OpenAI announced an acqui‑hire of the three co‑founders behind Convogo, a platform that helped executive coaches and HR teams automate leadership assessments. The deal does not include Convogo’s technology or product, which will be discontinued, but brings the founders—Matt Cooper, Evan Cater, and Mike Gillett—into OpenAI’s AI cloud efforts under an all‑stock arrangement. The move reflects OpenAI’s ongoing strategy of using acquisitions to acquire talent and accelerate capabilities, adding to a series of recent purchases that have either integrated products into OpenAI’s ecosystem or shuttered them as teams joined the company. Leer más →

Microsoft has entered a five‑year, $9.7 billion agreement with Australian data‑center operator IREN to secure additional AI cloud capacity. The partnership will tap IREN’s Nvidia GB300 GPU infrastructure, slated for deployment at a Texas facility capable of delivering 750 megawatts of power. IREN is also investing in Dell‑supplied equipment worth about $5.8 billion. The deal positions Microsoft to meet rising demand for AI services on Azure and reflects a broader shift of compute assets from cryptocurrency mining to artificial‑intelligence workloads. Leer más →