BBVA Partners with OpenAI to Scale Enterprise AI with $4 Billion Funding

BBVA has joined the OpenAI Deployment Company as a founding partner, aiming to integrate AI into large enterprises. The initiative has secured over $4 billion in funding from 18 investors, with OpenAI maintaining control. This collaboration marks an intensified effort by BBVA since 2025 to focus on AI-driven efficiency. In other news, Nvidia leads gains as AI optimism boosts market indices, and Google reports AI was used to discover a zero-day exploit targeting two-factor authentication. Meanwhile, Germany warns about the potential use of AI like Claude Mythos as a cyber weapon, and Apple and Google introduce end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging across iPhone and Android devices. Additional stories include Microsoft Israel's leadership changes amid a defense-collaboration probe, Santa Clara County's lawsuit against Meta over scam ads, and Novo Nordisk's licensing of a Parkinson’s stem-cell therapy to AI startup Cellular Intelligence.