OpenAI is testing a $100-a-month version of ChatGPT — and it finally fills a big gap OpenAI is preparing a new $100 ChatGPT Pro Lite tier aimed at users who need more power than Plus offers TechRadar · Feb 25
Who is Arvind KC? OpenAI names Indian-origin executive as Chief People Officer OpenAI, the American artificial intelligence research organisation behind ChatGPT, has appointed Arvind KC as its new Chief People Officer, the company announced in a press release. The Times of India · Feb 25
Why Pete Hegseth Is Demanding Anthropic Remove Its AI Safety Limits Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday to grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to Claude or face losing its defence contract and a government blacklist designation. International Business Times · Feb 25
McDonald's CEO is a 'supersubscriber' of AI tools—and even used it to photoshop all his kids into a Christmas card Chris Kempczinski said he’s also used AI to make recommendations for potential menu innovations like McRib Nuggets and Korean sauces. Fortune · Feb 25
Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns Toby Walsh says he despairs at Australian government’s lack of regulation of artificial intelligence The Guardian - AU · Feb 25
US military leaders pressure Anthropic to bend Claude safeguards Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yield The Guardian - US · Feb 24
Fund Manager Mike Alves Backing Tomorrow's Defining Companies from OpenAI, SpaceX VIDA Vision Fund Manager Mike Alves is backing transformative companies including SpaceX, xAI, and Figure AI, building a concentrated portfolio focused on AI, space commercialization, and next-generation financial infrastructure. International Business Times · Feb 24
Danger was flagged, but not reported: What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy reveals about Canada’s AI governance vacuum Eight months before the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, OpenAI knew something was wrong. The company’s automated review system had flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT account for interactions involving scenarios of gun violence. Roughly a dozen employees were aware. Some advocated contacting police. Instead, OpenAI banned the account, but didn’t refer… The Conversation · Feb 24
OpenAI signs up the world's biggest consultancy firms to help roll out ChatGPT to enterprises Accenture, BCG, Capgemini and McKinsey will be OpenAI Frontie partners to help enterprises with agentic AI. TechRadar · Feb 24
Tech’s politics push at home and abroad We report from California’s Silicon Valley, where billionaires pour money into midterms, and the AI Impact summit, where India pushes back on ‘AI monopoly’ held by US and China The Guardian - US · Feb 24
Can India become the third pole in global AI dominance? IN DEPTH: Experts say it's hard to gauge how much the summit advanced India's aim to become a major third force in the global AI competition, Stuti Mishra reports The Independent UK · Feb 24
Microsoft quietly removes an AI blog post after realizing "pirating the Harry Potter books" isn't a great look Microsoft deleted a post suggesting AI training on pirated Harry Potter books, sparking backlash and raising copyright concerns. Windows Central · Feb 24
Why the exploding secondaries market is hard to pin down New PitchBook data estimates that in 2025, somewhere between $62.5 billion to $120.9 billion were traded in U.S. direct secondaries. Fortune · Feb 24
Stock Index Futures Mixed With Focus on Trump’s SOTU Address and U.S. Economic Data March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.04%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are up +0.21% this morning as sentiment remains cautious following yesterday’s selloff on Wall Street triggered by concerns over the disruptive impact of AI. Barchart · Feb 24
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Fortune · Feb 24 Sam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It takes a lot of energy to train a human’ Altman said data centers have moved past water-intensive cooling, but 56% globally still use evaporative systems.
The Independent UK · Feb 24 Hegseth and Anthropic CEO set to meet as debate intensifies over the military's use of AI Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to meet with the CEO of Anthropic
Axios · Feb 23 Musk's xAI and Pentagon reach deal to use Grok in classified systems As Anthropic and the Pentagon fight, Elon Musk is moving in.
The Guardian - US · Feb 23 Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police after suspending school shooter’s account Company had suspended account of Tumbler Ridge shooter in June 2025 over ‘furtherance of violent activities’
MarketBeat · Feb 23 3 of the Most Highly Anticipated IPOs of 2026 As OpenAI and SpaceX position to go public, the most anticipated IPOs of 2026 could end up belonging to Anthropic, Discord, and Plaid.
Fortune · Feb 23 OpenAI has changed its mission statement 6 times in 9 years, most recently about AI that 'safely benefits humanity' It’s still committed to creating something that will benefit humanity. It’s unclear why it doesn’t want to do so “safely” anymore.
The Independent UK · Feb 23 ChatGPT creator defends AI energy use because humans need food too Concerns around water use are ‘fake’, says OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman
The Guardian - US · Feb 23 Sam Altman defends AI’s energy toll by saying it also takes a lot to ‘train a human’ OpenAI CEO also downplayed concerns about how much water datacenters require at AI summit in India
TechRadar · Feb 23 Sam Altman says ChatGPT water use claims are 'completely untrue' — but admits AI energy use is a concern Sam Altman dismisses viral claims about ChatGPT’s water use — but the bigger question of AI’s growing energy and environmental impact remains unresolved.
TechRadar · Feb 23 Anthropic claims half of its agent tool calls are to do with software engineering - so are developers letting AI take over? Agentic AI is quite happy being left alone to its own devices, checking in with users when it need to clarify any details.