Renault SA

Donald Trump said the Greenland deal with NATO was "framed" and rejected new duties against Europe. OpenAI has begun talks to raise up to $50 billion from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. Elon Musk is accelerating SpaceX's IPO to fund space AI data centers and is thinking about returning to politics. The main events of January 19-23 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: Greenland deal, SpaceX IPO acceleration and $50 billion for OpenAI

Several of the richest Americans, including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, have invested in Greenland after Donald Trump expressed interest in it back in his first term as president, Forbes <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinadilicosa/2026/01/09/these-billionaires-bet-big-on-greenland-after-trump-took-interest/">writes</a>. Here's who the billionaires have invested in the island's economy:

Island of Hope: How the richest US billionaires are investing in Greenland

ChatGPT developer OpenAI plans to raise as much as $100 billion in a new investment round, which could give the company a valuation of up to $830 billion, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-new-fundraising-round-could-value-startup-at-as-much-as-830-billion-93de9f7c">reported,</a> citing sources. If it manages to get the full target amount, that would make it the most expensive startup, allowing it to overtake Elon Musk's SpaceX again, which <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/spacex-podorozala-ilon-mask-stal-pervym-celovekom-v-mire-s-sostoaniem-vyse-600-mlrd">started a </a>new round of equity sales at a valuation of $800 billion.

New investor OpenAI could value it at $830 billion - WSJ. That's more expensive than SpaceX

Meta Platforms, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Apple Inc.

Netflix, Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Michael Burry continues to criticize Big Tech, now for hidden costs and diluting shareholder capital. Samsung has shown technology leadership by releasing an experimental TriFold before the debut of the foldable iPhone, and OpenAI has introduced a "code red" mode to urgently improve ChatGPT. Meta, meanwhile, is preparing for major layoffs. The main events from December 1 to December 5 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: Burry vs. Big Tech, OpenAI improves ChatGPT, cuts at Meta

Tesla, Inc.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was considering an acquisition or partnership with rocket company Stoke Space to create a competitor to Elon Musk's SpaceX, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altman-has-explored-deal-to-build-competitor-to-elon-musks-spacex-01574ff7?mod=hp_lead_pos9">reported</a>, citing sources close to OpenAI. In the renewed company, Altman, according to them, hoped to get a controlling stake through a multibillion-dollar equity investment.

WSJ: The head of OpenAI wanted to create a SpaceX competitor. Why did he refuse?

Alphabet Inc.

The head of developer ChatGPT announced an emergency mode of work in the company to improve the chatbot

OpenAI has declared a "code red". Google threatens to take away its leadership in the AI race

Oracle Corporation

CoreWeave, Inc.

There is virtually no debt on OpenAI's own balance sheet

OpenAI partners have racked up $100bn of debt to fund the startup's ambitions - FT

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Techno-billionaires from Silicon Valley are actively <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/magnaty-kremnievoj-doliny-delaut-stavki-na-omolozenie-mozno-li-na-etom-zarabotat">investing</a> in finding new ways to extend life. However, they are not only concerned about this - in San Francisco, with the support of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, a startup called Preventive has been secretly <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/genetically-engineered-babies-tech-billionaires-6779efc8">working</a> <a href="https://www.preventive.bio/blog/announcing-preventive">for</a> six months to create genetically "improved" babies using the latest DNA editing technologies. And he's not the only one. The idea is a noble one - to rid people of genetic diseases, but critics fear both failure and success of this venture.

Human 2.0: where Silicon Valley's attempt to rewrite DNA is headed

Microsoft Corporation

So, it's happened. After a year of discussions, negotiations and even <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/cukerberg-protiv-al-tmana-kak-delo-openai-raskololo-kremnievuu-dolinu">lawsuits</a>, the leading artificial intelligence developer OpenAI has finally restructured and turned into a commercial company. This will allow its CEO Sam Altman to attract new investments and even go public. It may become the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-lays-groundwork-juggernaut-ipo-up-1-trillion-valuation-2025-10-29/">largest</a> IPO in modern history.

"Just a normal company" at $1 trillion: How OpenAI is making its way to the stock exchange

In mid-October, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman blew up the Internet (again) by promising to make ChatGPT more <a href="https://x.com/sama/status/1978129344598827128?s=46">human</a> in communication this year. So human, in fact, that adult users will be able to flirt with it and have erotic conversations with it if they want to. Given that erotica and porn have always been the shortest route to monetizing content on the internet, it begs the question: is this really a necessary improvement for a chatbot or just an attempt to make a quick buck for a loss-making company that has <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/cto-kopaet-glava-openai-sem-al-tman-ekonomiceskij-rov-ili-mogilu">committed</a> over $1 trillion?

Freedom and money: how AI is going to use erotic content

Micron Technology, Inc.

Micron reported earnings above expectations and gave a strong outlook, citing demand for high-speed memory for AI chips. Tether is preparing a record $15-20 billion round that could value the issuer of the largest stablecoin at $500 billion - on par with OpenAI and SpaceX. In the US, Donald Trump's plans to charge $100,000 for each H-1B visa application have alarmed the startup community. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events on the morning of September 24.

Highlights for this morning: Tether rushes to $500 billion, Micron breaks record, US startups on alert

Telomir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jupiter Neurosciences, Inc.

In mid-September, the startup Retro Biosciences, supported by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/retro-biosciences-sam-altman-antiaging-brain-pill-longevity-healthspan-2025-9">announced</a> that this year it would begin clinical trials of its first development - a pill to "clean" the brain and fight Alzheimer's disease. Achieving longevity or even immortality is one of mankind's oldest aspirations, which is still relevant today. Silicon Valley techno-investors are pouring billions into researching ways to extend life. What are they betting on?