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OpenAI launches GPT-Image-2; Cursor secures $10B contract with xAI and $60B acquisition option.

OpenAI releases open-weight model for detecting and redacting PII in text with state-of-the-art accuracy.

With an IPO looming for Elon Musk's SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion. Buying this startup that's focused on AI coding could help xAI's tools compete with market leader Anthropic, as well as the other competitors. A report by The Information this week said Sergey Brin has directed Google's "strike team" to help its agentic AI tools catch up, while Sam Altman reportedly declared a "code red" at OpenAI last year before shutting down Sora to f...

When ChatGPT launched as an experimental prototype in late 2022, OpenAI’s chatbot became an everyday everything app for hundreds of millions of people. LLMs like ChatGPT were the new future: The entire tech industry was consumed by the inferno, with companies racing to spin up rival products. The ashes of the old tech world still…

OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0; Willison benchmarks improvement via Where's Waldo-style prompt testing against predecessor.

Can ChatGPT be blamed for a mass shooting? Florida is investigating.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0, improved image generation model showing enhanced reasoning and creative color application.

An image generated by ChatGPT Images 2.0. | Image: OpenAI OpenAI is rolling out the latest version of its AI-powered image generator with new "thinking capabilities," allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt. In a blog post, OpenAI says ChatGPT Images 2.0 can now create more "sophisticated" images, with improvements to its ability to follow instructions, preserve details of your choosing, and generate text. It's powered by OpenAI's new GPT Image 2 model, with new thinking capabilities available to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise subscrib...

ChatGPT Images 2.0, the newest image-generation model from OpenAI, shows just how much AI capabilities have evolved over the last few years.

OpenAI teases Image V2 model ahead of public release.

GPT-Image-2 implements self-review iteration mechanism; ~11 min generation time for multi-pass refinement.

OpenAI ships ChatGPT Images 2.0 with improved text rendering, multilingual support, and visual reasoning capabilities.

OpenAI teases GPT-Image-2 model with livestream announcement at 12pm PT.

OpenAI launches Codex Transformation Partners with Accenture, PwC, Infosys to accelerate enterprise code generation deployment.

OpenAI rolling out GPT-Image-2 image generation model.

Reddit speculation about OpenAI model release timing with no substantive information or sources.

AI tools are significantly accelerating software development and changing how developers work with code. These tools serve as real-time copilots, automating... AI tools are significantly accelerating software development and changing how developers work with code. These tools serve as real-time copilots, automating repetitive tasks, executing tasks, writing documentation, and more. OpenAI Codex, for example, is a coding agent designed to assist developers through tasks like code generation, debugging, and automated pull request (PR) creation. Source

Hyatt deploys ChatGPT Enterprise with GPT-5.4 across global workforce for productivity and guest experience improvements.

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI's latest acquisitions and whether they address "two big existential problems" for the company.

In recent months, the company announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services to use Cerebras chips in Amazon data centers, as well as a deal with OpenAI reportedly worth more than $10 billion.

Last month, OpenAI gave up on its Sora video generation tool, and on Friday, the Sora team's leader, Bill Peebles, announced that he is leaving the company. OpenAI has been shifting its priorities as part of an effort to avoid "side quests," and Peebles' departure is just one of many recent changes as the company moves to focus more on coding and enterprise use. As part of a note Peebles posted on X, he said: I am immensely grateful to Sam, Mark, Aditya and Jakub for fostering a research environment that allowed us to pursue ideas off-the-beaten path from the company's mainline roadmap. It's ...

Tinder users who prove they're a real person by visiting an identity-verifying orb will soon be able to get five free boosts in the app - and it's just the latest service to embrace the orb. World, which was co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, initially tested Tinder verification using its facial scanning orbs through a pilot program in Japan last year. It's now expanding the service to "select markets, including Japan and the United States." To verify that they're not a bot or an AI agent, users have to physically visit one of World's orbs in person. According to World, the orb "takes pictu...

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora and folds its science team, signaling a sharp pivot away from consumer moonshots toward enterprise AI.

The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe company just rebranded as an AI infrastructure play, and Anthropic unveiled a model it says is too powerful to release publicly …but apparently not too […]

The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe company just rebranded as an AI infrastructure play, and Anthropic unveiled a model it says is too powerful to release publicly …but apparently not too […]

GPT-Rosalind is an LLM trained on biology workflows, available in closed access.

OpenAI releases GPT-Rosalind, a frontier reasoning model specialized for drug discovery, genomics, and protein analysis.

OpenAI launches Trusted Access for Cyber program with GPT-5.4-Cyber and $10M API grants for vetted cybersecurity firms.

OpenAI updates Agents SDK with native sandbox execution and model-native harness for secure, long-running agent development.

OpenAI launches GPT-5.4-Cyber variant and Trusted Access program for defensive cybersecurity use cases with identity verification.