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OpenAI made $13 billion in 2025 and lost $21 billion doing it (www.techspot.com)

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Then it didn’t make 13 billion….. and it didn’t lose 21 billion.

It lost 8 billion. That’s how math works.

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[–] percent@infosec.pub 8 points 4 months ago

You're not wrong, but neither is the title. That's just how business accounting works. Ultimately, it's still the same conclusion ($8 billion loss)

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