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OpenAI has upgraded its Codex app for Mac with a feature that lets the AI assistant run on locked MacBooks. Users can now send tasks from their phone to Codex, which will unlock the computer in the background while keeping displays covered. The update includes security features like permission requests and automatic relocking if keyboard or mouse activity is detected.
OpenAI has integrated ChatGPT into Microsoft PowerPoint, allowing users to generate full presentations from scratch using conversational prompts. The beta feature works with notes, spreadsheets, and images, while also editing existing slides and identifying narrative gaps. Available across free and paid tiers, the move closes a competitive gap with Anthropic's Claude and Google Gemini.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a new AI-powered initiative to detect fraud and waste in health programs across all 50 states. The AERO program will use ChatGPT and other AI tools to analyze years of audit reports from Medicaid, Medicare, and federal grantees, marking a shift from reactive oversight to real-time screening of billions in federal health spending.
OpenAI's reasoning model has disproved a famous geometry conjecture posed by Paul Erdős in 1946, marking the first time AI has autonomously solved a prominent open problem in mathematics. The planar unit distance problem, which stumped mathematicians for eight decades, was cracked by discovering arrangements that outperform the grid-based solutions Erdős believed were optimal.
Figma unveiled an AI assistant that operates within its collaborative canvas, allowing teams to generate, edit, and iterate on designs using natural language prompts. Following partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic, the company now deploys its own fine-tuned AI agent that understands design contexts and can work alongside human designers in real time.
Financial software company Intuit is laying off 17% of its workforce—roughly 3,000 employees—as it seeks to streamline operations and invest in AI capabilities. But CEO Sasan Goodarzi firmly denies the cuts are driven by automation, instead blaming organizational complexity and excess management layers. The move comes as Intuit's stock has fallen 41% this year amid concerns traditional software firms can't compete in the AI era.
OpenAI is preparing to file confidentially for an initial public offering within days or weeks, with CEO Sam Altman targeting a September public debut. Working with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the ChatGPT creator's move comes just days after defeating Elon Musk's lawsuit and could trigger a Wall Street race among AI companies including SpaceX and Anthropic.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a deal to invest $2 million worth of API tokens in every startup in Y Combinator's current batch, exchanging AI infrastructure credits for equity through an uncapped SAFE agreement. The offer covers approximately 169 startups and aims to reduce AI costs while building OpenAI's early-stage portfolio.
A privacy study by the Electronic Privacy Information Center exposes how 38 major companies—including Google, Meta, and OpenAI—use manipulative design tricks to prevent users from opting out of data sharing. The report documents fake forms, buried links, and preselected toggles that confuse consumers while keeping their personal information in circulation.
Meta has submitted a new proposal to the European Commission offering rival AI chatbots including ChatGPT and Perplexity limited free access to WhatsApp in Europe, with fees kicking in after a usage threshold. The move comes after Brussels threatened formal action under the Digital Markets Act, but smaller competitors say the offer still discriminates against them.
OpenAI is opening its first applied AI lab outside the United States in Singapore, committing over $235 million and scaling to 200 staff. The facility will focus on deploying AI systems across public sector, finance, healthcare, and digital infrastructure—aligning with Singapore's National AI strategy and positioning the city-state as a regional hub for AI innovation.
Singapore has signed separate agreements with Google and OpenAI to strengthen its position as a global AI hub. OpenAI will invest over $234 million and establish an AI lab in the city, while Google's partnership focuses on healthcare, workforce development, and scientific research through its DeepMind lab.
OpenAI introduced Guaranteed Capacity, a new program requiring annual spending commitments to ensure customers get consistent access to AI computing resources. With capacity constraints expected to persist as AI models improve, the offering promises one to three-year commitments with scaling discounts. Critics argue it repackages standard cloud practices without enforceable service level agreements.
OpenAI is integrating Google's SynthID watermarking technology alongside C2PA metadata to make AI-generated content easier to identify. The move comes as Google expands SynthID verification tools to Chrome and Search, potentially reaching billions of users. SynthID has already labeled 100 billion images and 60,000 years of audio, but questions remain about whether these systems can effectively combat deepfakes.
Google announced at I/O 2026 that its SynthID AI detection system is expanding beyond Gemini to Chrome and Search, enabling users to identify AI-generated images through Circle to Search and Google Lens. The invisible watermarking technology now includes partnerships with OpenAI, Nvidia, and ElevenLabs, while also supporting C2PA content credentials for broader deepfake detection capabilities.
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