#OpenAI-backed
*SOFTBANK SEEKS $10 BILLION MARGIN LOAN BACKED BY OPENAI SHARES
April 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM
yes please more AI-obsessed billionaire in-fighting
Elon Musk bashes the $500 billion 'Stargate' deal between OpenAI and SoftBank — and backed by Trump
"They don't actually have the money," the Trump ally, Tesla CEO, and one-time OpenAI backer wrote
qz.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman.
OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman.
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July 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman. www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman.
www.wired.com
July 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Here's the latest ep of my Cool Zone Media/iHeartRadio show Better Offline. I walk you through how OpenAI isn’t a real company - it's a VC-backed welfare recipient that spent $9bn to lose $5bn with its unprofitable, commoditized business.

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OpenAI Is Not A Real Company
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 02/26/2025 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Going to be fun when this happens to one of OpenAI, SpaceX, or Anthropic, among others.

*BLACKSTONE-BACKED LIFTOFF MOBILE IS SAID TO POSTPONE IPO
February 5, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI
Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI
OpenAI endorsed the bills on Wednesday after a former AI researcher’s fears about existential risks went viral and just before they were signed into law.
dlvr.it
September 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Hey @kathryntewson.bsky.social ... some news...

Company that claims to offer an AI lawyer is now valued at $1.5 billion.
techcrunch.com/2024/07/23/o...
OpenAI-backed legaltech startup Harvey raises $100M | TechCrunch
Harvey, a legaltech startup backed by OpenAI and GV, has closed a $100 million Series C round valuing it at $1.5 billion.
techcrunch.com
July 23, 2024 at 8:49 PM
"The bid is being backed by Musk’s own artificial intelligence company xAI." Sooo fundraising on the promise of developing his own tech and then spinning it into an acquisition? www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...
Exclusive | Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI
The unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman’s plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Schumer's daughter works for OpenAI.

Gillibrand's son founded a new crypto exchange backed by billionaires.

In case you were wondering why things are the way they are.
September 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
A group of rank-and-file OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a super PAC which opposes Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman.
OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman.
www.wired.com
July 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A multi billion dollar margin loan backed by OpenAI shares so that SoftBank doesn't need to exit its position on OpenAI? This is like taking out a HELOC so that you don't default on your mortgage.
April 23, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Please don’t conflate the fact that our product is a fascist tool with the fact that our co-founder donates to fascists.
OpenAI Really Doesn't Like the Attention Its Co-Founder's Political Donations Are Getting
OpenAI released a statement distancing itself from a pro-AI super PAC backed by President Greg Brockman and his wife.
gizmodo.com
June 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
SCOOP from @mzeff.bsky.social: OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a new group that directly opposes Leading the Future, a pro-AI industry super PAC with $50 million in funding from OpenAI president Greg Brockman & his wife www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Brockman.
www.wired.com
July 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
1. NEWS

A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk has made an unsolicited offer to buy the non-profit that controls OpenAI (ChatGPT).

The offer of $97.4 billion is being backed by Musk’s own artificial intelligence company xAI, which could merge with OpenAI following a deal.
Exclusive | Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI
The unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman’s plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company.
bit.ly
February 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
SCOOP: A pro-AI dark money group backed by a powerful super PAC funded by execs tied to Palantir and OpenAI, has been secretly paying influencers to push pro-AI, anti-China propaganda on TikTok and IG.
A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, is funding a campaign to spread pro-AI messaging and stoke fears about China.
www.wired.com
May 1, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Who cares man. Not a new product. It's still the same generative garbage that doesn't help. Washed!
January 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
OpenAI and Anthropic are not real companies — they are freeloaders living on venture-backed welfare for an indeterminate amount of time because the entire tech industry has agreed to rally around the world’s most unprofitable software. It's a disgrace.
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February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
OpenAI releases Elon Musk emails to show he backed for-profit plans

https://on.ft.com/3uPaQl3
OpenAI releases Elon Musk emails to show he backed for-profit plans
ChatGPT maker says Tesla boss wanted top job and board control as feud over AI start-up deepens
on.ft.com
March 6, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing over a proposed Illinois law that would let AI labs largely off the hook for mass deaths and financial disasters. www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing over a proposed Illinois law that would let AI labs largely off the hook for mass deaths and financial disasters.
www.wired.com
April 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM