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OpenAI / The Verge · 2026-04-01

OpenAI Closes $122B Funding Round — 900M Weekly ChatGPT Users

Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft join a historic $122B round as OpenAI eyes an IPO and pivots to a 'unified superapp.' ChatGPT has 6× the monthly visits of the next-largest AI app.

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The Guardian / The Verge · 2026-04-01

Penguin Random House Sues OpenAI Over Children's Book Copyright

ChatGPT reproduced a German children's book series nearly verbatim — text, cover art, and blurb. Filed in Munich, this is one of the cleanest verbatim reproduction cases in AI copyright law yet.

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CNBC / The Verge · 2026-03-31

Oracle Cuts Thousands While Betting $50B on AI Infrastructure

Layoffs in the 'thousands' as Oracle simultaneously plans a $45–50B AI data center buildout. Capital flows toward compute. Headcount is the cost being cut to fund it.

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AP News · 2026-04-01

Artemis II Crew Reaches Orbit — Humans Are Going to the Moon Again

NASA's first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972 is underway. Artemis II won't land, but it validates the hardware and sets the stage for boots on the surface with Artemis III.

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