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In an interview at the AI Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed Elon Musk’s unsolicited $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit as “an attempt to slow [OpenAI] down.” “[Musk] obviously is a competitor,” Altman said. “He’s raised a lot of money for [his AI company] xAI, and they’re trying to

In Brief Posted: 9:32 AM PST · February 11, 2025 Image Credits:Olga Arsentyeva / Getty Images Stripe is in talks for another shareholder sale that could value the company at “at least” $85 billion, according to multiple reports and a source familiar with the matter. The Information first reported the news that the payments infrastructure

KEY TAKEAWAYS Ecolab shares jumped to be among the top S&P 500 gainers Tuesday, as the company posted a current quarter and 2025 outlook that topped analysts’ estimates amid “growth trends” in water, hygiene and infection prevention. Ecolab said it expects “macroeconomic trends” in the US to strengthen. Ecolab shares have gained more than 30%

Elon Musk is the $400 billion man no longer; now he’s just the $395 billion man.  Musk’s net worth fell below $400 billion for the first time this year on Monday, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His net worth declined more than $7 billion yesterday when Tesla (TSLA) stock, which is estimated to account for