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A comment on OpenAI's $110B funding round (investments from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank). Parent comment

Re:OpenAI's $110B funding round (investments from Amazon, Nv... by captainbland on Friday February 27, 2026 @11:41AM (#47182572)
For Nvidia's part they're just giving money to one of their largest customers. They make money back even if they "lose" the bet
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Re:OpenAI's $110B funding round (investments from Amazon, Nv... by Vespasian on Friday February 27, 2026 @11:50AM (#47182684)
Selling Shovels is quite lucrative whether there is an actual mining business or just a gold rush.

At one point Jensen Huang will be out (retired or forced by staginating sales) and can definitely look back on a very successful career. That much is certain.

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Re:OpenAI's $110B funding round (investments from Amazon, Nv... by rvnx on Friday February 27, 2026 @05:11PM (#47186417)
It's like government XX giving "help" or "grants" to countries at war so they can purchase weapons from XX.
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