The former OpenAI CTO just secured billions of dollars worth of chips for Thinking Machines.

Christian Gibson and Noah Shpak, two founding members of Thinking Machines Lab, the artificial intelligence startup led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, have left the company to join Meta.

Thinking Machines Lab, led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, sees key members depart to Meta, highlighting talent retention challenges.

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares climbed about 2% Tuesday as the chipmaker unveiled a multi?year strategic partnership and moved toward new product launches. Under the agreement, Nvidia agreed to invest in AI startup Thinking Machines Lab and will supply at least one gigawatt of its next?

In October 2025, Thinking Machines announced its Tinker API, designed to make it easier to fine-tune open-source models. To date, the company has raised $12 billion in funding from investors including Nvidia, AMD, and Cisco, valuing the company at $2bn.

Thinking Machines Lab, the artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is in the process of raising $2B in funding, Business Insider reported. That amount is double what the company was seeking less than two months ago, the ...