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How Microsoft’s Friendship With Sam Altman Triggered a Historic $360 Billion One-Day Crash

[HPP] Sam AltmanJanuary 31, 20263 min
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Historic Market Crash

  • 📉 Microsoft experienced a $360 billion market value loss in a single day, marking the second largest one-day wipeout in US stock market history.
  • ⚠️ This significant crash is attributed to AI hype colliding with financial realities, specifically Microsoft's deepening entanglement with OpenAI.

OpenAI's Financial Concerns

  • 💰 Investors are increasingly worried about OpenAI's substantial cash burn and its lack of a clear path to profitability.
  • 📊 OpenAI accounts for a massive 45% of Microsoft's $625 billion future cloud commitments, despite reportedly losing over $8 billion last year and spending $15 million daily on AI video generation.
  • 🔄 Critics point to **
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