OPENAI about to complete a record lap of $ 40 billion, with SoftBank Principal Investor
OPENAI is preparing to secure historic financing of $ 40 billion, led by SoftBank, according to several sources close to the file. If the operation results, it will be the largest private investment ever made in artificial intelligence. The valuation of the company would then reach $ 300 billion, against 157 billion in October 2023.
The plan provides for a first bran of $ 10 billion this year (including $ 7.5 MD injected by SoftBank), followed by a second round of $ 30 billion later in the year, including an additional $ 22.5 MD from the Japanese group. Other investors such as Magnetar Capital (up to $ 1 billion), Cotoue, Founders Fund and Altimeter Capital would also be under discussion.
This mega-funding would strengthen OpenAi’s position in the race for AI against Google Deepmind, Anthropic and Xai. It would accelerate GPT’s technical developments, to expand international partnerships – especially in Asia – and to support the expansion of the cloud infrastructure via the Stargate project, in collaboration with Oracle and MGX.
OPENAI adopts the open source protocol of Anthropic to connect its AI agents to data systems
Openai announced the integration of Model Context Protocol (MCP) Developed by its competitor Anthropic, an open source standard designed to connect AI assistants to professional data sources. CEO Sam Altman has confirmed on X that the protocol will soon be deployed in the Chatgpt application, the API of the response and the agents’ SDK. Already adopted by Block, folds or codeium, MCP allows developers to create dynamic bridges between their tools and AI models. This adoption strengthens interoperability between intelligent agents and business infrastructure, signaling a turning point to more open and connected IA ecosystems.
Italy claims nearly a billion euros from Meta, X and Linkedin in a new digital VAT case
Rome has notified Meta, X and LinkedIn tax rectifies in total amount of 1.04 billion euros for VAT, in an unprecedented case which could make case law on a European scale. Depending on Reutersthe Italian tax authorities believe that free access to platforms against personal data is a taxable transaction. Meta was claimed € 887.6 million, X € 12.5 million, and LinkedIn € 140 million, for the years 2015 to 2022. This case, with a strong political issue, could force a redefinition of the economic model of the tech giants and extend to the whole of the European Union, VAT being a harmonized tax. Companies have 60 days to initiate legal proceedings.
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The German startup Specter Automation, based in Cologne, brought its Tour de Seed to more than 5 million euros to accelerate the international deployment of its 3D site management technology. The Tour brings together Shilling VC, Almaz Capital, Pawao, as well as superrangels and experts from the sector, joined by historic investors Techvision Fund, LBBW Venture Capital and XDeck Ventures. Founded by Oliver Eischet and four co -founders, Specter connects planning and execution via 3D models, optimizing coordination, monitoring and productivity on construction sites. Already present in North America, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, the company aims to become a global standard for the digitalization of the sector.
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