OpenAI

SoftBank obtains $40 billion loan for OpenAI investment

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group has obtained a $40 billion bridge loan to support its investments in OpenAI, and for general corporate purposes, the Japanese investment conglomerate said last week.
29 March 2026

OpenAI shuts down AI video app Sora

OpenAI has confirmed it is discontinuing its Sora video platform, the tool that allowed users to generate and share AI-created video clips.
25 March 2026

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI, alleges copyright infringement

Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in Manhattan federal court, accusing the company of misusing their reference materials to train its AI models.
17 March 2026

OpenAI robotics head resigns over Pentagon deal

A top hardware executive at OpenAI has resigned over the company's recent agreement with the US Department of Defense, citing concerns that the deal was announced without proper safeguards in place.
8 March 2026

Users are mass-uninstalling ChatGPT after Pentagon deal, data shows

Users are uninstalling ChatGPT in large numbers, with removals surging 295% following OpenAI's agreement to put its technology on the US Department of War's classified network.
4 March 2026

Nvidia nears $30 billion investment in OpenAI: report

Nvidia is close to finalising a $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a fundraising round seeking more than $100 billion, according to a recent report by Reuters, which cites a person familiar with the matter.
22 February 2026

OpenClaw founder joins OpenAI

Peter Steinberger, the founder of the open-source AI assistant OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI, while the project itself will transition into an independent foundation, the companies announced on Sunday.
16 February 2026

OpenAI launches free AI workspace for scientists

OpenAI has recently launched Prism, a free, AI-powered workspace designed for scientists to write and collaborate on research papers.
28 January 2026

ChatGPT to predict age, restrict content for minors

OpenAI has begun rolling out an age prediction system for ChatGPT to identify accounts likely belonging to users under 18 and apply additional safety features.
21 January 2026

OpenAI's revenue surpassed $20 bln in 2025: OpenAI CFO

OpenAI's Chief Financial Officer, Sarah Friar, recently announced that the company's annualised revenue for 2025 has surpassed $20 billion, a significant increase from $6 billion in 2024.
20 January 2026

Musk demands $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft

Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming he is owed the "wrongful gains" they earned from his early involvement with the AI company.
18 January 2026

OpenAI strikes $10 billion deal with chipmaker Cerebras

OpenAI has recently announced that it will purchase up to 750 megawatts of computing power from chipmaker Cerebras in a deal valued at more than $10 billion over its three-year lifespan, as per a Reuters report.
15 January 2026

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health

OpenAI has launched a dedicated health tool within its ChatGPT platform called 'ChatGPT Health', which allows users to connect their medical records and fitness app data to inform the AI's responses.
8 January 2026

SoftBank finalises $41 billion OpenAI investment

SoftBank Group has finalised a $41 billion investment in OpenAI, acquiring an approximate 11% stake in the ChatGPT developer. The funding round is one of the largest ever private investments.
31 December 2025

AI browsers may have an incurable vulnerability, warns OpenAI

OpenAI has recently stated in an official blog that AI agents designed to operate web browsers may always be vulnerable to a specific type of attack known as "prompt injection", framing it as a persistent security challenge similar to online scams.
29 December 2025

How to customise ChatGPT's personality

OpenAI has rolled out a new feature allowing users to customise the personality, or communication style, of ChatGPT. Here's how you can access it.
21 December 2025

ChatGPT's image generator gets a major upgrade

OpenAI has released a new version of its image generation feature within ChatGPT, which is powered by an updated model called GPT Image 1.5.
18 December 2025

Human typing speed is slowing AI progress: OpenAI executive

Alexander Embiricos, Product Manager of OpenAI's Codex coding agent, has recently stated that a key bottleneck in developing advanced artificial intelligence is the speed at which humans can type.
15 December 2025

Disney signs major deal with OpenAI, brings 200+ characters to Sora

The three-year deal will allow Sora to create short, user-generated videos featuring more than 200 popular Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters.
12 December 2025

OpenAI appoints Slack CEO as Chief Revenue Officer

OpenAI has hired Denise Dresser, CEO of the messaging platform Slack, to serve as its new Chief Revenue Officer.
10 December 2025