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

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Alex Kantrowitz

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4.7 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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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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0:00.0	Open AI is raising $50 billion.
0:02.6	What happens if the funding runs out?
0:05.0	Ads, meanwhile, are coming to generative AI, and Apple is developing an AI pin?
0:11.1	That's coming up on a Big Technology Podcast Friday edition right after this.
0:15.5	This episode is brought to you by Qualcomm.
0:17.6	Qualcomm is bringing intelligent computing everywhere.
0:20.1	At every technological inflection point, Qualcomm has Qualcomm is bringing intelligent computing everywhere. At every technological
0:21.7	inflection point, Qualcomm has been a trusted partner helping the world tackle its most
0:26.3	important challenges. Qualcomm's leading edge AI, high performance, low power computing,
0:32.5	and unrivaled connectivity solutions have the power to build new ecosystems, transform industries, and improve
0:38.9	the way we all experience the world. Can AI's most valuable use be in the industrial setting?
0:45.3	I've been thinking about this question more and more after visiting IFS's Industrial X Unleashed event
0:50.9	in New York City and getting a chance to speak with IFS CEO Mark Muffett.
0:56.2	To give a clear example, Mufford told me that IFS is sending Boston Dynamics spot robots
1:01.5	out for inspection, bringing that data back to the IFS nerve center, which then with the assistance
1:06.8	of large language models can assign the right technician to examine areas that need attending.
1:12.6	It's a fascinating frontier of the technology, and I'm thankful to my partners at IFS for opening my eyes to it.
1:19.5	To learn more, go to IFS.com. That's IFS.com. Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition,
1:25.7	where we break down the news in our traditional cool-headed and nuanced format.
1:30.3	We have a big show for you today.
1:32.4	We're going to talk all about the massive fundraising that Open AI is reportedly engaged in.
1:37.6	They want to raise $50 billion.
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