Masa Son came through for OpenAI, to the tune of a $40 billion dollar round at a $300 billion-dollar post-money valuation. Sam Altman says OpenAI is going back to open weights. A new encryption model for Gmail. A new movie strategy for Amazon. And why the Switch 2 represents a new revenue strategy for Nintendo.Sponsors:<ul><li><a href="https://freshbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FreshBooks.com</a></li></ul> Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/31/openai-closes-40-billion-in-funding-the-largest-private-fundraise-in-history-softbank-chatgpt.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record</a>&nbsp;(CNBC)</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-31/openai-finalizes-40-billion-funding-at-300-billion-valuation?sref=Szq5ylDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI Finalizes $40 Billion Funding at $300 Billion Value</a>&nbsp;(Bloomberg)</li><li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/openai-plans-to-release-a-new-open-language-model-in-the-coming-months/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model in the coming months</a>&nbsp;(TechCrunch)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/640422/google-gmail-email-encryption-enterprise-beta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gmail is making it easier for businesses to send encrypted emails to anyone</a>&nbsp;(The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/business/media/amazon-movies-theaters.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon’s New Movie Strategy Starts With Theaters</a>&nbsp;(NYTimes)</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-01/nintendo-s-switch-2-launch-marks-departure-from-founding-philosophy?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MzUwNzA3NSwiZXhwIjoxNzQ0MTExODc1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVTFERVNEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBRDcxOUY5NDBGRTk0MzNBOERCNzI2OEJDOTY3NzY3QyJ9.3EC5jvvikmgwikDv68fXCsGSnJiTC4UQIu9PVZbgaQA&amp;sref=Szq5ylDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nintendo Departs From Its Founding Philosophy With Switch 2</a>&nbsp;(Bloomberg)</li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Masa Son came through for OpenAI, to the tune of a $40 billion dollar round at a $300 billion-dollar post-money valuation. Sam Altman says OpenAI is going back to open weights. A new encryption model for Gmail. A new movie strategy for Amazon. And why the Switch 2 represents a new revenue strategy for Nintendo.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsors:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://freshbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FreshBooks.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/31/openai-closes-40-billion-in-funding-the-largest-private-fundraise-in-history-softbank-chatgpt.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(CNBC)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-31/openai-finalizes-40-billion-funding-at-300-billion-valuation?sref=Szq5ylDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;OpenAI Finalizes $40 Billion Funding at $300 Billion Value&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Bloomberg)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/openai-plans-to-release-a-new-open-language-model-in-the-coming-months/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model in the coming months&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(TechCrunch)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/640422/google-gmail-email-encryption-enterprise-beta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gmail is making it easier for businesses to send encrypted emails to anyone&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(The Verge)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/business/media/amazon-movies-theaters.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon’s New Movie Strategy Starts With Theaters&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(NYTimes)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-01/nintendo-s-switch-2-launch-marks-departure-from-founding-philosophy?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MzUwNzA3NSwiZXhwIjoxNzQ0MTExODc1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVTFERVNEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBRDcxOUY5NDBGRTk0MzNBOERCNzI2OEJDOTY3NzY3QyJ9.3EC5jvvikmgwikDv68fXCsGSnJiTC4UQIu9PVZbgaQA&amp;amp;sref=Szq5ylDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Nintendo Departs From Its Founding Philosophy With Switch 2&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Bloomberg)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Masa Son came through for OpenAI, to the tune of a $40 billion dollar round at a $300 billion-dollar post-money valuation. Sam Altman says OpenAI is going back to open weights. A new encryption model for Gmail. A new movie strategy for Amazon. And why the Switch 2 represents a new revenue strategy for Nintendo.

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