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OpenAI gives Microsoft 27% ($135B) stake as it completes for-profit shift
Bay Area Times
October 29, 2025
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Top stories today:
- OpenAI gives Microsoft 27% ($135B) stake in for-profit shift
- Fed expected to cut rates by 25 bps today at 2 PM ET
- NVIDIA takes $1B stake in Nokia, will supply AI chips
- Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint raises $60M for longevity platform
- Polymarket said to return to U.S. by late Nov., with sports betting focus
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1. OpenAI gives Microsoft 27% ($135B) stake as it completes for-profit shift
Microsoft stock +2% on the news:
Microsoft receives a ~$135B stake in OpenAI as part of the restructuring.
Access through 2032 to OpenAI’s technology, including future AGI models.
20% of OpenAI’s revenue will continue going to Microsoft until AGI is verified by an expert panel.
The nonprofit now holds a 26% equity stake in the restructured entity, along with a warrant allowing it to claim additional undisclosed shares if the company’s value grows 10x in 15 years.
Relatedly, OpenAI intended to get to $1T a year in infrastructure spend, Sam Altman said.
OpenAI’s restructure won’t affect Elon Musk’s lawsuit, but reversal may now be difficult, California AG said.
2027 IPO hopes get boost as OpenAI’s California commitment clears regulatory path.
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3. Fed expected to cut rates by 25 bps today at 2 PM ET
2nd 2025 cut, after the 1st in Sep.
2:30 PM ET: Fed Chair Powell speaks at the FOMC press conference after the meeting ends.
FOMC members are likely to remain split, with a vocal minority warning of lingering inflation risks
4. NVIDIA takes $1B stake in Nokia, will supply AI chips for 5G/6G networks
Nokia stock +21% on the news — its biggest gain since 2013:
