OpenAI nears new $50 billion funding round in Middle East

Less than a month after SoftBank completed its $40 billion investment in OpenAI, the tech company is on the hunt for more funds, this time in the Middle East. CEO Sam Altman reportedly recently visited the United Arab Emirates to speak with sovereign wealth funds in the area, hoping to close a new multibillion-dollar funding round which is expected to total $50 billion or more, which would set a new record for private funding. That would boost the company's valuation to between $750 billion and $830 billi ...