Daily independent coverage of OpenAI's business, funding, and path to IPO.https://openai-stock.com/en-ushttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-25-openai-ipo-may-slip-to-2027/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-25-openai-ipo-may-slip-to-2027/Reports say OpenAI may push its listing to 2027 rather than cut its valuation target, after a soft reception for SpaceX's debut and a broader tech pullback.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTipovaluationhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-21-openai-week-xai-lawsuit-dismissed-india-deal-crypto-market-f/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-21-openai-week-xai-lawsuit-dismissed-india-deal-crypto-market-f/A judge tosses xAI's trade secret case against OpenAI, Nykaa brings ChatGPT shopping to India, and a crypto platform offering OpenAI stock trading shuts down.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTlegalpartnershipscryptoindiahttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-14-openai-files-confidential-ipo-paperwork-with-sec/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-14-openai-files-confidential-ipo-paperwork-with-sec/OpenAI has confidentially filed initial IPO paperwork with the SEC, joining Anthropic in a move toward public markets as investor appetite for AI exposure…Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTiposec filingfundingchatgpthttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-08-openai-confidential-s1/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-08-openai-confidential-s1/OpenAI has confidentially filed a draft S-1 with the SEC, setting up one of the largest potential public debuts in history. No timing, price, or ticker is set.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTipos-1https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-07-florida-sues-openai-and-altman-over-ai-safety/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-06-07-florida-sues-openai-and-altman-over-ai-safety/Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging harm from the company's AI products.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTlegalregulationsafetyhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-31-openai-pushes-into-korea-and-japan-enterprise-markets/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-31-openai-pushes-into-korea-and-japan-enterprise-markets/OpenAI hosted its first corporate leadership event in South Korea and landed a new enterprise partnership with Fujitsu in Japan, signaling a focused Asia…Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTenterpriseinternationalpartnershipsipohttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-24-musk-loses-openai-jury-verdict-vows-appeal/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-24-musk-loses-openai-jury-verdict-vows-appeal/A jury rejected Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the company not liable. Musk has pledged to appeal as OpenAI pushes toward a September IPO.Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTlegalipoelon-muskgovernancehttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-17-altman-takes-the-stand-openai-eyes-legal-action-against-appl/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-17-altman-takes-the-stand-openai-eyes-legal-action-against-appl/Sam Altman testified in the Musk trial this week, while OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple as their ChatGPT partnership frays.Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTlawsuitipopartnershipssam-altmanhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-10-musk-trial-exposes-tesla-takeover-plot-brockman-stake-at-30b/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-10-musk-trial-exposes-tesla-takeover-plot-brockman-stake-at-30b/Week two of Musk v. OpenAI delivers explosive testimony: Shivon Zilis says Musk wanted Tesla to absorb OpenAI, while Brockman pegs his equity at nearly $30B.Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTlawsuitvaluationfundinggovernancehttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-03-openai-s-week-of-legal-heat-and-a-microsoft-split/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-05-03-openai-s-week-of-legal-heat-and-a-microsoft-split/Elon Musk returned to the witness stand, Microsoft ended its exclusive partnership, and a WSJ report rattled infrastructure investors. Here's what moved…Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTlegalmicrosoftpartnershipsvaluationhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-04-26-robinhood-backs-openai-at-75m-codex-hits-4m-users/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-04-26-robinhood-backs-openai-at-75m-codex-hits-4m-users/Robinhood's venture fund puts $75M into OpenAI, giving retail investors rare private-market access. Meanwhile, OpenAI's Codex coding tool hits 4 million…Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTfundingvaluationproductsinvestorshttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-04-19-openai-buys-hiro-finance-loses-two-more-execs/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-04-19-openai-buys-hiro-finance-loses-two-more-execs/OpenAI acquired personal finance app Hiro Finance and expanded its cybersecurity model access program, while two more executives departed in a continued…Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTacquisitionsleadershipcybersecurityfintechhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-04-12-openai-targets-100b-ad-revenue-and-adds-mid-tier-plan/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-04-12-openai-targets-100b-ad-revenue-and-adds-mid-tier-plan/OpenAI projects its advertising business will hit $2.5B in 2026 and $100B by 2030, while a new $100/month subscription tier targets power users.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTrevenueadvertisingsubscriptionsfundinghttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-04-05-openai-acquires-podcast-coo-exits-in-shake-up/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-04-05-openai-acquires-podcast-coo-exits-in-shake-up/OpenAI bought tech podcast TBPN and announced a significant executive reshuffle, with COO Brad Lightcap moving to a new special projects role.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTleadershipacquisitionsstrategyipohttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-31-openai-closes-122b-round/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-31-openai-closes-122b-round/OpenAI closed the largest private financing on record: $122B committed at an $852B post-money valuation, co-led by SoftBank with Amazon, Nvidia, and Microsoft.