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OpenAI has signed a $30 billion-a-year deal with Oracle to secure massive computing power for its Stargate AI project. Oracle will build large data centres across the US, using 4.5GW of energy and 400,000 Nvidia chips to meet OpenAI’s growing AI needs.

Robinhood offered tokens linked to OpenAI and SpaceX shares to European users, but OpenAI denied any involvement and warned the tokens do not represent real equity. Elon Musk called the OpenAI tokens "fake", and critics say the scheme is misleading and legally unclear.

OpenAI gave all staff a week off to slow down Meta’s aggressive hiring, after losing several researchers to Zuckerberg’s new AI team. Meta reportedly offered up to $100 million in pay packages, causing anxiety inside OpenAI as leaders scramble to stop more staff from leaving.

Meta has created a new AI division called Meta Superintelligence Labs and hired top researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic. The move has sparked tensions in the industry, with reports of massive bonuses and concerns about a growing talent war.

OpenAI and Microsoft are facing tensions over Microsoft’s investment stake as OpenAI plans to shift from a non-profit to a commercial structure. Talks could stall if they fail to agree on terms, which may impact future funding and their partnership.

OpenAI removed its Jony Ive partnership video and blog post after a court order tied to a trademark dispute over the name “io.” A hearing device company called iyO claims the name is too similar, but the deal between OpenAI and Ive is still moving forward.

Meta has offered OpenAI engineers up to $100 million to join its new AI team, but none have accepted. OpenAI’s staff are staying due to belief in the company’s mission, despite Meta’s big pay offers.

A US court has ordered OpenAI to keep all user chats, including deleted ones, for a legal case brought by The New York Times. OpenAI is fighting the order, saying it breaks user privacy rules and could damage public trust.

OpenAI has launched its first international AI learning platform in India in partnership with the government’s IndiaAI Mission. The programme offers free training, events, and resources to help students, teachers, developers, and public servants learn to use AI.

OpenAI has bought Jony Ive’s startup io for $6.5 billion to help design new AI-powered hardware. The deal brings together top product design and AI to explore devices beyond the smartphone.