OpenAI shifts to a public benefit corporation, giving Microsoft a 27% stake valued at $135 billion. The deal commits OpenAI to spending $250 billion on Microsoft’s Azure cloud services over seven years, solidifying their partnership. The move allows OpenAI to raise capital and generate returns for investors while maintaining a for-profit status, despite criticism from Elon Musk.

ChatGPT, the world’s most widely used large language model, boasts 800 million weekly active users. It is now being integrated into AI-powered trading bots for cryptocurrency and traditional stock markets. Recent comparisons show that Grok and DeepSeek outperformed ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini in simulated crypto trading, with transactions executed on Hyperliquid.

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