
OpenAI Calls for Robot Tax and a Public Wealth Fund
OpenAI published a 13-page policy blueprint proposing robot taxes, a public wealth fund for every American, and government-run 4-day workweek pilots as AI reshapes the economy.
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OpenAI published a 13-page policy blueprint proposing robot taxes, a public wealth fund for every American, and government-run 4-day workweek pilots as AI reshapes the economy.

Cerebras Systems has kicked off a $2 billion IPO roadshow targeting a Nasdaq listing under ticker CBRS, anchored by a $10 billion compute contract with OpenAI.

Three OpenAI executives shift roles simultaneously days after closing a $122 billion round, raising questions about leadership continuity before an expected 2026 IPO.

OpenAI pays low hundreds of millions for TBPN, an 11-person tech talk show with 70,000 daily viewers - placing it under the company's chief political operative ahead of its IPO.

SpaceX filed a confidential S-1 targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation and up to $75 billion raised - the largest IPO in history, built on Starlink revenue and the xAI merger.

OpenAI closed its funding round at $122 billion and $852 billion valuation on March 31, with $3 billion going to retail investors via banks for the first time.

South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions has closed a $400M pre-IPO round at a $2.34B valuation, with the government's Korea National Growth Fund leading Seoul's first direct bet under its K-Nvidia initiative.

OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video app and killing a $1B Disney deal as it pivots aggressively toward enterprise clients ahead of a public listing.

Meta is reportedly planning to lay off 20% of its 79,000 workforce to offset $135 billion in AI spending - and the stock went up 3% on the news.

Jensen Huang confirmed Nvidia's $30B OpenAI investment will likely be its last direct equity stake, killing the $100B pledge as OpenAI races toward a public listing at a $730B valuation.

CoreWeave stock plunged nearly 19% after Q4 earnings revealed widening losses, an 894% debt-to-equity ratio, and plans to spend up to $35 billion on data center expansion in 2026.

Block CEO Jack Dorsey cut 4,000 employees - nearly half the company - citing AI tools as the reason, then predicted the majority of companies will make similar structural changes within 12 months. Wall Street rewarded him with a 25% stock surge. The evidence says he is wrong.