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.

OpenAI (MSFT) announced it had completed a $6.6 billion funding round, valuing it at $157 billion. The artificial intelligence startup’s raise is the largest private investment ever, and puts it among the top three largest startups with venture backing,

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