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Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI’s response so far has been carefully hedged, and the timing couldn’t be worse with the company reportedly eyeing an IPO […]

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar proposes AI scorecard framework measuring ROI via useful work, cost-per-task, dependability, and compute efficiency.

OpenAI introduces age-appropriate safeguards, parental controls, and learning tools for ChatGPT teenage users.

You may have heard that OpenAI released its first piece of hardware this week. You may not have heard about the ChatGPT basketball.

OpenAI documents internal use of Codex for custom tool development, prototyping, and creative ideation workflows.

Cars24 deploys OpenAI voice and chat agents handling 1M+ monthly conversation minutes, recovering 12% lost leads via agentic workflows.

Microsoft is looking to sell its in-house AI models as more efficient and cost-effective than its competitors' models.

OpenAI, which is in the middle of a legal battle with Apple over hardware trade theft allegations, just released a light-up keyboard designed to be paired with its agentic coding app.

OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker called GPT-Red that it uses as a sparring partner to help its other models boost their defenses against cyberattacks. Last week the company released the latest version of its flagship LLM, GPT-5.6. OpenAI says that training it against GPT-Red made the model its most robust release yet. GPT-Red automates…

The Codex Micro is designed to monitor multiple agentic threads at a glance.

OpenAI is finally releasing some hardware. No, it isn't the mysterious AI-powered device the company is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive, a project already tangled up in a messy lawsuit. Instead, it's a product designed to be used with its coding platform, Codex. The device, a square-shaped block of buttons called Codex Micro, is a collaboration between the AI company and keyboard maker Work Louder. OpenAI said it is a limited-run collaboration that will give users more ways to monitor and manage their agents. The pad closely resembles Work Louder's Creator Micro 2, and marketin...

OpenAI proposes 'reverse federalism' model where state-level AI regulations inform national safety framework.

OpenAI releases GPT-Red, an automated red teaming system using self-play to improve model robustness against adversarial attacks and prompt injection.

Lightspeed is in discussions to lead the funding round, sources say.

OpenAI's first hardware device is reported to be a screenless, AI-guided smart speaker that can move. Weird enough for you?

OpenAI has issued another statement on the lawsuit, this time suggesting it lacks merit.

A number of social media posts claim that GPT-5.6 Sol deleted files and data without warning. OpenAI had basically disclosed the problem in June.

OpenAI's first device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk with ChatGPT, according to a report from Bloomberg. The device apparently won't have a screen, but will use a camera and additional sensors to "understand" your environment. The report comes just days after Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI that accused the AI company of stealing hardware secrets. OpenAI, in a new statement on Tuesday, said that it is "not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit." Sources tell Bloomberg that OpenAI's device will also feature a rechargeable battery that will allow users to car...

OpenAI has spent the better part of the year involved in lawsuit after lawsuit, including one from the world's richest man. But last Friday, the company was hit with one of the highest-profile legal actions yet - from Apple. OpenAI's expensive hardware bet is what's on the line. Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI, filed in Northern California federal court, accused former Apple employees of "stealing Apple's trade secrets for the benefit of OpenAI." The 41-page complaint states that Apple keeps its "product development, manufacturing, supply chain, technology research, and other innovations confi...

OpenAI guidance on ROI metrics for enterprise AI agent deployments: measuring work-per-dollar, efficiency gains, and workflow scaling.

OpenAI integrates Codex capabilities into ChatGPT, shifting toward a multi-purpose platform rather than pure chat interface.

In a surprising blog post on Monday, Microsoft CEO is warning enterprises of the dangers of using proprietary models like Anthropic's and OpenAI's.

OpenAI accused of conspiring with former Apple employees to steal trade secrets.

Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized access to Apple’s systems to claims that job candidates were asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews. Here are the complaint’s most eye-catching claims.

When Apple employees interviewed for jobs at OpenAI, the AI startup's hardware head allegedly asked them to show up with something unusual: components they were working on and unreleased product samples. That's according to a blockbuster lawsuit filed by Apple, which accuses OpenAI of stealing confidential documents, spying on hardware prototypes, and tricking one of its trusted partners into performing a proprietary product design technique. The lawsuit primarily revolves around the alleged actions of three people: Tang Tan, a 24-year Apple veteran who recently served as the vice president o...

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft; Stratechery frames it as reactive rather than substantive legal action.

ChatGPT is hiring a dedicated product manager to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults, according to a job posting.

Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that former employees that now work for the AI company have stolen Apple's trade secrets "for the benefit of OpenAI." In its complaint, Apple alleges that it has uncovered "a pattern of theft of Apple's trade secrets by OpenAI employees who were formerly at Apple," and it names IO Products (Jony Ive's hardware startup that OpenAI bought in 2025), Tang Tan (OpenAI's chief hardware officer), and Chang Liu (who joined OpenAI from Apple in January) as defendants. An Apple spokesperson shared this statement with 9to5Mac: At Apple, our teams are constantly developing...

Apple alleges the misconduct was directed by OpenAi's senior leadership, including a long-time former employee.

Deutsche Telekom deploys OpenAI models across customer service, employee workflows, and network operations as part of AI-native telco strategy.