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  "id": 16106282,
  "title": "Sources: OpenAI nears an up to $30B round led by investors from the UAE and Coatue at a $1.25T pre-money valuation, as an \"opportunistic\" bridge ahead of an IPO (Kate Rooney/CNBC)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/sources-openai-nears-an-up-to-30b-round-led-by-investors-from-the-uae",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T20:23:08.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/22/openai-funding-round-uae-investors.html"
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  "summary": "OpenAI is closing in on a funding round that could value the artificial intelligence giant at more than $1 trillion ahead …",
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        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo",
        "published": "2026-10-22T22:08:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: OpenAI has cut its valuation target to $1.25T, down from the $1.4T valuation it pitched earlier this month, after facing resistance from some investors (Financial Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/sources-openai-has-cut-its-valuation-target-to-1-25t-down-from-the-1",
        "published": "2026-10-22T22:35:33.000Z"
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