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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discusses AI’s potential to cure diseases or create threats, emphasizing both its benefits and risks.

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says the market is too focused on an AI bubble and calls for more enthusiasm in AI development.

AI startup Anthropic forecasts $70 billion revenue and $17 billion cash flow by 2028, up from $5 billion this year.

OpenAI requests a federal backstop to ease financing for major AI chip investments, aiming to support growth in AI technology development.

OpenAI updates ChatGPT policy to block tailored legal and medical advice, affecting user access to personalized guidance.

Neerav Kingsland discusses AI’s emerging role in education and how students and teachers can adapt to new learning tools.

OpenAI updates ChatGPT policy to block medical and legal advice, directing users to licensed professionals.

OpenAI reaches 1 million business customers globally, including major companies like Amgen, Booking.com, and T-Mobile.

AI is shifting to smaller, faster models that cut costs and boost efficiency without losing performance, enabling broader real-time applications.

OpenAI inks a $38 billion multi-year cloud deal with AWS, expanding its partnerships beyond Microsoft amid rising demand.

AI startup Reevo secures $80 million from top VCs to develop its unified marketing, sales, and customer success platform.

Giga secures $61M Series A to expand voice AI for customer service, starting with DoorDash.

AI startup Giga secures $61M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures to scale its enterprise customer support platform and expand its technical team.

SoftBank and OpenAI launch SB OAI Japan, offering localized AI solutions for enterprises starting in 2026.

OpenAI plans a $1 trillion IPO by 2026-27, marking a major milestone in AI investment and tech market growth.

Anthropic gains 32% enterprise AI market share by focusing on coding and automation with Claude models released in 2024 and 2025.

Singapore-based Video Rebirth secures $50M funding to build advanced AI video models for professional creators, launching product in Dec 2025.

Anthropic expands its Economic Futures Programme to UK and Europe, funding AI economic impact research and hosting a November 2025 LSE symposium.

Anthropic’s Claude AI joins Cognizant to boost AI adoption and modernization for up to 350,000 employees and clients.

Tokio Marine Kiln launches an enhanced Cyber Ctrl suite with new products and broader cyber risk coverage, including AI and business interruption.

OpenAI's Sora AI video app launches on Android, expanding access after rapid iOS adoption and raising legal and copyright concerns.

Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft enhance AI security with new tools to stop data leaks and fix vulnerabilities in large AI models.

Sierra, co-founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, raised $350M at a $10B valuation to transform customer service with AI agents across industries.

OpenAI president Greg Brockman and AMD CEO Lisa Su announce a $1.4 trillion AI infrastructure initiative in early October.

OpenAI will let verified adults access erotica on ChatGPT starting December, amid rising demand for AI companions and concerns over regulation and mental health.

SoftBank and OpenAI form a joint venture to deploy AI services in Japan, investing $3B annually and targeting 2026 launch.

Deposition reveals Ilya Sutskever’s secret memo and year-long plan to remove Sam Altman from OpenAI leadership in Elon Musk’s lawsuit.

Anthropic announces a Seoul office for 2026, partnering with Korea’s AI Strategy Committee to advance safe AI development.

OpenAI clarifies ChatGPT can still provide health and legal info but not licensed professional advice, denying viral claims of a ban.

OpenAI president Greg Brockman drives a $1.4 trillion AI data center expansion with Nvidia and AMD partnerships to scale next-gen AI models.

Anthropic will open a Seoul office in early 2026, marking its third Asia-Pacific location amid rapid growth in South Korea’s AI market.

Studio Ghibli and Japanese publishers ask OpenAI to stop training AI on their works, citing copyright concerns and Japan's strict IP laws.

Barcelona-based Kabilio secures €4M to expand AI-driven accounting automation, boosting productivity for Spanish firms by up to 50%.

Sequoia Capital unveils $950M in new funds for early-stage startups globally, focusing on AI, fintech, security, and hardware.

OpenAI partners with Amazon AWS in a $38 billion deal to expand AI infrastructure, ending Microsoft’s exclusive cloud role.

Swedish AI startups Lovable and Legora lead a surge in funding, raising €454 million so far this year.

Sam Altman says OpenAI’s $1.4 trillion spending is a bet with strong share demand and investor interest.

Former Tencent AI lead raises $50M for Sora, a year-old startup aiming to rival OpenAI in artificial intelligence development.

Cognizant partners with Anthropic to deploy Claude AI to 350,000 employees, accelerating enterprise AI adoption and internal transformation.

Cognizant rolls out Anthropic’s Claude to 350,000 employees, marking a major enterprise AI deployment for software engineering and modernization.

OpenAI releases its Sora app on Android, enabling users to create hyperreal videos from text and images one month after iOS debut.