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OpenAI's $122B Mega-Round, Anthropic's $30B Surge & Microsoft's New MAI Models

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Dive into the latest AI RADAR where we cover **OpenAI's historic $122B funding round**, pushing its valuation to $852B. We unpack **Anthropic's $30B revenue milestone** and 3.5GW Google compute deal. Plus, **Microsoft** pushes for AI self-sufficiency with its new in-house 'MAI' models, challenging OpenAI directly. Also: **Runway's $10M venture fund** and **Nvidia's 'Vera Rubin' chip platform** for agentic AI.Sources:• Anthropic: https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/06/anthropic-taps-google-broadcom-yet-ai-chips-revenue-run-rate-tops-30b/• Microsoft: https://venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft-launches-3-new-ai-models-in-direct-shot-at-openai-and-google/• OpenAI: https://openai.com/index/openai-raises-122-billion-to-accelerate-the-next-phase-of-ai/• Runway: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups/• Nvidia: https://venturebeat.com/ai/nvidia-introduces-vera-rubin-a-seven-chip-ai-platform-with-openai-anthropic-and-meta-on-board/

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