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OpenAI closed a $122B funding round at $852B valuation from Amazon, Nvidia, and others, then acquired tech livestream TBPN for over $150M while simultaneously killing their Sora video product due to unsustainable GPU costs. The company faces compute constraints despite massive funding, with daily GPU rationing meetings and upcoming IPO pressure alongside SpaceX and Anthropic potentially flooding public markets.
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OpenAI compute constraints
OpenAI raised $122B but still can't afford to run all their products due to GPU rationing
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Buying Media to Control AI Narrative
OpenAI acquired TBPN tech livestream for $150M+ to own distribution layer for AI conversation
Pre-IPO company buying independent media outlet that covered competitors
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