OpenAI's board on Wednesday questioned the rationality of a $97.40 billion offer from Mr. Musk and others to buy the company. On Monday, a consortium of investors led by Mr. Musk offered to buy assets of the nonprofit that controls the company, intensifying a years-long feud between Mr. Musk and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. In a court filing on Wednesday, the company said Musk's takeover offer was consistent with its legal claims in a lawsuit filed against OpenAI last year.
On February 11, OpenAI founder Sam Altman responded to Musk's offer of $97.40 billion to gain control of OpenAI: "No thanks, but if you [Musk] want, we will acquire Twitter for $9.74 billion."
US AI start-up funding reached $97 billion in 2024, accounting for nearly half of the total start-up funding for the year, a record high. Several companies, including xAI and OpenAI, completed billions of dollars in financing, driving this growth. Global AI investment accounted for 35.7% of the total venture capital. Meanwhile, start-up financing in Europe and Asia fell to $61.60 billion and $75.90 billion respectively, indicating that resources are more concentrated in the AI field.
Bitcoin fell by 5% during the day and is now trading at $97,122 per coin.
Bitcoin has been setting new records this month, breaching the $97,000 mark on Thursday. Investors continue to expect US President-elect Donald Trump to usher in a "golden age" for cryptocurrencies, which will include more supportive regulation of the industry, as well as a potential national strategic bitcoin reserve or reserve. Data from BCA Research shows that bitcoin is approaching the $100,000 mark for the first time, but could still double thereafter...
On November 21, according to Reuters quotes, Bitcoin once broke through $97,000/piece, setting a new record.
Yesterday ARKB had a net inflow of $97.60 million.