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Story: Tech Giants Eye Massive OpenAI Investment Deal

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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NVIDIA wants in big. The chip maker joins Microsoft and Amazon in talks to pump up to $60 billion into OpenAI, sources close to the negotiations said Tuesday.

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NVIDIA could drop $30 billion on the AI startup, while Microsoft eyes less than $10 billion and Amazon considers over $10 billion.

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Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's CEO, has been bullish on AI for months. "We're basically at the iPhone moment for artificial intelligence," he told investors last quarter.

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Microsoft already owns a chunk of OpenAI from previous funding rounds. Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, has bet the company's future on AI integration across Windows, Office, and…

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Amazon's interest marks a big shift. The e-commerce giant usually builds AI tools in-house through its Amazon Web Services division.

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The negotiations remain fluid, with terms changing daily. Regulatory approval isn't guaranteed - antitrust watchdogs are already scrutinizing Big Tech's AI investments.

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OpenAI's $730 billion valuation seems crazy high, but investors are buying the hype. The company behind ChatGPT has become synonymous with the AI boom, attracting users and…

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The $100 billion fundraising target reflects just how expensive cutting-edge AI has become. Training advanced models requires thousands of specialized chips costing millions of…

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Wall Street analysts think the deal makes sense for all parties. NVIDIA gets guaranteed demand for its chips plus upside from OpenAI's growth.

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The timeline for finalizing terms remains murky. Sources expect decisions within weeks, not months, given the competitive pressure.

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The investment talks come as OpenAI faces mounting pressure from competitors like Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude models.

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Computing costs for AI training have skyrocketed beyond most predictions. Industry experts estimate that training GPT-5 could require over 100,000 H100 chips running for months.

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