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OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal; SoftBank spending $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant; and New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion

6 min•19 februari 2026

OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion.

SoftBank's project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants.

And, New York pulled a robotaxi expansion proposal that was viewed as a win for Waymo.

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