Phoebe Liu
@pheebini.bsky.social
@forbes tech + money reporter / @forbesunion / 📧 pliu@forbes.com / atlanta sports bear, at the moment
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So just how much money is OpenAI dumping on this firehose of imbecilic video? More than $5 billion annualized, or around $15 million per day, according to Forbes estimates and conversations with experts www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
Here’s How Much Cash OpenAI Is Burning On AI Video App Sora. What It Means
Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power the AI slop factory.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So just how much money is OpenAI dumping on this firehose of imbecilic video? More than $5 billion annualized, or around $15 million per day, according to Forbes estimates and conversations with experts www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
Have you been using #Sora? Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power its AI slop factory. There are also potential silver linings (more training data + future tax savings). My latest for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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Here’s How Much Cash OpenAI Is Burning On AI Video App Sora. What It Means
Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power the AI slop factory.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Have you been using #Sora? Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power its AI slop factory. There are also potential silver linings (more training data + future tax savings). My latest for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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We spoke to experts who pointed out that chief dealmaker Altman, who has claimed he has no stake in the company, doesn’t have much to lose. “He can commit to as much as he wants... Either he uses it, he renegotiates it, or he walks away.”
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
Here’s What Happens If OpenAI Can’t Pay For Its $1.4 Trillion AI Deals
OpenAI has gone wild with compute deals this year, committing to spend far more than its balance sheet can currently sustain. So who takes the fall if it can’t pay? It won’t be Altman.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We spoke to experts who pointed out that chief dealmaker Altman, who has claimed he has no stake in the company, doesn’t have much to lose. “He can commit to as much as he wants... Either he uses it, he renegotiates it, or he walks away.”
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
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One likely scenario is that the AI company pays for and utilizes only a portion of the compute it has booked said D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria. “They don't want OpenAI to go bankrupt, so their incentive is to renegotiate,” he told Forbes.
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
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Here’s What Happens If OpenAI Can’t Pay For Its $1.4 Trillion AI Deals
OpenAI has gone wild with compute deals this year, committing to spend far more than its balance sheet can currently sustain. So who takes the fall if it can’t pay? It won’t be Altman.
www.forbes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
One likely scenario is that the AI company pays for and utilizes only a portion of the compute it has booked said D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria. “They don't want OpenAI to go bankrupt, so their incentive is to renegotiate,” he told Forbes.
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
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OpenAI has gone wild with compute deals this year, committing to spend far more than its balance sheet can currently sustain. So who takes the fall if it can’t pay?
Latest for @forbes.com with @pheebini.bsky.social and @richardnieva.bsky.social.
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
Latest for @forbes.com with @pheebini.bsky.social and @richardnieva.bsky.social.
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
Here’s What Happens If OpenAI Can’t Pay For Its $1.4 Trillion AI Deals
OpenAI has gone wild with compute deals this year, committing to spend far more than its balance sheet can currently sustain. So who takes the fall if it can’t pay? It won’t be Altman.
www.forbes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
OpenAI has gone wild with compute deals this year, committing to spend far more than its balance sheet can currently sustain. So who takes the fall if it can’t pay?
Latest for @forbes.com with @pheebini.bsky.social and @richardnieva.bsky.social.
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
Latest for @forbes.com with @pheebini.bsky.social and @richardnieva.bsky.social.
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
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1/3 Reddit’s popularity has exploded in recent years.
Daily users have approximately doubled since the summer of 2023. It’s become one of the top sources cited by AI chatbots. And organic search to the platform has skyrocketed (you may have noticed more Reddit results when you Google these days).
Daily users have approximately doubled since the summer of 2023. It’s become one of the top sources cited by AI chatbots. And organic search to the platform has skyrocketed (you may have noticed more Reddit results when you Google these days).
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
1/3 Reddit’s popularity has exploded in recent years.
Daily users have approximately doubled since the summer of 2023. It’s become one of the top sources cited by AI chatbots. And organic search to the platform has skyrocketed (you may have noticed more Reddit results when you Google these days).
Daily users have approximately doubled since the summer of 2023. It’s become one of the top sources cited by AI chatbots. And organic search to the platform has skyrocketed (you may have noticed more Reddit results when you Google these days).
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“Timothy Mellon Has Likely Donated More Than Half His Fortune To Politics”
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Trump Donor Tim Mellon Has Likely Donated More Than Half His Fortune To Politics
The banking heir may be the first wealthy American to do so, thanks to his $130 million donation to pay troops during the government shutdown.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Timothy Mellon Has Likely Donated More Than Half His Fortune To Politics”
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Thanks to his $130 million donation to pay troops during the gov shutdown, Mellon has likely given away a bigger % of his fortune than any person ever: more than half.
