Evening digest: $100B OpenAI deal, oil tensions, Bitcoin jitters

Thursday evening’s headlines spanned blockbuster fundraising, geopolitical risk, legal pressure and fragile crypto sentiment. OpenAI is reportedly nearing completion of a historic financing round that could exceed $100 billion, while oil surged on renewed US-Iran tensions. Apple faces a fresh lawsuit over child safety claims, and Bitcoin’s slide triggered a spike in “going to zero” searches, underscoring how quickly investor nerves can resurface in volatile markets across tech, energy and digital assets. OpenAI near completing a $100B funding round OpenAI is in the final stages of the first tranche of financing that could raise more than $100 billion, Bloomberg reported, a sum that would dwarf any previous private fundraising. The ChatGPT maker is discussing terms that keep its pre-money valuation…