OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday.

On Wednesday, OpenAI shared with ZDNET that there are 10 Sora generations per second worldwide. That translates to 600 videos being generated every minute. The top five cities for Sora adoption are Seoul, New York City, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Singapore, listed from highest to lowest.

OpenAI is taking its ChatGPT chatbot to the next level, adding a feature to automate tasks like planning vacations, filling out forms, making restaurant reservations and ordering groceries. The tool, announced on Thursday, is called Operator. OpenAI ...

DeepSeek topped the Apple App Store chart and sparked fears the Chinese company was quickly catching up with OpenAI's ChatGPT while costing far less.

Ripples were felt from Tokyo to Amsterdam to Silicon Valley and even Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Global technology shares sank on Tuesday, as a market rout sparked by the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model entered its second

The reports came after Chinese start-up DeepSeek sparked panic this week with a powerful new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its US competitors, dealing a blow to markets. The Softbank investment was first reported by the Financial Times.

President Trump is announcing billions in private sector investment by OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle to build AI infrastructure in the U.S.

Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.

On Wednesday, OpenAI shared with ZDNET that there are 10 Sora generations per second worldwide. That translates to 600 videos being generated every minute. The top five cities for Sora adoption are Seoul, New York City, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Singapore, listed from highest to lowest.