AI Claims 80% of Record $300B VC Quarter
Q1 2026 set an all-time venture capital record with $300 billion invested globally, and AI startups captured $242 billion of it - four mega-rounds alone accounted for 64% of every dollar deployed.
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OpenAI's $122B Round Adds Retail Access Before IPO
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.
OpenAI Drops Sora to Chase Enterprise Revenue
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.
Shopify Activates AI Storefronts for Millions of Merchants
Shopify activated Agentic Storefronts by default on March 24, making products from millions of merchants discoverable and purchasable inside ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google's AI channels.
Gemini Imports ChatGPT and Claude Chat History
Google launched two new tools on March 26 that let users transfer memories and full chat logs from ChatGPT or Claude into Gemini - 24 days after Anthropic launched the same concept first.
Claude Paid Subs More Than Double as ARR Hits $19B
Anthropic confirmed paid Claude subscriptions more than doubled in 2026 while annualized revenue climbed from $1B to $19B in roughly 15 months.
Microsoft Picks Up 900 MW Texas Campus OpenAI Dropped
Microsoft signs a deal with Crusoe for a new 900 MW AI factory campus in Abilene, Texas, adjacent to the Stargate site Oracle and OpenAI walked away from three weeks ago.
OpenAI Codex Launches Plugin Marketplace for Agents
OpenAI ships a plugin marketplace for Codex CLI v0.117.0, bundling skills, app integrations, and MCP server configs behind an enterprise governance layer.
New York's RAISE Act Is Law - AI Labs Have Until 2027
New York's RAISE Act is now on the books, requiring frontier AI developers to publish safety protocols, report incidents within 72 hours, and submit to annual audits by January 2027.
OpenAI Kills Sora, Disney's $1B Deal Goes With It
OpenAI is shutting down Sora six months after launch, killing a $1 billion Disney deal that was supposed to anchor the product's future.
OpenAI Foundation Names Leaders, Pledges $1B
OpenAI's nonprofit arm announced a $1 billion grant commitment for 2026, hired a full leadership team including co-founder Wojciech Zaremba, and outlined four focus areas from disease research to children's mental health.
OpenAI Seeks 50 GW Fusion Deal - Altman Steps Aside
OpenAI is in advanced talks to buy up to 50 gigawatts of fusion energy from Helion, the startup where Sam Altman holds a personal stake worth an estimated $375 million.
