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29 May 2026

OpenAI retires GPT-4.5 and o3, closing the chapter on ChatGPT models that sparked the AI boom

OpenAI quietly announced it's retiring GPT-4.5 on June 27 and OpenAI o3 on August 26, marking the end of the GPT-4 family that transformed AI from curiosity into mainstream tool. Despite newer models offering better benchmarks, paid ChatGPT subscribers are expressing nostalgia for the personalities of these older models, highlighting an unexpected emotional connection users have formed with specific AI versions.

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OpenAI in India: Codex adoption jumps 27x as company pledges deeper investment

OpenAI is ramping up investments in India after Codex adoption surged 27x since early 2026, making the country a top-five global market. The AI platform is expanding beyond coding, with over a quarter of requests now handling non-coding tasks like document drafting and workflow automation. The company plans to strengthen local teams and partnerships with firms like TCS, Infosys, and Razorpay.

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Paramount+ used AI to create a bizarre Star Trek thumbnail showing Kirk in a business suit

Paramount+ deployed generative AI to create a thumbnail for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan that shows Captain Kirk wearing a business suit—an outfit he never wears in the film or throughout the franchise. Artist Ryan Estrada speculates the streaming platform took a close-up frame of Kirk getting a retinal scan and used AI to fabricate the rest, creating what fans are calling "AI slop."

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Acer enters smart glasses market with AI and AR models targeting Meta and Apple

Acer unveiled two smart glasses models joining the crowded 2026 wearables market. The $300 GI0 AI glasses feature Google Gemini integration with camera and voice controls, while the $500 AR Vision GR0 offers micro OLED displays for immersive viewing. Both launch later this year as competition intensifies ahead of Apple's rumored entry.

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Amazon scraps internal AI leaderboard after employees game system through tokenmaxxing

Amazon has taken down KiroRank, an unofficial internal AI leaderboard, after employees began creating unnecessary AI agents to boost their rankings—a practice called tokenmaxxing. The initiative backfired as workers burned through costly tokens, driving up expenses while Amazon pushed for over 80% of developers to use AI weekly.

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IBM commits $15bn to quantum computing and cybersecurity in massive five-year investment plan

IBM revealed plans to invest $10bn in quantum computing over the next five years, targeting delivery of the first large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. The company is also committing $5bn to Project Lightwell, a cybersecurity initiative with Red Hat to secure open-source software, bringing total investments to $15bn as it positions itself for the next major technology shift.

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Spain adds third quantum computer to Barcelona Supercomputing Center in €9.8 million push

Spain has unveiled its third quantum computer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, integrating an analog quantum system into the MareNostrum 5 infrastructure. The €9.8 million machine, built by Barcelona-based Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, marks a significant step toward European technological sovereignty in advanced computing capabilities.

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Tempus AI stock surges as company launches open-source digital pathology initiative

Tempus AI shares jumped 9.55% following the launch of the IMS Open-Source Consortium, a first-of-its-kind digital pathology initiative with Yale New Haven Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The company also expanded its Next platform to cover six new cancer types and presented multimodal foundation model results trained on 2.5 million patient records at ASCO 2026.

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Anthropic expands Claude Mythos access to 200 partners across critical infrastructure worldwide

Anthropic is scaling Project Glasswing to roughly 200 organizations across more than 15 countries, granting access to its Claude Mythos AI model for identifying critical software vulnerabilities. The expansion comes amid fierce competition from OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Cyber and includes power, water, healthcare, and telecom companies whose codebases could affect over 100 million people if compromised.

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Startup offers free home cleaning in NYC to gather AI training data for future household robots

German startup MicroAGI launched Shift app offering free home cleaning services to New York City residents in exchange for recording cleaners at work. The company collects first-person footage to create datasets for training future household robots, paying professional cleaners while gathering valuable physical world data that's difficult to obtain at scale.

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ChatGPT Android app tests search tool, plugin hub, and file management upgrades

OpenAI is testing several upgrades for the ChatGPT Android app that could transform how users interact with long conversations. The unreleased features include a Find in chat option, a reorganized plugin hub, and improved file management tools. Discovered in version 1.2026.146, these changes aim to make the AI assistant more accessible and efficient for mobile users.

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Rogue One Director Gareth Edwards Embraces AI in Filmmaking, Calls It Better Than CGI

Gareth Edwards publicly endorsed generative AI in filmmaking at Amazon's AI on the Lot event, describing it as a tool that could rival the camera itself. The Rogue One and Jurassic World Rebirth director has been experimenting with AI for nine months and believes it excels at iteration and pre-production, though he cautions it lacks creative taste and requires constant oversight.

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Russia-Linked GREYVIBE Uses ChatGPT and Gemini to Launch AI-Powered Cyberattacks on Ukraine

A Russia-linked threat group called GREYVIBE has been using ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Ideogram AI throughout cyberattacks targeting Ukrainian military and government entities since August 2025. WithSecure researchers found the group integrated AI tools across malware development, infrastructure setup, and lure creation—but operational security mistakes exposed their backend systems.

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TSMC targets 30% power savings as AI energy crisis forces chip design rethink

TSMC says surging electricity demands from AI are making energy efficiency the main constraint shaping future chip development. The world's largest contract chipmaker expects to cut power consumption by up to 30% by 2028 while delivering over 20% higher computing performance, as customers from smartphones to AI data centers prioritize performance with lower power usage.

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OpenAI grants Japan's megabanks access to GPT-5.5 to defend against AI-powered cyber threats

OpenAI has granted Japan's three largest banks access to its GPT-5.5 Cyber model to strengthen defenses against cyberattacks. MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, and Mizuho Bank will receive the advanced AI model through OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber program, part of a broader US-Japan cybersecurity agreement covering 15 critical infrastructure sectors.

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