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OpenAI says nonprofit parent to keep $100B+ stake, signs non-binding MoU with Microsoft
Bay Area Times
September 12, 2025
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- OpenAI says nonprofit parent to keep $100B+ stake
- CPI (core) +0.4% (+0.3%) MoM as inflation lingers
- OpenAI said to spend $350B on servers by 2030
- Figure Technology shares +24% after $787.5M IPO
- Adobe Q3 revenue +11% YoY to $6.0B, net income +5% to $1.8B
- Alibaba launches Qwen3-Next, long-context optimized AI architecture
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1. OpenAI says nonprofit parent to keep $100B+ stake, signs non-binding MoU with Microsoft
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The nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight control, OpenAI said.
Capital raising remains possible for OpenAI under the new structure.
Microsoft’s deal is specifically to outline the next phase of partnership.
“[A]ctively working to finalize contractual terms in a definitive agreement,” OpenAI said in a joint statement with Microsoft.
The AGI clause reportedly remains part of the new agreement but has been modified.
Working closely with the California and Delaware Attorneys General to establish its structure, OpenAI said.
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3. CPI (core) +0.4% (+0.3%) MoM as inflation lingers
CPI: 0.4% MoM / 2.9% YoY in Aug., vs. 0.3% / 2.9% expected, from 0.2% / 2.7% in Jul.
Core CPI: 0.3% MoM, 3.1% YoY, in line with forecasts and unchanged from Jul.
Coffee, auto repair, ground beef, apples, bananas, and used cars saw the sharpest price gains over the past year
The Fed is expected to cut rates by 25 bps at its Sep. 17 meeting
4. OpenAI said to spend $350B on servers by 2030, ~75% of revenue on compute, talent
2030: free cash flow from OpenAI’s business is expected to start.
$100B of the 2030 revenue would be spent on renting servers to train and run models.
2025-2029: another $250B on renting cloud servers is projected to be spent.
OpenAI’s R&D would be 45% of its $200B revenue in 2030, or ~$90B
Figure’s shares closed at $31.11 each in New York on Thu., above the IPO price of $25 apiece.
~$6.6B of market value, based on the outstanding shares.
“Blockchain is a democratization of financial services,” Figure’s co-founder Mike Cagney said.
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7. Adobe Q3 revenue +11% YoY to $6.0B, net income +5% to $1.8B, beats estimates
