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OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about letting the public share in the financial gains from the AI boom.

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Jul 2, 2026 at 15:20 TechCrunch

OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions abo...

Jul 2, 2026 at 15:12 Ars Technica

Trump gets OpenAI to offer US 5% stake, far lower than Sanders’ target

Insiders say Sam Altman is in active talks with the Trump administration.

Jul 2, 2026 at 13:53 TechCrunch

Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment

Microsoft follows Amazon, OpenAI, and Anthropic with its new AI deployment group.

Jul 2, 2026 at 12:17 Hacker News

Karp: Anthropic/OpenAI are stealing customer IP and their tokens have low value

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Jul 2, 2026 at 11:16 Hacker News

OpenAI: In early talks to give 5% stake to US Government

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Jun 30, 2026 at 15:00 TechCrunch

Amazon launches new $1 billion FDE org, following OpenAI and Anthropic

Engineers on the new team will embed within companies to deploy purpose-built agents, focusing on fast deployments and customer self-suff...

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