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Business Insider
12-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
OpenAI ends acquisition talks with Windsurf, Information reports
OpenAI has terminated discussions to acquire AI coding assistant maker Windsdurf over Microsoft (MSFT) IP concerns, The Information's Miles Kruppa and Natasha Mascarenhas report. Instead, Google (GOOGL) intends to hire Windsurf's CEO and some staff, the authors note. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>>
Business Insider
10-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Nvidia challengner Groq in talks over $6B valuation, Information reports
Groq, a challenger to Nvidia (NVDA) in the manufacture of chips to power large language models, has discussed with investors raising $300M-$500M at a $6B post-investment valuation, The Information's Natasha Mascarenhas and Cory Weinberg report, citing two people with direct knowledge of the fundraising effort. Don't Miss TipRanks' Half-Year Sale Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week.
Tom's Guide
26-06-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
ChatGPT is quietly becoming a Google Docs rival — here's what I'm most excited about
I use ChatGPT every day — to brainstorm ideas, test AI prompts, and sometimes even help my kids with homework. But now, it looks like OpenAI is planning to take things a step further. According to a new report from The Information, the company is quietly building features that would turn ChatGPT into a full-blown productivity suite similar to Google Workspace, including collaborative documents and built-in chat. That means instead of toggling between Google Docs, Slack and ChatGPT, users could soon do it all in one place. And as someone who lives inside these tools, that's a huge deal. According to The Information reporters Amir Efrati and Natasha Mascarenhas, OpenAI has designed tools that enable people to co-edit documents and communicate via chat within ChatGPT. If launched, this would position OpenAI as a direct competitor to Google Workspace and Microsoft Office — including Microsoft, its own biggest investor. Yes, it's a bit awkward. But it makes sense. If OpenAI wants to evolve from "just a chatbot" into a full platform, it needs to go where people actually work — and that means docs, comments, live editing and genuine collaboration. These new features haven't launched yet, but the idea alone changes how I think about ChatGPT. Right now, it's an amazing assistant and tools like Projects, Tasks and Image Library prove it has the capability of being a full-fledged workspace. I've already traded my notes app for OpenAI builds in shared editing, sidebar chats and doc-based memory, it could really start to look less like a chatbot. OpenAI's biggest investor — Microsoft — already integrates ChatGPT tech in its Office products via Copilot. But if OpenAI builds its own native alternative, it sets the stage for a complex rivalry. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. They're partners, yes, but they're increasingly competing for the same users: those who want smarter, faster, AI-powered tools to get things done. OpenAI has mentioned the potential for a social platform and a new device that takes us off our screens completely. This new project underscores the company's drive to give users these collaboration tools aren't live yet, the fact that they exist behind the scenes tells us where this is all heading. ChatGPT is becoming a place to do more for even the most casual user. And when it launches, I'll be one of the first in line to try it.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI features designed to compete with Microsoft, Google, The Information says
OpenAI has quietly designed a rival to compete with Microsoft Office (MSFT) and Google Workspace (GOOGL), with features that allow people to collaborate on documents and communicate via chat in ChatGPT, The Information's Amir Efrati and Natasha Mascarenhas report, citing two people who have seen the designs. Launching these features would allow OpenAI to compete more directly against Microsoft, its biggest investor and business partner, the report notes. Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See Insiders' Hot Stocks on TipRanks >> Read More on MSFT: Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue OpenAI Is Poaching Microsoft's Customers and Triggering an AI Turf War Microsoft to conduct another round of layoffs at Xbox division, Bloomberg says Trump Trade: Trump slams Powell while Fed chair appears before Congress Quantum Computing News: New Roadmaps, Real Timelines, and Rising Stocks Top Analyst Views Microsoft Stock (MSFT) as a 'Key Beneficiary of AI Adoption' Sign in to access your portfolio
