Nvidia stock was rising Friday at the end of a week where investors weighed up how the crisis in the Middle East, two new deals, and the looming release of the Blackwell graphics processing units will impact the chip maker.

A group of investors including Microsoft and Nvidia gives OpenAI 6.6 billion dollars. But OpenAI has to give up its soul in return.

OpenAI’s rapid ascent, which began with the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, has been the biggest story in the tech industry over the last couple of years.