AI’s 48-Hour Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Deals, Breakthroughs and Global Showdowns (Sept 10–11, 2025)
OpenAI reportedly signed a $300 billion cloud deal with Oracle, sending Oracle shares up 36% and pushing its market value near $1 trillion. Microsoft will add Anthropic’s AI models to Office 365, ending exclusive reliance on OpenAI. Baidu launched its ERNIE X1.1 AI, claiming performance on par with GPT-5 and Gemini. OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit after a teen’s suicide was allegedly encouraged by ChatGPT.