OpenAI Signs UAE Deals with ADNOC, G42, and Mubadala; Funding Round Reportedly Falls to ~$20B

ADNOC and G42 plan to deploy OpenAI models across ADNOC's operations, while Mubadala and Inception42 plan to use them for investment analysis. OpenAI's funding round reportedly fell to about $20 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, down from $1.4 trillion. A UAE consortium is expected to make the round's largest investment.