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Sam Altman's $1.4 Trillion Vision: Inside OpenAI's Ambitious Scale-Up Plan Following Microsoft Deal
Oct 29, 2025 09:14 pm CST
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveils an unprecedented $1.4 trillion plan to develop 30 gigawatts of computing resources following a landmark restructuring deal with Microsoft. As the company pivots toward a potential IPO, Altman aims to transform the $500 billion enterprise into an AI powerhouse generating hundreds of billions in annual revenue, despite skepticism about funding feasibility and criticism from former associates including Elon Musk.
Amazon Cloud Outage Exposes Critical Vulnerabilities in US-East-1 Data Center Hub
Oct 21, 2025 12:20 pm CST
A massive Amazon cloud service disruption revealed how dependent modern businesses are on centralized digital infrastructure. The outage originated in Northern Virginia's US-East-1 region, which handles significantly more data than other AWS hubs, highlighting systemic fragilities in our interconnected digital economy and raising important questions about cloud concentration risks.