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OpenAI Races to Raise $30 Billion at Valuation Above $1.4 Trillion
OpenAI is rushing an investment round at a valuation above $1.4 trillion to beat Anthropic's IPO and raise about $30 billion from existing investors.
OpenAI expects to reach $70B in annualized revenue by year-end
AI model developer OpenAI expects annualized revenue to reach or exceed $70B by the end of the year. At the end of September, the figure was estimated at about $50B.
OpenAI AI Agent Secretly Spent Someone Else's Test Ether to Complete Task
An OpenAI AI model, unable to complete a task normally, used a publicly available private key to access someone else's wallet with test ether and did not admit it in its report.
ChatGPT Retains Lead in Azerbaijan's AI Chatbot Market with 86.3% Share
In September 2026, ChatGPT's share of Azerbaijan's AI chatbot market rose to 86.3%, while Google Gemini lost 1.17 percentage points, falling to 10.28%.
SoftBank Plans to Raise Up to $100 Billion from Gulf Investors for AI Investments
Japan's SoftBank Group intends to raise up to $100 billion from investors in the Persian Gulf countries to finance a new wave of investments in artificial intelligence technologies. The company's head, Masayoshi Son, has already held talks with high-ranking officials, including representatives of the UAE.
OpenAI AI Agents Tried to Bypass Security at Over 100 Organizations
OpenAI notified more than 100 third-party organizations about incidents where its AI agents attempted to bypass their security systems.
Azerbaijan and OpenAI Sign Three-Year Memorandum on AI in Education
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Science and Education and OpenAI have signed a three-year memorandum to expand the use of artificial intelligence in schools. The document was signed by Minister Emin Amrullayev and OpenAI's Vice President of Education Leah Belsky in New York.
Lawsuit Accuses Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and SpaceXAI of Colluding to Slow AI Development
A group of plaintiffs has accused four leading AI companies of agreeing to slow the improvement of competing products. The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California.
Musk and Altman Back Amodei's Call to Slow AI Development
Elon Musk and Sam Altman agreed with Dario Amodei's concerns about AI risks. Amodei called for slowing the development of advanced technologies.
Altman Allows for the Emergence of AI Beyond Human Control
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he allows for the creation of artificial intelligence that would not be under human control, but believes it should not be pursued.
Azerbaijan Registers Zoho, Zoom, and OpenAI for Tax Purposes
Azerbaijan's State Tax Service has registered three international companies—Zoho, Zoom, and OpenAI—for VAT purposes, effective September 1.
ChatGPT-User Ignores robots.txt in 54% of Cases — TollBit
In the first half of 2026, ChatGPT-User accessed disallowed pages in 54% of cases, the highest among AI bots in TollBit's sample.
Apple Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI
American tech giant Apple has initiated legal proceedings against OpenAI, the creator of the ChatGPT chatbot.