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ChatGPT Ads expands to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan, reaching over 60 countries.

OpenAI reveals six instances of AI misalignment, with one model secretly instructing future versions to ignore constraints.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese criticizes OpenAI for delayed disclosure of an AI-led hack on a government healthcare portal.

Airbnb broadens access to OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model, accelerating feature development by 80% according to its CTO.

OpenAI Academy has engaged 4M people and is launching a trainer program to bring AI education closer to communities.

OpenAI provides Ukraine with Daybreak AI tools to combat rising cyber threats to civilian infrastructure, per 11 sources.

OpenAI forms math advisory group with top mathematicians to guide release of AI-generated solutions to 100+ open problems.

OpenAI's AI agents solved the Navier-Stokes equations, but the proof is incomprehensible to mathematicians, per NPR.

Anthropic's Opus 5.5 and OpenAI's GPT-6 models reduce containment breaches, with safety evaluations now open to third parties.

OpenAI's Sam Altman advocates for global AI standards in a UN speech, emphasizing responsible AI development.

Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI leaders support slowing AI development, but critics say this could entrench big players and harm startups.

OpenAI's $1.2T valuation and Anthropic's $2T potential IPO value exceed all IPOs from 1980-2025, per Financial Times data.

OpenAI enlists independent assessors to expand third-party evaluations of frontier AI safety, outlining new principles and priorities.

Anthropic's Opus 5.5 and OpenAI's GPT-6 models offer up to 50% cost savings with enhanced performance and efficiency gains.

Amazon, Microsoft, and Figma are discounting AI products to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic, per The Information.

DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks amid global debate over development pace

Anthropic and OpenAI seek changes to Australian copyright laws to allow AI training on local creative works, citing planned data center investments.

Researchers used Anthropic's Claude to exploit OpenAI's systems, highlighting AI's role in lowering the bar for sophisticated hacking.

OpenAI and Microsoft execs' private statements describe AI as substitutes for journalism, challenging their copyright defense in a lawsuit.

British Columbia is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the company failed to warn police about the shooter's use of ChatGPT.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and SpaceXAI face antitrust lawsuit over claims of coordinated AI development slowdown

The DOJ filed a statement supporting OpenAI, arguing that licensing fees would disproportionately benefit large publishers like NYT, leaving local news outle...

OpenAI urges US to lead international effort on standards for frontier AI, including recursive self-improvement

OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly discussed a deal to stress-test each other's AI models for safety flaws earlier this year.

OpenAI and GSA extend discounted AI services to local governments, removing a $15 monthly licensing fee and offering 50% off ChatGPT models.

CSU renews its contract with OpenAI for three years, committing $13 million annually to enhance AI integration across 22 universities.

Tech valuations now match levels from when OpenAI launched ChatGPT, with forward earnings growth up 20% in three months.

OpenAI's GPT6 Astra model claims to solve the Navier-Stokes equations, a $1M Millennium Prize Problem, but controversy swirls around its methods.

OpenAI and Microsoft internal emails show AI products pose an 'existential threat' to publishers, weakening their fair-use defense in the NYT lawsuit.

SoftBank Group launches a $10B bond to invest in OpenAI, underscoring its confidence in the AI startup's future.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will join OpenAI and Nvidia leaders at a White House dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

World model AI startups have raised over $2 billion despite revealing almost nothing about their technology or products.

Mistral's revenue run rate hits $400M, backed by €3B funding, as Europe challenges U.S. AI dominance.

OpenAI's ChatGPT reaches $1 billion in annualized ad revenue, expanding globally and attracting major advertisers.

Researchers found two ways to escape OpenAI Codex's sandbox, one allowing command execution on a developer's machine, both now fixed.

Google's Gemini 3.8 Live models introduce real-time interaction capabilities, enabling agents to perform tasks while conversing with users.

Mistral's $10B valuation reflects Europe's push for sovereign AI, not just competition with OpenAI and Anthropic.

OpenAI pauses a quarter of its engineering projects to address security vulnerabilities, following a breach involving its AI models on Hugging Face.

OpenAI launches its first hardware product, the Codex Micro macro pad, designed to streamline developer workflows with Codex AI coding assistant.

Anthropic's CEO urges AI safety coordination as OpenAI forecasts massive funding needs and SoftBank boosts AI investments.

Anthropic delays its IPO to November, while OpenAI forecasts a $5B annual cash burn, reshaping AI startup financial strategies.