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Musk stops attacking Apple over ChatGPT integration but not OpenAI.

Simon Willison demonstrates ChatGPT Work using GPT-6 Astra to generate running routes via OSM/Nominatim integration with 27-minute inference.

"I didn't know that AI could hallucinate facts," New Mexico defense lawyer says.

OpenAI scaled Habitat storage platform from Python library to serve 1B ChatGPT users at 22M requests/sec globally.

César de la Fuente's lab applies Codex and ChatGPT to genome mining for antimicrobial peptide discovery against drug-resistant pathogens.

OpenAI launches Data agent in ChatGPT Work, enabling natural-language data connection, insight discovery, and dashboard creation.

OpenAI releases ChatGPT for Financial Services with integrated financial data and GPT-6 Astra for research and modeling.

Simon Willison documents using GPT-6 Astra and ChatGPT Images 2.5 to generate Fabergé egg artwork and convert images to Blender 3D files via prompting.

Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.

OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.5 with two API variants (Sunburst, Flare) offering improved multi-turn instruction-following, faster generation, and better subject preservation in reference images.

I used ChatGPT and its Sketch tool to make this AI-generated image of a cat. OpenAI announced ChatGPT Images 2.5 on Tuesday and is adding a new way to tell ChatGPT what you want it to make an image of: by drawing a doodle. With a new feature called Sketch, you can just draw something right inside ChatGPT and then tell ChatGPT how you want it to make an image based on that sketch. You can activate the Sketch feature by typing @Sketch into your chat box, and a window will pop up where you can make your drawing. I briefly tested it, and it successfully turned my bad doodle of a cat that I drew w...

API benchmark scores for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini systematically diverge from chatbot interface behavior by 3.4pp average; questions reliability of model eval standards.

OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.5, an image generation feature enabling sketch-to-image and reference-guided personalization.

Simon Willison demonstrates using Blender's Python API with ChatGPT Codex on macOS to generate images via coding agents.

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, a Claude Fable competitor priced at $10/$50 per million tokens, rolling out to ChatGPT Plus/Pro/Business/Enterprise and via API.

Service interruptions hit ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini practically simultaneously.

OpenAI's ChatGPT, xAI's Grok, and Anthropic's Claude are all experiencing issues. At around 11AM ET, ChatGPT started returning error messages for users trying to use the chatbot, with its status page saying there are currently "elevated errors across ChatGPT and Codex." In addition to preventing users from having conversations with ChatGPT, the outage is also affecting logins, file uploads, voice mode, search, deep research, image generation, and more. OpenAI says it has "applied a mitigation" and is "monitoring recovery," though its AI tools are still experiencing "degraded performance." The...

ATV Big Air Tour reduced marketing and merchandising tasks from 3 days to 3 hours using ChatGPT Work, including auto-generated inventory website.

Simon Willison documents OpenAI's ChatGPT desktop app bundling LibreOffice, Python, Node.js, and document processing tools in local cache.

Apple is pushing for "expedited discovery" in its legal battle against OpenAI over concerns the company is actively destroying evidence, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In a filing on Monday, Apple alleges OpenAI only just handed over a MacBook used by a former employee at the center of the lawsuit, which contained discussions about "destroying the types of forensic data Apple needs." This is the latest development in Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI, which accuses the ChatGPT-maker of stealing trade secrets to build an AI device. The lawsuit revolves around three former Apple employees who r...

OpenAI said that the integration provides read-only access to health records for clinicians.

ChatGPT gains EHR integration for healthcare; clinicians can securely access patient context and medical research via enterprise connections.

Gilbert + Tobin law firm implements governance framework for ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex deployment with CEO oversight and human accountability measures.

Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools.

Explosive growth comes with a new regulatory burden in the European Union.

OpenAI will soon be held accountable for mitigating risks related to ChatGPT's impact on minors, user mental health, and the spread of illegal content in the European Union. That's because ChatGPT is now considered a Very Large Online Search Engine under the EU's Digital Services Act, a set of laws regulating major online services and platforms. Along with ChatGPT, the European Commission also announced that Reddit and Roblox are considered Very Large Online Platforms, subjecting them to the same rules. The DSA restricts platforms from targeting ads to minors or using a person's sexual orient...

ChatGPT Ads reaches $1B annualized revenue run rate with global expansion, emphasizing free/affordable access.

Simon Willison breaks down OpenAI's ChatGPT Work product architecture: cloud-based version and desktop app with local file/program access.

OpenAI has more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users in India, a huge chunk of whom are on the free or the lower-priced Go tiers.

Randomized study of 1,000+ students shows ChatGPT use with critical-thinking training improves assignment performance and originality.