OpenAI Misses Revenue and User Targets, Shares Slide

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- OpenAI missed its revenue and user targets, a critical milestone for its upcoming IPO.
- SoftBank shares slipped as investors reacted to OpenAI’s performance shortfall.
- Oracle stock also fell, reflecting concerns over its AI partnership exposure.
- OpenAI shifted 10 Prism engineers to its Codex team, consolidating talent to accelerate product rollout.
Why it matters: SoftBank investors watch share declines as OpenAI reassigns 10 engineers to Codex, delaying its IPO and squeezing future funding for AI products, which stalls partner revenue streams.

