OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, previously critical of advertising as a revenue source, has announced that ChatGPT will begin incorporating ads. This decision comes as OpenAI faces rising infrastructure costs and fierce competition.

Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” OpenAI wrote the largest check in Merge Labs' $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation.

Sequoia Capital is set to join Coatue and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC in a blockbuster, multibillion-dollar round in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC, as part of a funding deal that’s sure to raise eyebrows among Silicon Valley investors.

Anthropic's funding round is being led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and US investor Coatue. Each fund will contribute $1.5 billion to Anthropic's raise, which is targeting $25 billion or more.

OpenAI is bringing ads to ChatGPT, which would be a major change from CEO Sam Altman's earlier view that advertising could hurt user trust, as rising AI costs push the company towards new revenue streams.

The company said it will use Cerebras’ chips to power ChatGPT. It has agreed to purchase up to 750 megawatts of computing power over the next three years in an agreement that’s valued at more than $10 billion, according to anonymous sources who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.

OpenAI acquired Torch, a healthcare startup that unifies lab results, medications and recordings from doctor visits, as the foundation artificial intelligence model company builds out ChatGPT Healt | OpenAI acquired a healthcare startup that unifies lab results,

OpenAI is reportedly testing a new feature or product codenamed "Sonata," and it could be related to music or audio-related experiences on ChatGPT.

The advertisements will begin in the United States for unsubscribed users in the coming weeks.