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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-06-09-pm/
- Published: 2026-06-09T23:08:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-09T23:08:17.000Z
- Description: OpenAI filed confidentially for an IPO while simultaneously stating it hasn’t decided on timing — in IPO-speak, a placeholder, not a starting gun. The broader AI funding market kept moving, with valuations at levels that seemed implausible 18 months ago.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

OpenAI filed confidentially for an IPO while simultaneously stating it hasn't decided on timing — in IPO-speak, a placeholder, not a starting gun. The broader AI funding market kept moving, with valuations at levels that seemed implausible 18 months ago.

> **$12.3B** — NinjaOne's new valuation after a $400M secondary sale, up from $5B in 16 months. IT management software is trending. *(Bloomberg)*

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#### [OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO, Says Timing TBD](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/08/openai-confidentially-files-for-ipo-prepping-wall-street-for-ai-debut.html?ref=adjacent.media)

The filing secures optionality. Sam Altman's comment that "things \[are\] easier as a private company" signals no rush toward quarterly earnings calls. *(CNBC)*

#### [Databricks in Talks to Raise at Up to $175B — Four Months After Closing at $134B](https://thenextweb.com/news/databricks-165-billion-valuation-fundraise-ipo?ref=adjacent.media)

A $41B valuation jump in a single off-season reads as either genuine enterprise AI demand or a number destined for down-round retrospectives. *(The Next Web)*

#### [Microsoft's Open Source Tools Were Hacked to Steal Passwords of AI Developers](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/microsofts-open-source-tools-were-hacked-to-steal-passwords-of-ai-developers/?ref=adjacent.media)

Seventy-plus Azure repositories disabled after credential-stealing malware injection — a supply chain attack on developers building on Microsoft's AI stack. *(TechCrunch)*

#### [Dubai's Economic Endurance Is Being Tested in War With Iran](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/business/dubai-economy-iran-war.html?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

The Gulf's trade-and-travel hub is discovering that geographic neutrality breaks when conflict erupts nearby. *(New York Times)*