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTfundingvaluationhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-29-openai-closes-sora-app-and-offers-pe-firms-17-5-returns/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-29-openai-closes-sora-app-and-offers-pe-firms-17-5-returns/OpenAI is shutting down its Sora social video app and offering private equity firms guaranteed 17.5% returns as part of its expanded funding round.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMTfundingproductsvaluationinvestorshttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-22-openai-to-double-headcount-acquires-astral-faces-lawsuit/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-22-openai-to-double-headcount-acquires-astral-faces-lawsuit/OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce to 8,000 by year-end, acquires Python tooling startup Astral, and faces a new copyright suit from Encyclopedia…Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMThiringacquisitionslitigationcopyrighthttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-15-openai-s-security-acquisition-hardware-exit-and-the-coding-d/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-15-openai-s-security-acquisition-hardware-exit-and-the-coding-d/OpenAI moves to acquire AI security firm Promptfoo, loses its hardware chief over Pentagon concerns, and its chairman weighs in on hand-coding's future.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMTacquisitionsecurityagentic-aileadershiphttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-08-openai-at-25b-revenue-a-github-rival-and-nvidia-steps-back/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-08-openai-at-25b-revenue-a-github-rival-and-nvidia-steps-back/OpenAI crosses $25B in annualised revenue, quietly builds a GitHub competitor, and Nvidia signals it won't invest further. A busy week for IPO watchers.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMTrevenuefundingenterprisedeveloper-toolshttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-01-openai-s-110b-round-what-the-investor-mix-signals/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-03-01-openai-s-110b-round-what-the-investor-mix-signals/OpenAI closed a record $110 billion funding round at a $730 billion valuation, with SoftBank, Nvidia, and Amazon each making multi-billion commitments.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMTfundingvaluationinvestorsipohttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-02-22-openai-courts-india-targets-coding-and-lands-eternal-deal/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-02-22-openai-courts-india-targets-coding-and-lands-eternal-deal/OpenAI pushes into India's AI market, makes a coding talent move, and strikes a strategic deal with Indian food-delivery giant Eternal.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMTpartnershipsindiacodingstrategyhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-02-15-openai-drops-safely-from-mission-softbank-books-gains/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-02-15-openai-drops-safely-from-mission-softbank-books-gains/OpenAI quietly removed the word 'safely' from its mission statement as it restructures. SoftBank posted its fourth straight quarterly profit on OpenAI…Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMTmissionsoftbankvaluationsafetyhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-02-08-openai-s-chip-doubts-and-enterprise-push-feb-8/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-02-08-openai-s-chip-doubts-and-enterprise-push-feb-8/OpenAI reportedly sours on Nvidia's latest chips while inking new enterprise deals with Snowflake and Coty. A quiet but telling week for the company's…Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMTpartnershipshardwareenterprisestrategyhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-02-01-openai-week-in-brief-feb-1-2026/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-02-01-openai-week-in-brief-feb-1-2026/OpenAI launched a free science workspace called Prism, signed a deal with PVH Corp., and mega-investors circle a reported $60B funding round.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMTfundingpartnershipsresearchinvestmenthttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-01-25-openai-courts-governments-on-data-centers-and-ai-adoption/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-01-25-openai-courts-governments-on-data-centers-and-ai-adoption/OpenAI is pushing governments in Norway, the UAE, and beyond to build data centers and embed AI into public services, with a ServiceNow partnership adding…Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMTexpansiondata-centersenterprisepartnershipshttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-01-18-openai-tests-ads-on-chatgpt-acquires-health-startup-torch/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-01-18-openai-tests-ads-on-chatgpt-acquires-health-startup-torch/OpenAI plans to run ads on ChatGPT for free and lower-tier US users, and paid $100M for healthcare startup Torch to bolster its health ambitions.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMTrevenueadvertisingacquisitionshealthhttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-01-11-openai-launches-chatgpt-health-hires-convogo-co-founders/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-01-11-openai-launches-chatgpt-health-hires-convogo-co-founders/OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Health this week, a dedicated health feature with encrypted chats and app integrations, while also bringing on the team behind…Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMTproducthealthhiringchatgpthttps://openai-stock.com/news/2026-01-04-openai-week-in-brief-jan-4-2026/https://openai-stock.com/news/2026-01-04-openai-week-in-brief-jan-4-2026/SoftBank's $40B round closes and Pinterest acquisition rumors surface, but there's little new ground to cover this week. A quiet start to 2026.Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMTfundingsoftbankacquisitionspinteresthttps://openai-stock.com/news/2025-12-28-openai-ads-push-margin-gains-and-amazon-talks/https://openai-stock.com/news/2025-12-28-openai-ads-push-margin-gains-and-amazon-talks/OpenAI is reportedly advancing on advertising inside ChatGPT, hitting 70% compute margins, and exploring a deal with Amazon. A week's worth of key signals…Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMTadvertisingmarginspartnershipsrevenue