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Lynn Duan

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Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

Yeah, and I think we had one of the analysts out in Asia saying he is literally betting the house on OpenAI and other AI stakes.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

Now that being said, it's probably worth pointing out that it's as much as $30 billion as opposed to $30 billion itself.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

So we'll see exactly where he lands there.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

But I mean, let's face it, like SoftBank has already invested tens of billions of dollars in OpenAI.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

So what's another $30 billion at this point, right?

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

That's exactly right.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

And we've been reporting on this funding round that OpenAI has been orchestrating over the past several months for a while now.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

Obviously, SoftBank isn't the only name that is intended to invest in this round.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

We very recently broke the news that OpenAI has been in conversations with very big name investors in the Middle East.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

And so it's possible that we see some sovereign wealth money wind up in this round.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

Now, in terms of what they're targeting valuation-wise, very difficult to say.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

It's even difficult to say exactly how much they may end up raising in the end.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

The ranges that you've seen out there from us, from others in the media, are kind of all over the place.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

It's like anywhere from $750 billion to $850 billion, depending on where investors in OpenAI decide to land in the end.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

So it's very much an active...

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

round and we continue to try to keep tabs of exactly where it lands.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

Well, I think it's probably two different questions that you're looking to unpack there.

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

One is,

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

What does SoftBank selling down its stake in NVIDIA really mean?

Bloomberg Tech
Amazon Cutting 16,000 Jobs, ASML Reports Record Bookings

And I think that for a moment, people were making the mistake of interpreting that as, ooh, SoftBank sees that it's getting like way over its skis and it's not really, you know, all in on AI, when in fact what it was really doing is trying to raise enough money to make even more bets on AI.

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