OpenAI Acquires AI Fintech Startup Roi in Acqui-Hire Deal

OpenAI has acquired Roi, a startup offering AI-driven personalized financial advice on investments like stocks and cryptocurrencies, in an acqui-hire to bolster its consumer AI portfolio. The deal, amid OpenAI's $500 billion valuation, signals expansion into fintech, though it raises regulatory and privacy concerns. Roi's app shuts down October 15.