A breakdown of his giving and how he made his millions—not just from inheritance!—for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
A breakdown of his giving and how he made his millions—not just from inheritance!—for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
Trump Donor Tim Mellon Has Likely Donated More Than Half His Fortune To Politics
The banking heir may be the first wealthy American to do so, thanks to his $130 million donation to pay troops during the government shutdown.
www.forbes.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Thanks to his $130 million donation to pay troops during the gov shutdown, Mellon has likely given away a bigger % of his fortune than any person ever: more than half.
A breakdown of his giving and how he made his millions—not just from inheritance!—for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
A breakdown of his giving and how he made his millions—not just from inheritance!—for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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NEW: Rivian's had a tough few years in the volatile, but CEO RJ Scaringe is betting its new R2 electric SUV will mark a big growth phase.
“I'm very, very biased, but I think R2 is going to drive a step-change in overall EV adoption” #electricvehicles #Rivian www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
“I'm very, very biased, but I think R2 is going to drive a step-change in overall EV adoption” #electricvehicles #Rivian www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
RJ Scaringe Is Betting His New Electric SUV Will Make Rivian The Next Tesla
The Rivian founder and CEO expects its small SUV R2, priced from $45,000, to be fully competitive with Tesla’s top-selling Model Y when sales begin early next year.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NEW: Rivian's had a tough few years in the volatile, but CEO RJ Scaringe is betting its new R2 electric SUV will mark a big growth phase.
“I'm very, very biased, but I think R2 is going to drive a step-change in overall EV adoption” #electricvehicles #Rivian www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
“I'm very, very biased, but I think R2 is going to drive a step-change in overall EV adoption” #electricvehicles #Rivian www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
New details about Deel's latest fundraise, its legal + private market battle with Rippling and what's next in my story with Matt Durot for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu...
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Deel Vs. Rippling: Alex Bouaziz On Deel’s Latest Fundraise And Why He’s Not Worried About Litigation
HR software rivals have accused each other of corporate espionage in lawsuits filed earlier this year. A funding round announced Thursday boosted Deel’s valuation just above Rippling’s for the first t...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New details about Deel's latest fundraise, its legal + private market battle with Rippling and what's next in my story with Matt Durot for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu...
www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu...
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I chatted with AMD’s senior vice president of AI about the company’s massive deal with OpenAI, and how AMD’s software efforts played a part in scoring the agreement.
www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
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How AMD’s AI Software Helped It Score The Multi-Billion Dollar OpenAI Deal
Chips aren’t the only star of the massive agreement. AMD’s software efforts have slowly turned it into a more formidable competitor to Nvidia.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I chatted with AMD’s senior vice president of AI about the company’s massive deal with OpenAI, and how AMD’s software efforts played a part in scoring the agreement.
www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
In my latest for @forbes.com I did some math on how the spate of massive #AI infra deals is benefiting the dealmakers most of all. These founders, CEOs and investors keep getting richer while critics condemn their "circular deals":
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October 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In my latest for @forbes.com I did some math on how the spate of massive #AI infra deals is benefiting the dealmakers most of all. These founders, CEOs and investors keep getting richer while critics condemn their "circular deals":
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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@forbes.com mgt, led by CEO Sherry Phillips and CCO Randall Lane, have proposed 1.25% annual bumps for staff, not even keeping up with inflation--when many in the newsroom go YEARS without a raise. #journalismjobs @nyguild.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@forbes.com mgt, led by CEO Sherry Phillips and CCO Randall Lane, have proposed 1.25% annual bumps for staff, not even keeping up with inflation--when many in the newsroom go YEARS without a raise. #journalismjobs @nyguild.bsky.social
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Link to the article:
Here Are Some Of The Biggest Winners Of This Year’s AI Infrastructure Boom
These founders, CEOs and investors—from OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, AMD and others—keep getting richer while critics condemn their “circular deals.”
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October 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Link to the article:
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Customers for AI products may be dubious, and communities & ratepayers feeling the burdens of data centers may be unhappy, but these folks think the boom is just great. @pheebini.bsky.social: 20 billionaires tied to the AI and data center boom have added >$450B to their fortunes since January 1.
October 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Customers for AI products may be dubious, and communities & ratepayers feeling the burdens of data centers may be unhappy, but these folks think the boom is just great. @pheebini.bsky.social: 20 billionaires tied to the AI and data center boom have added >$450B to their fortunes since January 1.
