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Founded2015

Key PeopleSam Altman, Greg Brockman

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

ProductsChatGPT, GPT, Codex, ChatGPT Health

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OpenAI preps major ChatGPT overhaul as company declares 'Chat is dead' and pivots to superapp

OpenAI is preparing the biggest transformation of ChatGPT since its 2022 launch, turning the chatbot into a superapp with integrated coding tools and AI agents. The $850 billion company aims to attract enterprise users and increase revenue ahead of a planned IPO this year, marking a strategic shift toward task-performing agents rather than simple question-answering chatbots.

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OpenAI preps major ChatGPT overhaul as company declares 'Chat is dead' and pivots to superapp

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ChatGPT Lockdown Mode rolls out to all users to combat prompt injection attacks and data theft

OpenAI has expanded its ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to all users, including free tier accounts, offering enhanced protection against prompt injection attacks that could steal sensitive data. The optional security setting restricts outbound network requests to prevent data exfiltration, though it limits features like live web browsing, Deep Research, and Agent Mode. While the feature doesn't stop prompt injections entirely, it acts as a final defense layer by blocking ChatGPT from sending information to attackers.

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ChatGPT Lockdown Mode rolls out to all users to combat prompt injection attacks and data theft

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Mira Murati breaks silence with AI governance warning and new interaction models at Thinking Machines

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati made her first major public appearance in 18 months, unveiling Thinking Machines Lab's "interaction models" that process audio, text, and video in 200-millisecond intervals. She warned about the concentration of power in AI and called for structural governance checks across the industry, while addressing researcher departures and reflecting on the chaotic 2023 Sam Altman firing.

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Mira Murati breaks silence with AI governance warning and new interaction models at Thinking Machines

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US and Japan launch $1 billion AI for science partnership through Genesis Mission

The United States and Japan have announced a five-year, $1 billion partnership to advance scientific technologies using AI. Each country will invest $500 million in the Genesis Mission initiative, focusing on quantum technologies, fusion energy, and biotechnology. The collaboration aims to accelerate research timelines and maintain technological advantage over China.

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US and Japan launch $1 billion AI for science partnership through Genesis Mission

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Trump Administration Eyes Equity Stake in OpenAI as Public Wealth Fund Takes Shape

President Trump confirmed discussions with AI companies about giving equity to the American public, with OpenAI at the center of talks. The Trump administration has been negotiating a government stake in AI firms, potentially seeding a Public Wealth Fund that could distribute AI-driven profits directly to citizens as concerns mount over job displacement and wealth concentration in Silicon Valley.

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Trump Administration Eyes Equity Stake in OpenAI as Public Wealth Fund Takes Shape

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ChatGPT's Dreaming V3 memory upgrade lets it remember you better across conversations

OpenAI has launched Dreaming V3, a major upgrade to ChatGPT's memory feature that automatically learns from past conversations. The enhanced memory system boosts factual recall to 82.8% and will roll out to Free tier users for the first time, thanks to a 5x reduction in compute requirements.

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ChatGPT's Dreaming V3 memory upgrade lets it remember you better across conversations

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OpenAI Codex chains old DoS techniques into HTTP/2 Bomb that crashes servers in seconds

An AI agent discovered a critical security flaw by combining two known attack methods. OpenAI Codex chained decade-old DoS attacks to create HTTP/2 Bomb, a new denial-of-service exploit that can render major web servers inaccessible within seconds using just a home computer. The attack affects nginx, Apache, Microsoft IIS, Envoy, and Cloudflare Pingora, with some vendors still working on patches.

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OpenAI Codex chains old DoS techniques into HTTP/2 Bomb that crashes servers in seconds

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Meta eyes $200 monthly price for Hatch AI agent to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic

Meta is considering charging up to $200 per month for its upcoming Hatch AI agent, positioning it alongside premium offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic. The consumer AI agent tool would handle tasks like coding, email management, and scheduling, integrating directly into Instagram's 2 billion-user platform.

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Meta eyes $200 monthly price for Hatch AI agent to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic

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Companies exhaust AI budgets by April as token costs spiral out of control

Major tech companies are slamming the brakes on AI spending after burning through entire annual budgets in just months. Uber capped engineers at $1,500 monthly after exhausting its 2026 AI budget by April, while Microsoft revoked Claude Code licenses. Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits AI costs have become 'a huge issue' as agentic workflows drive token consumption to unsustainable levels.

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Companies exhaust AI budgets by April as token costs spiral out of control

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Sam Altman urges US lawmakers to fund AI testing but reject mandatory model approvals

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with White House officials and congressional leaders to advocate against mandatory government approvals for AI models. He's pushing for increased funding for AI model testing at the Commerce Department while resisting proposals that would require federal sign-off before releasing new models. The visit comes days after Trump's executive order asked AI companies to voluntarily share models for testing.

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Sam Altman urges US lawmakers to fund AI testing but reject mandatory model approvals

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Sam Altman to Attend G7 in France as Macron Courts Tech Leaders for AI Ambitions

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will attend the G7 summit in France from June 15-17 following an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron. The gathering marks Altman's first G7 appearance as artificial intelligence takes center stage on the agenda. Macron's invitation follows France's successful courtship of SoftBank for a $53 billion AI infrastructure investment.

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Sam Altman to Attend G7 in France as Macron Courts Tech Leaders for AI Ambitions

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ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly active users faster than TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

OpenAI's ChatGPT reached 1 billion global monthly active users in May, roughly three years after launch, making it the fastest app in history to hit this milestone. The AI chatbot outpaced TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Google Maps, signaling the rapid adoption of AI assistants from novelty to daily habit. Meanwhile, Anthropic's Claude is growing at 640% year-over-year from a smaller base of 56 million users.

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ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly active users faster than TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

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OpenAI Codex targets enterprise AI with Sites feature and plugins for white-collar work

OpenAI expanded Codex beyond software development with six role-specific plugins connecting 62 business apps, a Sites feature for hosted web applications, and Annotations for precise editing. Knowledge workers now represent 20% of 5 million weekly users and are adopting three times faster than developers, signaling a major shift in how enterprise AI tools are reshaping white-collar work across finance, sales, and creative production.

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OpenAI Codex targets enterprise AI with Sites feature and plugins for white-collar work

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Trump Administration locked in internal conflict over AI regulation as executive order scrapped

The Trump administration faces deep internal divisions over AI regulation, with competing factions battling for control of federal AI policy. An executive order establishing pre-release safety evaluations was abruptly canceled on May 21, just hours before signing. The conflict pits White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and treasury secretary Scott Bessent against former AI czar David Sacks, leaving the US without a coherent regulatory framework weeks after Anthropic's Mythos model demonstrated alarming cybersecurity capabilities.

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Trump Administration locked in internal conflict over AI regulation as executive order scrapped

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Bernie Sanders proposes 50% public ownership in AI giants as Trump backs wealth-sharing plans

Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled legislation for a 50% ownership stake in AI companies through a one-time stock tax, creating a sovereign wealth fund. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Sanders to discuss the concept, while President Trump expressed support for giving Americans a stake in AI's growth. The proposal addresses mounting public backlash over data centers and job displacement concerns.

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Bernie Sanders proposes 50% public ownership in AI giants as Trump backs wealth-sharing plans

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