Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no longer in talks to take part in an investment round announced by the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)-backed generative AI company, OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday.

Apple has left negotiations to participate in an OpenAI funding round expected to raise about $6.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.

Apple is said to have dropped out of a new funding round for OpenAI at the last minute, but this will have no impact on its plans to integrate optional ChatGPT queries into Apple Intelligence.

Apple exits OpenAI's $6.5B funding round as Microsoft and others remain. Internal challenges and leadership changes at OpenAI raise questions about its future direction.

Apple fell out of talks to invest in OpenAI's next funding round, which could raise as much as $6.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Apple is no longer in talks to participate in an OpenAI funding round expected to raise as much as $6.5 billion, an 11th hour end to what would have been a rare investment by the iPhone maker in another major Silicon Valley company.

Apple pulls out of talks to invest in OpenAI during its latest funding round despite ongoing collaboration on iOS integration.

Apple has reportedly pulled out of negotiations to join OpenAIs $6.5 billion funding round, according to The Wall Street Journal. The decision leaves Microsoft and Nvidia as potential key investors in OpenAI,