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Feb 2024
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Raising Trillions for Altman’s Chip Plan...

The Wall Street Journal
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P.M. Edition for Feb. 12. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to raise trillions of dollars to reshape the semiconductor industry, which is crucial to developing AI. But even if he is able to raise that amount of funding, there are still plenty of challenges. Reporter Asa Fitch has more. And Israel proposes an evacuation of Rafah ahead of its impending invasion, despite U.S. concerns. Plus, case rates of uterine cancer are rising. Health reporter Brianna Abbott has more. Annmarie Fertoli hosts.

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