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EPISODE · Jan 23, 2026 · 55 MIN

OpenAI’s $50 Billion Fundraise, AI Advertising Game Theory, Apple’s AI Wearable Pin

from Big Technology Podcast · host Alex Kantrowitz

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) What happened at Davos 2) OpenAI’s planned $50 billion funding round 3) Does the money set expectations too high for OpenAI? 4) Will OpenAI ever turn a profit? 5)) How many funding rounds does OpenAI have left? 6) Does OpenAI’s shrinking lead bode poorly for its inevitable IPO 7) OpenAI introduces ads to ChatGPT 8) Why is Google waiting to bring ads to Gemini? 9) Apple is building a wearable AI Pin 10) Wait, is Alexa Plus good?  --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b --- Take back your personal data with Incogni! Go to incogni.com slash bigtechpod and Use code bigtechpod at checkout, our code will get you 60% off on annual plans. Go check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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