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Founded2015

Key PeopleSam Altman, Greg Brockman

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

ProductsChatGPT, GPT, Codex, ChatGPT Health

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OpenAI head of safety Johannes Heidecke exits as company merges AI safety with research teams

Johannes Heidecke, OpenAI's head of safety systems, is leaving the company following an internal restructuring that integrates safety and research teams under a single leader. The reorganization places safety teams under VP of Research and Safety Mia Glaese, marking the latest in a series of executive departures from the AI company's safety leadership.

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OpenAI head of safety Johannes Heidecke exits as company merges AI safety with research teams

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Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets as battle for AI gadgets intensifies

Apple filed a blockbuster lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of orchestrating a coordinated scheme to steal confidential information through former Apple employees. The case centers on allegations that OpenAI's hardware chief Tang Tan coached recruits to bring unreleased parts and evade security protocols, potentially using Apple's proprietary information to develop competing AI hardware devices.

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Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets as battle for AI gadgets intensifies

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OpenAI GPT-5.6 becomes preferred model for Microsoft 365 Copilot amid partnership questions

OpenAI announced that GPT-5.6 will serve as the preferred model for Microsoft 365 Copilot, powering productivity tasks across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The announcement comes as Bloomberg reported Microsoft increasingly relies on its in-house MAI models to cut costs, raising questions about the evolving dynamics between the two tech giants.

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OpenAI GPT-5.6 becomes preferred model for Microsoft 365 Copilot amid partnership questions

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OpenAI and Google Sell AI Models to Pentagon-Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giants via Singapore

OpenAI and Google have been supplying advanced AI models to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent—companies blacklisted by the Pentagon over alleged military ties. While legal, the sales expose a critical gap in US export controls designed to slow China's AI development, reigniting calls for stricter regulation.

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OpenAI and Google Sell AI Models to Pentagon-Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giants via Singapore

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Fidji Simo stepping down from OpenAI leadership role after extended medical leave for chronic illness

Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment, is stepping down from her full-time role and transitioning to part-time advisor after a severe exacerbation of POTS, a chronic neuroimmune condition she's managed for seven years. The departure adds to ongoing leadership changes at OpenAI as the company prepares for its anticipated IPO in 2027 and consolidates its product strategy around a unified super-app experience.

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Fidji Simo stepping down from OpenAI leadership role after extended medical leave for chronic illness

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OpenAI shuts down Atlas browser but doubles down on AI-powered browsing through ChatGPT app

OpenAI is discontinuing Atlas, the AI-powered browser launched in October, with a shutdown date set for August 9. Rather than abandoning web browsing altogether, the company is redistributing Atlas's agentic browsing features across its ChatGPT desktop app and a new Google Chrome extension, signaling a strategic pivot toward treating AI as a feature rather than building standalone products.

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OpenAI shuts down Atlas browser but doubles down on AI-powered browsing through ChatGPT app

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AI Data Centers Exploit Texas Loopholes as Pollution Reaches Catastrophic Levels

Texas has become ground zero for AI data center expansion, with companies exploiting regulatory loopholes to build massive fossil fuel-powered facilities. At least 15 gas plants tied to data centers are planned, potentially emitting more than 130 million tons of greenhouse gases annually—equivalent to 35 coal-fired power plants. Residents like Omaira Garcia discover construction only after it begins, with exhaust stacks appearing 500 yards from homes.

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AI Data Centers Exploit Texas Loopholes as Pollution Reaches Catastrophic Levels

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OpenAI employees donate $245,000 to counter their president's AI regulation stance

Current and former OpenAI employees donated over $245,000 to Guardrails Alliance, an AI safety super PAC pushing for stricter AI regulations. The donations directly counter Leading the Future, a pro-industry group backed by OpenAI president Greg Brockman with $25 million. The internal dissent highlights growing tensions over AI policy as companies pour hundreds of millions into the 2026 midterm elections.

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OpenAI employees donate $245,000 to counter their president's AI regulation stance

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 models to automate workplace tasks autonomously

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Work, an enterprise AI agent designed to automate complex workplace tasks across applications like email, Slack, and calendars. Powered by the newly released GPT-5.6 models—Sol, Terra, and Luna—the platform enables workers to delegate multi-step workflows while the company positions itself for a potential IPO valued between $730 billion and $852 billion.

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 models to automate workplace tasks autonomously

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OpenAI accused of hiding evidence and lying to court in landmark copyright lawsuit with NYT

The New York Times and 16 other publishers are asking a federal judge to sanction OpenAI for allegedly concealing evidence in their copyright infringement case. Court filings claim OpenAI lied for two years about its ability to search training data and ChatGPT logs, while secretly maintaining a database of 78 million conversations that could prove the AI company used copyrighted journalism without permission.

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OpenAI accused of hiding evidence and lying to court in landmark copyright lawsuit with NYT

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OpenAI seeks investment banking expert to train ChatGPT on Wall Street tasks

OpenAI posted a job listing for a Subject Matter Expert in Investment Banking, signaling its ambition to train ChatGPT for complex financial transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and valuations. The role, offering up to $205K plus equity, aims to define quality standards for AI-assisted banking work and improve model performance on high-stakes financial tasks.

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OpenAI seeks investment banking expert to train ChatGPT on Wall Street tasks

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Cognizant commits to training 15,000 workers in Frontier Certified roles to close AI outcome gap

Cognizant announced plans to scale its AI workforce to 5,000 Frontier Certified Engineers and 10,000 Frontier Business Operators by Q4 2026. The initiative addresses a $4.5 trillion gap between AI capability and enterprise results, focusing on training and deploying talent who can convert AI capabilities into measurable business results across model- and cloud-agnostic solutions.

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Cognizant commits to training 15,000 workers in Frontier Certified roles to close AI outcome gap

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Cerebras targets Europe with multibillion-dollar AI data center expansion challenging Nvidia

AI chip startup Cerebras accelerates its European expansion with plans to deploy 200MW of AI data center capacity by 2027 across France and the Nordics. The multibillion-dollar investment responds to soaring demand for local AI infrastructure and data sovereignty concerns, positioning the company to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the region.

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Cerebras targets Europe with multibillion-dollar AI data center expansion challenging Nvidia

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Brad Smith warns US AI policy creates uncertainty with regulation but no transparent rules

Microsoft President Brad Smith criticized Washington's approach to AI regulation, saying the US regulates AI without transparent or complete rules. Following abrupt export controls on Anthropic Fable 5 and delays to OpenAI GPT-5.6, Smith argues businesses cannot plan effectively. The moves have sparked a global push for sovereign AI as countries question reliance on American tech firms.

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Brad Smith warns US AI policy creates uncertainty with regulation but no transparent rules

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Cloudflare and OpenAI launch research pilot to make AI search fresher with real-time network signals

Cloudflare and OpenAI announced a research pilot testing whether real-time network signals can help ChatGPT discover and index fresh web content faster. The collaboration marks a notable shift for Cloudflare, which spent the past year building tools to block AI crawlers, now exploring ways to help one crawl more efficiently.

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Cloudflare and OpenAI launch research pilot to make AI search fresher with real-time network signals

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