Perplexity Eyes $8B Valuation in New Funding Round
The Wall Street Journal reports that AI search engine Perplexity is in talks to raise money The $8 billion company wants to get around $500…
Mira Murati, Ex-OpenAI CTO, Raises Funds for New AI Startup
Reuters says that Mira Murati, the former CTO of OpenAI who quit last month, is seeking venture capital funding for a new AI company It is…
ChatGPT Launches on Windows
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Windows, enabling users to access advanced conversational AI directly on their desktop for enhanced…
Experts Call OpenAI’s Patent Pledge ‘Virtue Signaling’
Experts criticize OpenAI’s recent patent pledge, describing it as ‘virtue signaling’ and questioning its practical impact on…
Palantir CISO Joins OpenAI as Security Chief
Dane Stuckey, who used to be the CISO of analytics company Palantir, has joined OpenAI as its new CISO; he will work with Matt Knight, who is…
OpenAI Hires Microsoft’s Generative AI Research Head
When Sebastian Bubeck, Microsoft’s VP of generative AI research, left to work for OpenAI, the company lost an AI expert and gained one…
Hinton Praises Sutskever for Altman Ouster
This week, Geoffrey Hinton took the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work on artificial neural networks, which is why people call him the…
OpenAI Accuses Elon Musk of Harassment
OpenAI filed a motion to dismiss Elon Musk’s lawsuit on October 8, alleging that he uses the legal system to “harass” the…
OpenAI Raises $6.6B, Now Valued at $157B
In a funding round that valued OpenAI at $157 billion post-money, the startup disclosed that it had raised $6.6 billion The new funding, which…
OpenAI DevDay Debuts Realtime API, Tools for AI Devs
OpenAI faced a turbulent week with executive exits and major fundraising but is now focused on rallying developers to create tools with its AI…
Anthropic Hires OpenAI Co-Founder Durk Kingma
One of the less well-known co-founders of OpenAI, Durk Kingma, said today that he will be joining Anthropic In a string of posts on X, Kingma…
Altman May Get OpenAI Equity for First Time
Following the sudden departure of Mira Murati as CTO of OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman is apparently about to get stock in the company for the first…
OpenAI Unveils Advanced Voice Mode with New Features
On Tuesday, OpenAI said it will release Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) to more members of ChatGPT’s paid user base Customers in the Plus and…
OpenAI X Account Hacked
On Monday evening, hackers seized control of an official OpenAI X account to disseminate a cryptocurrency fraud. The @OpenAINewsroom account,…
AI Bills Aim Well But May Lead To Burdensome Results
Lawyer Dina Blikshteyn warns that California’s AI bills, though well-intentioned, may burden small developers, even as larger firms…
Jony Ive Teams Up With OpenAI on AI Device Startup
A famous designer named Jony Ive quit his full-time job at Apple five years ago, and he is working on a new business with OpenAI and its CEO,…
Investors Value OpenAI Over $100B
Investors value OpenAI at over $100 billion on the secondary market, reflecting strong confidence in its future potential According to sources…
Apple, Nvidia May Invest Big in OpenAI
Nvidia and Apple are reportedly engaging in discussions to participate in OpenAI’s forthcoming fundraising round, which may result in a…
OpenAI Backs California AI Labeling Bill
Having previously opposed SB 1047—another AI-related bill—OpenAI now supports AB 3211, which calls for the inclusion of watermarks on content…
OpenAI Backs AI Watermark Bill
OpenAI backs California bill AB 3211, mandating visible labels for AI-generated content, marking a shift in its stance on AI regulation…