funding

Paramount won’t say whether Middle East money is funding its WBD deal

A few months ago, Larry and David Ellison’s Paramount said it had lined up big backers for its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery: three Middle Eastern countries, which would contribute a total of $24 billion to help buy the media conglomerate.Now, Paramount has won the rights to WBD, after…

These eye-popping charts put OpenAI’s record funding round in perspective

OpenAI’s latest funding round is unprecedented. The following charts put the deal in perspective.The startup announced the $110 billion financing last week, pushing its valuation to $840 billion, including the new cash. It brings Amazon and Nvidia on as major backers and puts questions about OpenAI’s financial stability to bed.…