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New: "Trump Golf Course Displays Gold Presidential Seal—Here’s Why That Could Violate Federal Law" 🏌️🚔
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Trump Golf Course Displays Gold Presidential Seal That Could Violate Federal Law
The Virginia property marks the sixth Trump golf course to display the presidential seal since 2021—despite federal law prohibiting its use in ways that suggest government endorsement.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New: "Trump Golf Course Displays Gold Presidential Seal—Here’s Why That Could Violate Federal Law" 🏌️🚔
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Amid all this $ORCL's proxy came out ... Larry Ellison now has 346 million shares pledged (as of 9/19/25), up from 277 million last year. The difference is worth ~$20 billion (more than the supposed EV of whatever portion of TikTok's U.S. business that's supposed to spin out)
September 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Amid all this $ORCL's proxy came out ... Larry Ellison now has 346 million shares pledged (as of 9/19/25), up from 277 million last year. The difference is worth ~$20 billion (more than the supposed EV of whatever portion of TikTok's U.S. business that's supposed to spin out)
The exact lineup of investors taking control of TikTok U.S. is still under wraps, but the network of players is in some cases nearly half a century in the making.
Inside their ties to #Trump and each other for @forbes.com:
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Inside their ties to #Trump and each other for @forbes.com:
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The Web Of Billionaires Taking Control Of TikTok U.S.
The exact lineup of investors is still under wraps but the network of players is in some cases nearly half a century in the making.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The exact lineup of investors taking control of TikTok U.S. is still under wraps, but the network of players is in some cases nearly half a century in the making.
Inside their ties to #Trump and each other for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
Inside their ties to #Trump and each other for @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
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🚨NEW🚨 A recently-unsealed warrant shows how teens from a dozen countries used Discord to discuss plans for terror attacks across the world in the name of ISIS.
They were serious, buying and learning how to make deadly weapons.
Cops caught them in time.
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They were serious, buying and learning how to make deadly weapons.
Cops caught them in time.
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ISIS Kids Planned A Violent 'Caliphate Revival' On Discord
Hundreds of pages in classified NCIS files were left out for the trash collectors, a search warrant reveals.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚨NEW🚨 A recently-unsealed warrant shows how teens from a dozen countries used Discord to discuss plans for terror attacks across the world in the name of ISIS.
They were serious, buying and learning how to make deadly weapons.
Cops caught them in time.
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
They were serious, buying and learning how to make deadly weapons.
Cops caught them in time.
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
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Trump has long badgered the Fed to lower interest rates, which it finally did last week. A review of the president's personal fortune shows he has billions of reasons for doing so. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Here’s Why Trump Wants Lower Interest Rates
Donald Trump has been demanding lower rates from the Fed for years—one of the clearest conflicts of interest in a presidency full of them.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Trump has long badgered the Fed to lower interest rates, which it finally did last week. A review of the president's personal fortune shows he has billions of reasons for doing so. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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the rats nest that is the flow of money in AI compute is so unbelievably complicated and circular that i had to make a diagram
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang just bet $500 million that a tiny data center startup can become a British rival to Coreweave. www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
Nvidia Keeps Minting New Coreweave-Style AI Data Center Unicorns
Nscale, a tiny London-based startup, just landed $500 million in backing from AI chip giant Nvidia to help build a massive data centers for OpenAI in the U.K. and Europe.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang just bet $500 million that a tiny data center startup can become a British rival to Coreweave. www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
Nuclear power firm $OKLO is up 400% since March. Relationships with the energy sec & #OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have certainly helped.
(Altman bought shares in the SPAC that merged w/Oklo for $0.002 each in 2021. His stake is now ~$880 million.)
My latest @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
(Altman bought shares in the SPAC that merged w/Oklo for $0.002 each in 2021. His stake is now ~$880 million.)
My latest @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
MIT Couple Behind Nuclear Fission Company Are Now Billionaires Thanks To AI Hype
Nuclear power startup Oklo is now worth $21 billion. Its relationships with the Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have certainly helped.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nuclear power firm $OKLO is up 400% since March. Relationships with the energy sec & #OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have certainly helped.
(Altman bought shares in the SPAC that merged w/Oklo for $0.002 each in 2021. His stake is now ~$880 million.)
My latest @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
(Altman bought shares in the SPAC that merged w/Oklo for $0.002 each in 2021. His stake is now ~$880 million.)
My latest @forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...