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ChatGPT gets new search feature

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT search, a new feature enabling users to access real-time web information directly within ChatGPT. This tool provides updates on topics such as news, weather, sports, and stock data through a natural language chat interface, according to an official blog by OpenAI.
1 November 2024, 03:40 AM

OpenAI's custom AI chips set for 2026 production: report

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is moving forward with plans to develop its own AI chip, aiming for production by 2026, according to a recent report by Reuters.
30 October 2024, 07:58 AM

Sebastian Bubeck, Microsoft GenAI VP, to join OpenAI

Sebastien Bubeck, Microsoft's Vice President of GenAI, is leaving the company to join OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, according to a recent statement by Microsoft.
15 October 2024, 06:27 AM

OpenAI to expand globally with four new offices

ChatGPT allows users to generate human-like text documents from simple conversational prompts.
9 October 2024, 04:21 AM

OpenAI raises $6.6 bln funding from Microsoft, Nvidia, and others

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has raised $6.6 billion in new funding, attracting major investors including Microsoft, Nvidia, Thrive Capital, and Khosla Ventures, according to a recent Reuters report.
3 October 2024, 03:05 AM

AI's next feat will be its descent from the cloud

Google owner Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram and Facebook, are forecast to spend a combined $160 billion in capital expenditures next year,
2 October 2024, 11:19 AM

OpenAI unveils new tool to simplify AI voice assistant development

OpenAI has recently unveiled the 'Realtime API' in public beta, a tool designed to help developers create low-latency, voice-interactive applications.
2 October 2024, 03:30 AM

Apple to leave OpenAI's funding round: report

Apple has stepped away from negotiations to invest in OpenAI's latest funding round, which is expected to raise about $6.5 billion, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
30 September 2024, 02:14 AM

OpenAI for-profit shift: Sam Altman to get 7% equity

OpenAI is planning on granting CEO Sam Altman a 7% equity stake as part of a broader shift towards becoming a for-profit entity, according to a recent report by Bloomberg.
29 September 2024, 11:02 AM

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati to step down

Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at OpenAI and an important figure behind the development of ChatGPT and DALL-E, the platform’s text-to-image generator, has announced she will be stepping down from her role.
26 September 2024, 13:00 PM

OpenAI's stunning $150 billion valuation hinges on upending corporate structure, sources say

OpenAI is planning to raise funding at a potential valuation of $150 billion, according to a recent report by Bloomberg News. If the funding goes through, this would position the AI tech company as one of the biggest startups in the world.
12 September 2024, 10:28 AM

OpenAI now has more than 1 million paid business users

OpenAI now has more than 1 million paying users across its business products, ChatGPT Enterprise, Team and Edu, according to an announcement made by the company on Thursday.
8 September 2024, 11:09 AM

AI startup by OpenAI co-founder raises $1 bln

Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a new AI startup co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, former chief scientist and co-founder at OpenAI, has raised $1 billion in cash. In an interview with Reuters, SSI announced its goal to build "safe AI systems that far surpass human capabilities".
5 September 2024, 12:42 PM

OpenAI, Meta flex muscles as AI race heats up

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, said that usage of its iconic chatbot had more than doubled since November to 200 million active monthly users
1 September 2024, 06:20 AM

ChatGPT hits 200 million weekly users

The popular AI chatbot ChatGPT has hit over 200 million weekly users, as per a recent announcement by OpenAI. This number is reported to be double what it was last year around the same time.
1 September 2024, 02:49 AM

OpenAI blocks Iranian accounts for deceptive US election content

OpenAI recently announced that it has shut down several Iranian accounts that were using ChatGPT to create deceptive content regarding the US presidential election.
18 August 2024, 11:28 AM

OpenAI co-founder John Schulman leaves ChatGPT maker for rival Anthropic

The news was first reported by The Information, which added that Peter Deng, a product manager who joined OpenAI last year, has also exited the company.
6 August 2024, 05:31 AM

Microsoft leaves OpenAI board

Microsoft has decided to leave its board observer seat at OpenAI, a position that has attracted regulatory scrutiny in both the United States and Europe. The company stated that this move was prompted by significant improvements in OpenAI's governance over the past eight months, rendering the observer seat unnecessary.
10 July 2024, 07:55 AM

OpenAI was hacked last year

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Sora, was hacked last year, compromising access to the company's internal messaging systems, as per a recent report by The New York Times. The attack also stole details about the design of the company's AI technologies, states the report.
7 July 2024, 08:05 AM

Watch the first-ever commercial ad made by OpenAI's Sora

Toys"R"Us, the US-based toy brand, has recently released a teaser trailer that, according to the company, has been created with OpenAI's video generation AI tool, Sora. The video, which depicts the story of Toys"R"Us founder Charles Lazarus, is being called the first-ever commercial ad made by Sora.
1 July 2024, 05:40 AM