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Elon Musk's xAI will open source its Grok 2 chatbot next week, continuing his commitment to making powerful AI models publicly accessible. This move allows developers worldwide to access, modify, and build upon Grok 2's code and architecture, fostering innovation and transparency in AI development. The decision aligns with industry trends toward open-source AI strategies, similar to Llama and Mistral models. While promoting collaboration, the release raises concerns about potential misuse and accountability. Grok 2 has demonstrated advanced capabilities in reasoning and multimodal tasks, and follows xAI's recent launch of Grok Imagine for image and video generation on X platform.

OpenAI is exploring a secondary stock sale that could value the company at $500 billion, up from $300 billion earlier this year. This move would allow employees to cash out equity amid intense talent competition in the AI sector. The valuation surge is driven by impressive growth metrics: 700 million weekly ChatGPT users, $13 billion in annual recurring revenue, and a business subscriber base that grew from three to five million recently. Despite projecting substantial losses, OpenAI's rapid expansion continues to attract major investors as the company builds extensive AI infrastructure and competes with tech giants making multi-billion dollar AI investments.

OpenAI is in talks for a secondary share sale that would value the company at $500 billion, up from $300 billion in March 2025. This transaction would allow employees to cash out equity without requiring an IPO. The valuation reflects ChatGPT's growth to 700 million weekly active users and $13 billion in annual revenue. Despite this success, OpenAI faces challenges with its "Stargate" data center project and growing cash burn. The company competes with well-funded rivals like Anthropic and xAI in the increasingly competitive AI sector.

Super Micro Computer reported Q4 2025 sales of $5.8 billion, up from previous quarters, but saw declining profitability metrics. Gross margin fell to 9.5% from 10.2% year-over-year, while net income dropped to $195 million from $297 million. Following the results, shares tumbled as investors reacted to disappointing earnings despite revenue growth. The company faces challenges balancing expansion with profitability in the competitive AI and cloud infrastructure market.