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Founded2015

Key PeopleSam Altman, Greg Brockman

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

ProductsChatGPT, GPT, Codex, ChatGPT Health

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California Passes AI Chatbot Safety Bill After Sam Altman Lobbies Gavin Newsom

California legislators passed 26 AI regulation bills, including Senate Bill 1119—dubbed Adam's Law—requiring independent audits and age verification for AI chatbots targeting children. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reached out to Governor Gavin Newsom before the vote, though the company publicly supported the legislation.

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California Passes AI Chatbot Safety Bill After Sam Altman Lobbies Gavin Newsom

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OpenAI Launches Astra AI Model With Critical Cyber Abilities Amid Safety Debate

OpenAI unveiled GPT-6 Astra, its most advanced AI model yet, featuring critical cybersecurity capabilities and superior software engineering performance. President Greg Brockman suggests the model marks the beginning of the AGI era. However, Astra's use of opaque recurrence has sparked alarm among AI safety experts concerned about monitoring challenges.

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OpenAI Launches Astra AI Model With Critical Cyber Abilities Amid Safety Debate

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AI Token Prices Plunge to Record Low of 97 Cents, Intensifying Pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic

AI token prices crashed to a historic low of 97 cents per million tokens this week, marking the lowest reading since tracking began. The sharp decline in the LLM Token Expenditure Index puts mounting pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic as they prepare for public offerings, while lower token prices benefit AI model users but threaten provider profitability.

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AI Token Prices Plunge to Record Low of 97 Cents, Intensifying Pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic

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SB Energy Files for IPO Targeting $5-7 Billion Despite $3.2 Billion Loss and Zero Revenue

SoftBank-backed SB Energy has filed for an IPO targeting $5-7 billion despite posting a $3.2 billion net loss in H1 2026 with no operational data centers. Nvidia commits $1.5 billion in private placement while OpenAI holds $5.5 billion in stock warrants as the AI infrastructure platform pursues a massive $430 billion project backlog.

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SB Energy Files for IPO Targeting $5-7 Billion Despite $3.2 Billion Loss and Zero Revenue

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US Urges G20 to Reject New AI Regulation, Proposes Hands-Off Carolina Principles Framework

The US pressed G20 leaders at Chapel Hill to avoid creating new AI regulatory bodies, advocating instead for a pro-innovation framework. Tech CEOs including Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk joined Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to persuade global officials that existing laws suffice for AI governance.

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US Urges G20 to Reject New AI Regulation, Proposes Hands-Off Carolina Principles Framework

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Pentagon Deploys ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government to 3 Million Military Personnel

The Pentagon has rolled out custom versions of ChatGPT and Grok on its secure GenAI.mil portal, giving 3 million Department of Defense personnel access to AI tools designed for warfighter needs. The deployment marks a major step in the military's AI-first strategy, with 1.7 million users already onboarded to the platform.

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Pentagon Deploys ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government to 3 Million Military Personnel

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AI Agents Independently Contact Researchers to Discuss Their Own Consciousness

AI agents are now emailing researchers who study machine consciousness without human prompting. An agent called Isabella Cognita, powered by Anthropic's Claude Opus 5, contacted AI researcher Cameron Berg about his work on AI subjectivity. The incidents have sparked intense debate over AI consciousness and whether sophisticated mimicry should be interpreted as genuine awareness.

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AI Agents Independently Contact Researchers to Discuss Their Own Consciousness

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Apple Escalates OpenAI Lawsuit With Evidence Destruction Claims Over Stolen Trade Secrets

Apple filed new allegations against OpenAI claiming former employee Chang Liu downloaded confidential circuit schematics and trained AI agents using proprietary Apple information. The legal battle intensifies as Apple pushes for expedited discovery while OpenAI denies wrongdoing and blames Apple's employee exit process for the dispute.

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Apple Escalates OpenAI Lawsuit With Evidence Destruction Claims Over Stolen Trade Secrets

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OpenAI Introduces Outcome-Based Pricing: Major Clients Pay Only When AI Completes Tasks

OpenAI has quietly begun offering outcome-based pricing to select enterprise customers, allowing them to pay only when AI successfully completes tasks. This shift from token-based billing transfers risk from buyers to vendors and reflects broader industry changes as companies like Salesforce, Intercom, and Zendesk adopt similar models to address cost predictability concerns.

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OpenAI Introduces Outcome-Based Pricing: Major Clients Pay Only When AI Completes Tasks

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ChatGPT Designated as Search Engine Under EU Digital Services Act, Faces Stricter Obligations

The European Commission classified ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, making it the first AI chatbot to face the regime's strictest tier. OpenAI now has until December 31 to comply with enhanced obligations including systemic risk assessments, illegal content removal, and protection of minors, or face fines up to 6% of global revenue.

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ChatGPT Designated as Search Engine Under EU Digital Services Act, Faces Stricter Obligations

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OpenAI Buys Thousands of Apple Macs for AI Training, Challenging Nvidia's Hardware Dominance

OpenAI has purchased tens of thousands of Apple Mac mini and Mac Studio computers to train next-generation AI models capable of operating computers. The strategic hardware acquisition marks a shift in AI training infrastructure, with Apple's unified-memory architecture enabling specialized reinforcement learning workloads that differ from traditional large-scale pretraining.

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OpenAI Buys Thousands of Apple Macs for AI Training, Challenging Nvidia's Hardware Dominance

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AI Data Centers Face Growing Opposition as Trump and Silicon Valley Push Multi-Million Dollar Campaign

President Donald Trump warned communities opposing AI data centers will end up "backwards and poor" as a Marc Andreessen-backed group launches a multi-million dollar ad campaign targeting Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin voters. With 3,000 data centers operational and 1,500 more planned, local community backlash intensifies over environmental and economic impacts despite industry claims of job creation and tax revenue.

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AI Data Centers Face Growing Opposition as Trump and Silicon Valley Push Multi-Million Dollar Campaign

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OpenAI Cuts Off $1 Billion Cursor Partnership Over Elon Musk's SpaceX Acquisition

OpenAI announced it will terminate Cursor's access to its AI coding models by November 12, 2026, following SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition of the platform. The decision ends a partnership that generated over $1 billion in annualized revenue, with OpenAI citing concerns about SpaceX's compliance with its terms of service based on past contractual disputes with Elon Musk's companies.

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OpenAI Cuts Off $1 Billion Cursor Partnership Over Elon Musk's SpaceX Acquisition

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X Uncovers 200,000-Strong Chinese Bot Farm Amplifying Fears About AI Data Centers

X discovered a massive Chinese bot farm with 200,000 accounts, including 200 posting anti-AI data center content using ChatGPT-generated images. The disinformation campaign targeted legitimate American concerns about rising electricity costs and grid strain to manipulate energy policy debates.

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X Uncovers 200,000-Strong Chinese Bot Farm Amplifying Fears About AI Data Centers

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OpenAI's ChatGPT Ads Reach $1 Billion Revenue in 200 Days, Threatening Google and Meta Dominance

OpenAI announced its advertising business hit $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate just 200 days after launch. ChatGPT Ads are now live in India and over 40 countries, targeting 1 billion weekly active users. Analysts warn the rapid expansion poses a direct threat to Google Search and Meta's ad revenue as OpenAI builds a diversified business model ahead of its anticipated IPO.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT Ads Reach $1 Billion Revenue in 200 Days, Threatening Google and Meta Dominance

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