OpenAI Takes a $150B Haircut
Summary
OpenAI is finalizing a $30 billion bridge round at a reduced $1.25 trillion valuation ahead of its 2027 IPO, while the U.S. Treasury proposes new curbs on tech investments in China and China approves overseas deployment for its AI models. Additionally, OpenAI launched its low-latency Decisions API, and banks are actively blocking rogue AI agents from accessing customer accounts. The episode concludes with a feature on an AI voice agent that successfully crowdsourced Guinness prices across Ireland to create a real-time consumer price index.
Topics discussed
Intro and today's tech headlines
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OpenAI finalizes $30B bridge round at $1.25T valuation
Treasury proposes curbs on US tech investments in China
China approves DeepSeek and Minimax for overseas deployment
OpenAI launches Decisions API with voice and visual modalities
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US banks block rogue third-party AI agents
Long read: AI agent tracks Guinness prices in Ireland
Outro and weekend bonus episode teaser
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