Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, with discussions led by CEO Andy Jassy, indicating a strong commitment from the e-commerce giant despite previous investments in OpenAI's competitor, Anthropic.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has privately played down the likelihood the original deal will be finalized, although the two companies will continue to have a close collaboration.
The Japanese conglomerate is exploring a further investment as part of the startup’s efforts to raise up to $100 billion.
The rivals are competing to be the first major generative AI startup to tap the public markets.
The case, which focuses on Musk’s early financial support for OpenAI and its nonprofit status, is expected to go to trial in April.
