By Abhinav Kaustubh
Publication Date: 2026-01-30 12:34:00
Microsoft lost $360 billion in market value on January 28. That’s the second-largest single-day wipeout in US stock market history. The only bigger crash? Nvidia’s DeepSeek meltdown last year, which also traced back to AI delusion.The culprit this time is Sam Altman and his money-incinerating machine called OpenAI. Microsoft’s stock plunged 10% after earnings exposed a reality investors can no longer ignore: the software giant has handcuffed itself to a partner that lost over $8 billion last year, burns $15 million daily on video generation alone, and has no credible path to profitability.
