TechCrunch)
6. 👀 WBD Employees Are Expecting Layoffs
Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed it’s choosing Paramount Skydance’s acquisition offer over Netflix, despite previous announcements. Now, many WBD staff are expressing concern about job cuts and organizational shakeups once the merger integrates teams and operations. That said, the WBD-Paramount merger “is not a done deal” and must still gain U.S. and EU regulatory approval. (CNBC)
7. 💼 Brookfield’s New AI Company is Valued at $1.3Bn
Brookfield Asset Management’s new AI infrastructure company Radiant, created to provide on-demand access to AI compute, has now been valued at about $1.3 billion after merging with UK cloud startup Ori Industries, highlighting the growing focus on AI backend compute platforms. (Reuters)
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