OpenAI in talks on share sale that would price it above Elon Musk’s SpaceX If the transaction goes ahead the value of the ChatGPT developer would rise by about two-thirds to $500bn The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025
OpenAI launches two new AI models ahead of GPT-5 - here's everything you need to know The first openweight model in years from OpenA,I and there are two options to choose from Tom’s Guide · Aug 6, 2025
Elon Musk's xAI Made It First — Now Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Land Federal AI Gig The U.S. Government has given the nod to AI tools from OpenAI, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Anthropic, marking a significant milestone in the Trump administration’s drive to increase AI utilization in federal agencies. Benzinga · Aug 6, 2025
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centres worldwide Tech giant warns users against responding to suspicious or unusual messages The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
OpenAI Targets Meta's Llama And DeepSeek's R1 With Laptop-Ready AI Reasoning Tools On Tuesday, OpenAI released two new open-weight language models for the first time since GPT-2, as it aims to challenge rivals like DeepSeek and Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) with AI tools that can run directly on laptops. Benzinga · Aug 6, 2025
UK construction activity shrinks by most in five years; Trump imposes extra 25% tariff on India – as it happened Britain’s building sector records biggest drop in activity since early in Covid-19 pandemic The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025
ChatGPT-5 is coming — here's how it could change the way we prompt forever ChatGPT-5 may change how we interact with AI by reshaping prompts and responses — here’s what to expect and how to prepare for what’s next. Tom’s Guide · Aug 6, 2025
OpenAI Eyes Record $500 Billion Valuation In Employee Share Sale Amid AI Arms Race: Report ChatGPT maker OpenAI is reportedly exploring a secondary stock sale that could value the artificial intelligence company at $500 billion, marking a significant jump from its current $300 billion valuation. Benzinga · Aug 6, 2025
News Corp warns Trump AI is pillaging contents of The Art of the Deal Company owned by Rupert Murdoch says president’s books are ‘being consumed by AI engines which profit from his thoughts’ The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2025
OpenAI takes on Meta and DeepSeek with free and customisable AI models Developer of ChatGPT says new tools will be ‘for wide benefit’, echoing announcement by Mark Zuckerberg The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025
“Unstoppable?” ChatGPT Surges to 700 million Weekly Users as Rivals Race to Compete ChatGPT’s user base is set to hit 700 million weekly actives in August 2025, soaring from 500 million in March and quadrupling year over year. Here's why that's a big deal. Windows Central · Aug 5, 2025
OpenAI Unveils Two New AI Models: gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b — and run locally on Snapdragon PCs and NVIDIA RTX GPUs OpenAI just released a pair of open‑weight models that runs natively on Snapdragon PCs and RTX devices. Windows Central · Aug 5, 2025
OpenAI just announced something big, but it's not GPT-5 OpenAI’s new open-parameter gpt-oss AI models offer more access and transparency for customizable AI tools. TechRadar · Aug 5, 2025
Tom’s Guide · Aug 5, 2025 Amazon may bring ads to Alexa+ in least surprising move ever A new report claims Amazon could bring advertising to Alexa Plus.
International Business Times · Aug 5, 2025 OpenAI Releases Free, Downloadable Models In Competition Catch-up OpenAI on Tuesday released two new artificial intelligence (AI) models that can be downloaded for free and altered by users, to challenge similar offerings by US and Chinese competition.
Fortune · Aug 5, 2025 From OpenAI to Nvidia, researchers agree: AI agents have a long way to go The speakers at the Agentic AI Summit, which took place at UC Berkeley, had plenty of optimism to share, even if today's agents don't yet live up to the massive hype.
Fortune · Aug 5, 2025 OpenAI’s new ‘open’ models are here—just don’t expect them to reveal the secret recipe For the first time since GPT-2, OpenAI is releasing models with open weights—but key details like architecture and training methods remain secret.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025 OpenAI stops ChatGPT from telling people to break up with partners Instead of giving definitive answers to personal challenges the chatbot will help people reflect on a problem
Fortune · Aug 5, 2025 OpenAI does away with feature that made ChatGPT conversations discoverable by Google The decision comes after alert to privacy concerns.
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 ChatGPT makers respond to growing number of people using AI as a therapist System has been accused of failing to recognise when users are in mental or emotional distress and respond appropriately
Tom’s Guide · Aug 5, 2025 OpenAI says they are no longer optimizing ChatGPT to keep you chatting — here’s why OpenAI says ChatGPT isn’t designed to keep you chatting anymore — it’s now focused on helping you finish tasks faster and use it only when needed.
Windows Central · Aug 5, 2025 OpenAI tells ChatGPT users to take a break — Altman asks "What have we done?" just days before GPT-5 launch ChatGPT will now suggest breaks during long chats and avoid giving life advice as OpenAI tries to reduce emotional dependency on AI.
Geekflare · Aug 5, 2025 OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Be More Helpful and Less Addictive OpenAI has shared a blog post outlining a shift in how it evaluates and improves ChatGPT. Instead of focusing on engagement metrics like time spent in the