
How Will OpenAI Fund Its Multibillion-Dollar Ambitions?
from WSJ What’s News
by The Wall Street Journal
Published: Fri Sep 12 2025
Show Notes
A.M. Edition for Sept. 12. OpenAI has big plans, spending billions of dollars on everything from computing, data centers, hardware and chips. But how will the world’s largest start-up payfor these ventures? WSJ’s Eliot Brown looks at OpenAI’s spending commitments and what it will take to fund them. Plus, Trump’s tariffs aren’t making the U.S. trillions yet - but as of early September, the U.S, has collected more than $159 billion in tariff revenue. And, the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer enters its third day. Kate Bullivant hosts.
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Correction: Vice President J.D. Vance traveled to Utah on Thursday, Sept. 11. An earlier version of this podcast said he would go there on Friday. (Corrected on September 12)
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