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Bret Taylor, chairman of OpenAI and co-founder of Sierra, believes AI agents will transform travel by replicating the high-touch human experiences that define great trips while enhancing convenience, personalization, and loyalty. He shared that his own family trip to Europe was entirely planned with ChatGPT, underscoring how travelers are already adopting AI as a digital travel agent. Taylor sees ....

Databricks and OpenAI have started a new partnership. The deal is worth $100 million. It brings OpenAI models into the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. The partnership aims to provide frontier AI to companies. It makes OpenAI models, including GPT-5, available to over 20,000 Databricks customers. This partnership lets businesses build and scale AI apps. They can use their secure ....

ChatGPT Pulse is a new preview feature for Pro users that delivers personalized daily updates. It works by reviewing your chat history, memory, and feedback, along with optional integrations like email and calendar. Each morning, it creates visual cards highlighting information it predicts you will find useful. You can guide it by requesting topics, giving feedback, or excluding items. ....

OpenAI plans to launch Sora 2, a TikTok-style mobile app where all videos are AI generated. Users swipe through a vertical feed, can like, comment, remix, and view a “For You” recommendation stream. The app limits clips to 10 seconds and does not allow uploads from one’s camera roll. It includes identity verification so people can use or be ....

Our latest video generation model is more physically accurate, realistic, and more controllable than prior systems. It also features synchronized dialogue and sound effects. Create with it in the new Sora app.  OpenAI has released Sora 2, a new video + audio generation model that improves realism, physical consistency, and controllability. The system better preserves world state across shots, ....

OpenAI introduced AgentKit, a toolkit built to help developers create, deploy, and measure AI agents more easily. AgentKit includes four modules: Agent Builder, a visual interface to design agent logic; ChatKit, which lets developers embed chat UIs in apps; Evals for Agents, tools to assess agent performance and refine prompts; and a Connector Registry, which enables secure linkages between ....

OpenAI’s DevDay 2025 introduced new tools to help developers build and scale AI applications. Key announcements included: Apps in ChatGPT: Developers can now build and embed “apps” inside ChatGPT using a new Apps SDK. AgentKit: A toolkit to build production-grade agents with greater reliability. Sora 2 in the API: A new multimodal model that adds video generation capabilities. Codex ....

AMD and OpenAI have struck a large-scale partnership in which AMD will supply GPUs to support OpenAI’s future AI infrastructure. In the first phase, OpenAI will deploy 1 gigawatt of AMD’s upcoming MI450 chips in the second half of 2026. Over time, the agreement covers up to 6 gigawatts of computing power. As part of the deal, AMD granted ....

OpenAI is rolling out app integrations inside ChatGPT, letting users book travel directly in chat. Initially, Expedia and Booking.com are live in the interface. Over time, OpenAI plans to add Tripadvisor, Priceline, Uber, Hipcamp, and other travel-service apps. The move embeds travel tools into conversations, reducing the need to leave ChatGPT for travel searches or bookings. More Info ....

OpenAI's short-form AI video application, Sora, has outpaced its predecessor, ChatGPT, in early user adoption, hitting one million downloads in under five days of its launch. This achievement is notable because the app was only available on iOS in the U.S. and Canada and required users to have an invite code to gain access. Market data shows Sora logged ....

OpenAI recently revealed several internal tools — including DocuGPT — that automate tasks like contract review, sales support, and customer feedback. Investors interpreted the move as a signal that OpenAI might enter the enterprise “SaaS” space directly. This caused substantial stock drops at SaaS firms such as DocuSign, HubSpot, and Salesforce. Many companies responded by playing down the threat, ....

A U.S. federal judge has ended the rule forcing OpenAI to keep all ChatGPT logs forever. OpenAI can now delete normal user data under its usual policies. But the company must still retain data for certain flagged accounts, such as those involved in legal or investigation matters. More Info

Altman, who is behind the wildly popular chatbot ChatGPT, on Wednesday unveiled Atlas: an AI browser he described as a “once-in-a-decade opportunity” and “the way that we hope people will use the internet in the future”. More Info

OpenAI has completed a corporate recapitalisation that places its nonprofit arm—the newly renamed OpenAI Foundation—in control of its for-profit arm, now called OpenAI Group PBC, while preserving the organisation’s original mission: ensuring advanced AI benefits all of humanity. The Foundation holds a large equity stake (valued at about US $130 billion) in the for-profit, enabling substantial philanthropic activity. Initial ....

Sam Altman announced that OpenAI aims to build a fully autonomous AI researcher by 2028, capable of conducting independent scientific work. He outlined an intermediate goal for 2026 to develop an AI assistant with intern-level research abilities. The plan focuses on achieving measurable milestones rather than abstract definitions of artificial general intelligence. Altman emphasized that progress will depend on ....

The WIRED Uncanny Valley episode features Steven Adler, former head of product safety at OpenAI, discussing the urgent need for transparency and continuous improvement in AI safety. Adler urges OpenAI to show clear evidence of responsible safeguards for its technologies, warning that opaque systems can pose real risks to users and society. The conversation highlights the importance of user ....

OpenAI plans to introduce ads in ChatGPT, but the format will differ from traditional search advertising. CEO Sam Altman said the company wants to profit when ChatGPT delivers accurate and helpful results, not when it fails. He described a model where the AI might recommend a hotel and earn a small commission if a user books directly through the ....

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Atlas, a browser that blends AI assistance directly into web navigation. It lets users ask questions, summarize pages, and compare products within the same window. The browser includes optional memory features to personalize browsing and privacy settings to control what ChatGPT can access. Built on Chromium, it uses a new system called OWL to improve speed ....

OpenAI is exploring consumer health applications, signaling one of its boldest expansions beyond AI infrastructure into industry-specific software. The company is considering tools such as a personal health assistant or a centralized health data platform, with new hires like Nate Gross from Doximity and Instagram’s Ashley Alexander leading its healthcare strategy. Investors believe OpenAI’s massive reach—ChatGPT serves about 800 ....

GPT-5.1 introduces two refined models: Instant (for faster, everyday responses) and Thinking(for deeper, more complex reasoning). It improves instruction-following, adopts a warmer and more conversational tone, and lets users more easily shape the style and tone of responses via presets like “Friendly” or “Professional”. The rollout begins with paid users, with legacy GPT-5 models staying available for about three ....