In a remarkable move within the tech industry, OpenAI is allowing its current and former employees to sell shares worth approximately $1.5 billion to SoftBank Group. This tender offer, spearheaded by SoftBank's CEO Masayoshi Son, is set to conclude by December 24, 2024. This development follows SoftBank's earlier $500 million investment in OpenAI's recent funding round, which valued the AI powerhouse at $157 billion.

Amazon’s recent $4 billion investment in Anthropic underscores its commitment to dominating the generative AI space. This fresh injection of funds builds on Amazon's existing $4 billion stake in Anthropic, bringing the total to $8 billion. The partnership cements Anthropic’s reliance on Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary platform for training AI models. This collaboration not only reinforces Anthropic’s position as a key player in generative AI but also aligns Amazon's cloud computing and semiconductor divisions with cutting-edge AI development.