OpenAI did not name the investors, but reports said that the funding round was led by New York-based venture capital firm Thrive Capital, including the company's biggest backer Microsoft and new participants, chipmaker Nvidia and SoftBank, among others.
Reports of the outage began flowing into Downdetector around noon ET Wednesday.
US private sector hiring picked up in September, with employers adding more jobs than anticipated, according to data released Wednesday by payroll firm ADP.
ADP data showed private sector employment rose by 143,000 jobs, significantly higher than the 120,000 figure that a consensus by Briefing.com expected.
The EU voiced concerns about "harmful" content posted on Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube as it told the digital platforms on Wednesday to hand over more information on how their platforms recommend content to users.
Tech giant Oracle on Wednesday said it plans to invest more than $6.5 billion on cloud services data centres in Malaysia, joining a list of US titans rushing to build up their AI infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the unblocking of the bank accounts of Elon Musk's X in the country after the social media platform agreed to pay more than $5 million in fines.
In a complaint, the National Labor Relations Board claimed that Apple required its U.S. employees to sign illegal confidentiality agreements and non-disclosure as well as non-compete agreements. Apple also imposed overly broad social media policies, it said.
Bitcoin once again retreated due to geopolitical headwinds as the world's largest cryptocurrency dropped to $60,000 Tuesday night following news of Iran's missile barrage toward Israel.
Argentina's vice president welcomed El Salvador's Nayib Bukele to the Senate Tuesday, expressing her interest in Bitcoin and asking the pro-Bitcoin leader to discuss the nation's volcano bonds.
Bitwise, already an issuer of spot Bitcoin and spot Ethereum ETFs, filed for an $XRP ETF, triggering excitement in the crypto community and marking the first step in what Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse previously predicted was an "inevitable" wave of crypto ETFs.
The eurozone's annual inflation rate fell to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years in September, official data showed Tuesday, dropping below the European Central Bank's two-percent target and fuelling expectations of a rate cut.
Qatar Airways unveiled a bid to take a 25 percent stake in troubled airline Virgin Australia on Tuesday, a deal that could shake up Australia's Qantas-dominated market.
Dockworkers at major ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday after last-minute negotiations yielded no new labor contract, a stoppage expected to drag on the world's largest economy just ahead of the November presidential election.
The U.S. purchased 6 million barrels of oil to replenish the huge sale of 180 million barrels from the reserve in 2022.
Bitcoin has just recorded its best September yet in 11 years, setting up the world's top cryptocurrency for a potentially beneficial fourth quarter.
Amid Southeast Asia's growing reputation as a digital hotspot, Google has invested $1 billion in Thailand's cloud infrastructure, which is projected to generate $4 billion in economic growth and create 14,000 new jobs annually over the next five years.
September hasn't always been kind to Bitcoin and the broader crypto market, but as the world's top digital asset logged a stellar run in the historically-down month, several memecoins followed suit, led by $NEIRO.
U.S. judge dismisses without prejudice the lawsuit filed by shareholders of Tesla against the company and Elon Musk.
