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OpenAI valued at $852 billion after completing $122 billion round

Amazon.com Inc. agreed to invest $50 billion in the round, while Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. each put in $30 billion

School dropout with six-figure salary at OpenAI shares strategy to get hired in Silicon Valley

Gabriel Petersson said his hiring strategy revolved around refusing to compete with Ivy League graduates on academic pedigree. Instead, he focused on producing work that showed he could already do the job.

SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to boost OpenAI investments

The Japanese investment conglomerate, led by founder Masayoshi Son, continues to strengthen ties with OpenAI as global tech firms race to gain an edge in the increasingly competitive generative AI space

OpenAI indefinitely pauses plans to release erotic chatbot: Report

Employees and investors have raised concerns about the effect of sexualized AI content on society, the report said

OpenAI non-profit names leaders, aims to spend $1 billion in 2026

The OpenAI Foundation intends to focus its 2026 spending on helping protect society from potential artificial intelligence risks

OpenAI cofounder says he hasn’t written a line of code in months: 'Extremely nervous'

'I’m just like in the state of psychosis of trying to figure out what’s possible, trying to push it to the limit. I want to be at the forefront of it, and I’m very antsy that I’m not at the forefront of it,' said OpenAI cofounder and ex-head of AI at Tesla, Andrej Karpathy.

OpenAI plans to almost double its headcount this year: Report

The maker of AI assistant ChatGPT will look to increase headcount to about 8,000 from about 4,500, the FT said

OpenAI plans ‘super app’ to merge ChatGPT, browser and Codex

OpenAI is merging its browser, ChatGPT, and Codex into a single desktop app, aiming to simplify its growing product lineup and double down on productivity-focused use cases.

OpenAI is pushing faster AI with roll out of GPT-5.4 mini and nano models

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.4 mini and nano, focusing on speed and efficiency. The new models aim to handle high-volume AI tasks while improving coding, reasoning, and multimodal capabilities.

Why the ChatGPT ‘adult mode’ debate is making AI experts uneasy

As chatbots become more personal, questions around limits and responsibility are getting harder to ignore.

Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement

Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam‑Webster have filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of massive copyright infringement, claiming their content was used to train AI models without permission.

OpenAI courts private equity to join enterprise AI venture: Report

Both OpenAI and Anthropic are aggressively courting private equity firms because they control enterprise companies and influence how businesses budget for software and AI

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training

The case is one of many high-stakes lawsuits filed by copyright owners including authors and news outlets against tech companies for using their material to train AI systems without permission

OpenAI plans to bring Sora video generator directly into ChatGPT

OpenAI is reportedly planning to integrate its Sora video generation model directly into ChatGPT, a move that could give the tool wider reach and push the chatbot’s user base past one billion.

OpenAI adds multi-account login to ChatGPT Atlas browser in latest update

OpenAI has added multi-account login support to its ChatGPT Atlas browser, allowing users to switch between personal, work and school ChatGPT accounts across different profiles without mixing browsing activity.

Nvidia to invest in Thinking Machines Lab and supply AI chips

Thinking Machines will use Nvidia’s forthcoming Vera Rubin AI accelerators as part of a multiyear agreement, the companies said

OpenAI buying AI security startup Promptfoo to safeguard AI agents

OpenAI and its rivals are racing to develop more advanced AI agents that can field complex tasks on a user’s behalf, with limited need for human intervention

OpenAI hardware leader resigns after deal with Pentagon

OpenAI said the day after the deal was struck that it includes additional safeguards to protect its use cases

OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with major accuracy gains and new tool search system

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.4, its latest frontier AI model designed for professional workloads, offering a massive one-million-token context window, improved reasoning, lower error rates and faster performance.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health chatbot struggles to identify urgent medical cases, study reveals

A new study published in Nature Medicine finds that OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health chatbot may underestimate the severity of medical emergencies, raising concerns about relying on AI for medical triage and health advice.

OpenAI says GPT-5.3 Instant will reduce ChatGPT’s ‘cringe’ tone

OpenAI says its new GPT-5.3 Instant model will tone down ChatGPT’s overly reassuring language, aiming to reduce “cringe” responses and deliver more direct, context-appropriate answers after widespread user complaints.

US state dept switches to OpenAI as agencies start phasing out Anthropic

On Friday Trump ordered a six-month phase-out for the Defense Department and other agencies using products from Anthropic, whose financial backers include Alphabet's Google and Amazon.com.

‘Opportunistic and sloppy’: Sam Altman concedes OpenAI’s Pentagon deal was rushed

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the company “rushed” its Pentagon AI agreement and announced revisions to the deal to explicitly ban the intentional use of its technology for domestic surveillance and clarify other ethical limits. 

Sam Altman defends Pentagon deal as critics question AI safeguards

OpenAI’s fast-tracked Pentagon agreement has ignited criticism over surveillance risks and AI safeguards, with Sam Altman conceding the rollout was rushed while defending the company’s national security red lines.

OpenAI fires employee over Polymarket trades, signals zero tolerance on inside information

The move signals tighter enforcement around insider conduct as AI companies face growing scrutiny over how internal knowledge could influence high-stakes financial bets.