Tech stocks today: OpenAI raises $110 billion, Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands

27 Feb, 14:10 — 27 Feb, 14:34

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Why this matters

The significant funding for OpenAI highlights the intense investment and rapid growth in the artificial intelligence sector, indicating a major shift in technological capabilities and market focus. Anthropic's rejection of Defense Department demands underscores growing ethical concerns and the debate around the responsible development and deployment of powerful AI technologies. This story is crucial for understanding both the economic boom and the ethical challenges shaping the future of AI.

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Perspective Analysis

AI-generated comparison of how 2 sources cover this story

Yahoo's coverage presents a broader view of the tech stock landscape, including both OpenAI's funding and Anthropic's ethical stance regarding the Defense Department. In contrast, ZeroHedge focuses exclusively on OpenAI's record funding round, detailing its backers and valuation. The core narrative of significant AI investment is present in both, but Yahoo adds a layer of ethical considerations in the AI sector.

Coverage matrix

	Yahoo	zerohedge
Anthropic rejecting Defense Department AI demands
Specific backers of OpenAI's funding round (Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank)
OpenAI's valuation at $7 billion

Covered Divergent Not mentioned

What sources agree on

OpenAI has raised $110 billion in a new funding round.

Where they diverge

Scope of the tech news covered

Yahoo

Covers both OpenAI's funding and Anthropic's rejection of Defense Department AI demands, presenting a broader market overview.

zerohedge

Focuses solely on OpenAI's funding round, emphasizing its record nature and financial details.

Key claims1 agreed · 3 unverified

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OpenAI raises $110 billion

agreed·Yahoozerohedge

Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands

unverified·Yahoo

OpenAI's funding round is backed by Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank

unverified·zerohedge

OpenAI's valuation is $7 billion

unverified·zerohedge

Coverage gaps

Anthropic rejecting Defense Department AI demands

ReportedYahoo

Missingzerohedge

Specific backers of OpenAI's funding round (Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank)

Reportedzerohedge

MissingYahoo

OpenAI's valuation at $7 billion

Reportedzerohedge

MissingYahoo

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Yahoo

Tech stocks today: Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands, OpenAI raises $110 billion

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zerohedge

OpenAI Secures Record $110 Billion Funding Round Backed By Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank

Key entities

OpenAIdeveloper of ChatGPT, recipient of $110 billion funding AnthropicAI company rejecting Defense Department demands Defense Departmententity whose AI demands were rejected by Anthropic Amazonbacker of OpenAI's funding round Nvidiabacker of OpenAI's funding round SoftBankbacker of OpenAI's funding round

Coverage Timeline

First report: zerohedge · 27 Feb, 14:10|Full coverage: All 2 sources within 24m|Window: 24m

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zerohedge27 Feb, 14:10First to report

OpenAI Secures Record $110 Billion Funding Round Backed By Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank

Yahoo27 Feb, 14:34Latest update

Tech stocks today: Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands, OpenAI raises $110 billion

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Yahoo3h ago

Tech stocks today: Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands, OpenAI raises $110 billion

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zerohedge3h ago

OpenAI Secures Record $110 Billion Funding Round Backed By Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank

OpenAI Secures Record $110 Billion Funding Round Backed By Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank OpenAI has closed a new funding round that could total $110 billion, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $730 billion pre-money and potentially putting it on course for an IPO in the second half of the year, according to a new Financial Times report. The three investors in the deal are Nvidia, Amazon, and SoftBank. People familiar with the deal say this opens the pathway to the public markets at the e...

By Tyler Durden

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Tech stocks today: OpenAI raises $110 billion, Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands

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Tech stocks today: Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands, OpenAI raises $110 billion

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OpenAI Secures Record $110 Billion Funding Round Backed By Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank

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OpenAI Secures Record $110 Billion Funding Round Backed By Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank

Tech stocks today: Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands, OpenAI raises $110 billion

Read at source (2 outlets)

Tech stocks today: Anthropic rejects Defense Department AI demands, OpenAI raises $110 billion

OpenAI Secures Record $110 Billion Funding Round Backed By Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank

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