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Introducing ChatGPT Go, now available worldwide

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Go, a new budget-friendly subscription tier that expands access to its popular generative AI by offering significantly more usage and features than the free tier at a lower price point — in the U.S. it costs about $8 per month and it’s available globally in many regions; Go users get access to GPT-5.2 Instant with ....

March 30, 2026|

Introducing GPT-5.3-Codex

OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.3-Codex, the most capable version of its Codex coding agent to date, combining advanced coding performance with stronger general reasoning and professional knowledge capabilities. It runs about 25 % faster than the prior Codex model and can handle long-running tasks involving research, tool use, and complex execution, effectively acting like an agent that can write, debug, test, ....

March 30, 2026|

Introducing OpenAI Frontier

OpenAI has launched OpenAI Frontier, a new enterprise platform designed to help large organizations build, deploy, and manage AI agents that can perform real work across business systems. Frontier gives these agents shared business context, onboarding, learning feedback loops, and controlled identities and permissions so they can operate reliably within existing infrastructure like CRM systems, data warehouses, and internal ....

March 30, 2026|

Introducing GPT 5.4

OpenAI’s March 5, 2026 announcement presents GPT-5.4 as its new flagship model for professional work, saying it combines stronger reasoning, coding, tool use, and agent-style workflows into one system that is meant to handle documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and longer, more complex tasks with less back and forth. It says GPT-5.4 Thinking in ChatGPT can now show an upfront plan while ....

March 30, 2026|

Codex Security: now in research preview

This article introduces Codex Security, an OpenAI application security agent designed to find higher-confidence vulnerabilities in code by building a detailed understanding of how a project works, rather than just flagging lots of low-value issues. It uses a project-specific threat model, searches for problems in context, validates findings in sandboxed or tailored environments when possible, and can suggest fixes ....

March 30, 2026|

OpenAI to acquire Astral

OpenAI says it plans to acquire Astral, the company behind widely used open source Python tools like uv, Ruff, and ty, to strengthen Codex and expand its role across more of the software development process. The article says Codex has grown quickly this year, and OpenAI wants it to do more than generate code by helping plan changes, work ....

March 30, 2026|

Introducing GPT 5.4 mini and nano

This March 17, 2026 article introduces GPT-5.4 mini and nano as OpenAI’s newest small models, aimed at high-volume work where speed, responsiveness, and cost matter more than using the largest model. It says GPT-5.4 mini is more than twice as fast as GPT-5 mini while improving coding, reasoning, vision, and tool use, and that it comes close to full ....

March 30, 2026|

Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora

Details are somewhat limited from the accessible preview, but the article says OpenAI is shutting down its Sora AI video app and that Disney is walking away from its planned investment after OpenAI exited the video generation business. It frames the move as a sharp reversal for a product that had been pitched as a major creative and Hollywood-facing ....

March 30, 2026|

OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video app just months after launch

OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its standalone AI video app, after a short and highly visible run that began with big excitement around realistic text-to-video generation and later expanded with Sora 2 in late 2025. It says the company is ending both the consumer app and API as it redirects computing power and attention toward higher-priority work, especially robotics, ....

March 30, 2026|

The Tech Bubble Might Finally Be Popping

Sora’s shutdown is a sharp reminder of how overheated the AI hype cycle around Hollywood became. It frames OpenAI’s video ambitions, and Disney’s willingness to engage with them, as part of a rush to treat generative video as an industry-changing force before the business case, legal risks, and long-term strategy were really settled. The article suggests the collapse says ....

March 30, 2026|

Update on the OpenAI Foundation

OpenAI Foundation is beginning to put new funding to work and expects to invest at least $1 billion over the next year in four areas: life sciences and curing diseases, jobs and economic impact, AI resilience, and community programs. It puts the biggest early emphasis on health and science, including Alzheimer’s research, better public health datasets, and support for ....

March 30, 2026|

AI CEOs are scaring America

The article argues that some AI leaders, especially Sam Altman and Alex Karp, are helping make the public more fearful of AI by emphasizing how disruptive or dangerous it could become, even while trying to sell it. It says that kind of messaging can serve business goals by making AI seem so powerful that only a small group of ....

March 30, 2026|

World Trade Report 2025: Making Trade and AI Work Together to the Benefit of All

Summery: This report explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping global trade, productivity, and inclusive growth. It highlights AI’s ability to cut trade costs, expand access to markets, improve logistics, automate customs, reduce language barriers, and strengthen supply chain visibility. WTO simulations suggest AI could boost global trade by 34–37% and raise GDP by 12–13% by 2040, with the strongest ....

March 30, 2026|

Google Gemini – You can now share your custom Gems in the Gemini app

Google Gemini now lets users share custom Gems with others. Gems are personalized AI assistants shaped by user instructions or uploads. Sharing works like Google Drive file sharing—you can set view or edit permissions. Teams can use shared Gems to spread expertise, reduce repeated work, and maintain consistency (e.g. brand voice, workflows). Admins have control: they can enable or ....

March 30, 2026|

Google Gemini – 3 ways to use photo-to-video in Gemini

Google’s Gemini has added a photo-to-video feature that transforms a single image or prompt into an eight-second video clip with sound, ambient effects, and optional speech. It’s designed for creativity, allowing users to animate illustrations, bring photos to life, or visualize concepts. Pro and Ultra subscribers get daily video generation limits. To get better results, Google recommends using clear, ....

March 30, 2026|

Google Gemini – Chrome Integration

Google announced a major Chrome browser integration on September 17-18, 2025, embedding Gemini AI directly into Chrome for desktop users. This integration includes a new Gemini button in the browser that allows users to summarize content across multiple tabs, compare information, and ask questions about current pages. The update introduces "AI Mode" searches directly from the Chrome address bar, producing contextual ....

March 30, 2026|

Google Gemini – Nano-Banana: The New Best AI Image Editor

Nano-Banana: The New Best AI Image Editor Google just released Nano-Banana inside the Gemini app. It’s faster, smarter, and laser-focused on editing images. Think Photoshop powered by AI. How to Access Nano-Banana Three quick steps: Open the Gemini app. Switch to 2.5 Flash (top left). Tap the tool icon → Create images. You’re in. No extra installs needed. More ....

March 30, 2026|

Google Gemini – Veo on Vertex AI Video Generation Prompt Guide

This guide provides examples of the types of videos that you can create using Veo and shows you how to modify specific parts of a prompt to produce different results. More Info The September Gemini Drop introduced several key features, including expanded camera integration with Gemini Live for visual guidance on Android and iOS devices. Users can ....

March 30, 2026|

Gemini – How are developers using AI?

The 2025 DORA report shows that nearly all developers now use AI daily, often spending two hours or more with tools that assist in coding, refactoring, and design. Most report clear gains in productivity, code quality, and faster releases, though trust in AI outputs remains limited. Many still prefer to keep humans in the loop rather than allow AI ....

March 30, 2026|

Gemini – Google Mixboard: AI-Powered Mood Board Creator

Google Labs released Mixboard, an AI tool that turns text prompts into visual mood boards using Gemini models and "Nano Banana" image editing. Users can create boards for home decor, events, or product ideas, then edit with natural language commands. Available in beta for US users only. More Info

March 30, 2026|
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