OpenAI: News

17 Feb 2025

ChatGPT

'Do not lie': New guiding principle for ChatGPT

OpenAI has rolled out a major update to its AI tools, emphasizing the importance of honesty.

How Perplexity AI's 'Deep Research' tool fares against ChatGPT, Gemini

Led by Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity AI has launched a new tool called Deep Research.

15 Feb 2025

Apple

Apple's AI revamp for Siri faces delays due to bugs

Apple's highly-anticipated revamp of its digital assistant, Siri, could be delayed due to engineering issues and software bugs.

15 Feb 2025

Elon Musk

Musk-led xAI in talks to raise $10B at $75B valuation

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up, xAI, is said to be in talks to raise $10 billion in a funding round.

15 Feb 2025

Elon Musk

OpenAI's board unanimously rejects Elon Musk's $97.4B acquisition bid

The board of OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion acquisition offer from tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

13 Feb 2025

Elon Musk

'It's scary smart': Musk says Grok 3 AI coming soon

Elon Musk has revealed that his company xAI is on the cusp of launching a new AI model, called Grok 3.

13 Feb 2025

Elon Musk

Musk sets condition for withdrawing $97B OpenAI takeover bid

Elon Musk has shown his readiness to pull out his $97.4 billion offer for OpenAI's non-profit, provided the board of directors complies with certain conditions.

13 Feb 2025

ChatGPT

OpenAI cancels o3 AI model to focus on 'unified' GPT-5

OpenAI has decided to cancel the release of its much-anticipated AI model, o3. Instead, the company will be focusing on a more streamlined product offering.

12 Feb 2025

ChatGPT

We don't use Indian media content for ChatGPT training: OpenAI 

OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) research lab, has denied allegations by multiple Indian media groups that it trained its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, using their content without permission.

11 Feb 2025

Elon Musk

Sam Altman rejects Elon Musk's $97B takeover bid for OpenAI 

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly rejected a $97.4 billion unsolicited takeover bid from Tesla boss Elon Musk and a group of investors.

10 Feb 2025

NVIDIA

OpenAI to finalize 1st custom AI chip's design by year-end

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is taking big steps to reduce its reliance on NVIDIA for chip supply.

Mistral follows OpenAI's footsteps, to develop AI-driven warfare tools

In a major development, two of Europe's leading tech start-ups, Mistral and Helsing, have announced a strategic partnership.

10 Feb 2025

Emmanuel Macron

France to use nuclear power for ambitious AI project

France is capitalizing on its rich nuclear power resources to get ahead in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race.

10 Feb 2025

Sam Altman

AI costs will drop 10 times each year, predicts Altman

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has predicted a drastic reduction in the cost of using artificial intelligence (AI).

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's AI start-up eyes $20B valuation

Safe Superintelligence (SSI), an AI start-up co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of at least $20 billion, according to Reuters.

07 Feb 2025

Sam Altman

Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar proposes $1B investment in OpenAI's Indian operations

Sukesh Chandrasekhar, a man currently embroiled in legal troubles over alleged fraud, has offered a $1 billion investment in OpenAI.

OpenAI co-founder joins ex-CTO Mira Murati's secret start-up

John Schulman, a co-founder of OpenAI, has moved to a new role at ex-CTO Mira Murati's stealth start-up, according to Fortune.

06 Feb 2025

ChatGPT

ChatGPT search engine is now accessible without sign-in

OpenAI has announced a major update to its ChatGPT search engine. The platform will no longer require users to log in for usage.

06 Feb 2025

Google

Google unveils its latest AI model to compete with DeepSeek

Google has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, the Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental.

06 Feb 2025

ChatGPT

OpenAI's AI chatbot ChatGPT is down for users globally

OpenAI's popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, has been affected by a major global outage today.

04 Feb 2025

ChatGPT

ChatGPT on WhatsApp now supports image generation and voice notes

OpenAI's ChatGPT, which joined WhatsApp back in December, has now been upgraded to take voice notes and images from users.

04 Feb 2025

Sam Altman

OpenAI partners with Korean tech firm Kakao in Asia expansion

After big commercial deals, OpenAI is doubling down on its expansion efforts in Asia.

03 Feb 2025

ChatGPT

OpenAI, SoftBank partner to offer custom AI services to corporates

OpenAI and SoftBank Group have announced a strategic partnership to create and market an innovative enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) system, "Cristal intelligence."

03 Feb 2025

ChatGPT

OpenAI's new AI agent enables ChatGPT to conduct in-depth research 

OpenAI has introduced a new AI agent for its ChatGPT chatbot, called deep research.

OpenAI launches o3-mini reasoning model to rival DeepSeek

OpenAI has introduced its latest reasoning model, the o3-mini, into ChatGPT and its API services.

31 Jan 2025

Indian Government

Paras Chopra—who sold Wingify for $200M—recruiting for foundational AI lab

Paras Chopra, the entrepreneur who recently sold his software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-up Wingify for $200 million to Everstone Capital, is now eyeing a new venture.

30 Jan 2025

Sam Altman

OpenAI's Sam Altman to visit India amid ongoing legal challenges

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to visit India on February 5, 2025, according to Reuters.

30 Jan 2025

NVIDIA

DeepSeek's AI model now available on Microsoft's Azure, GitHub platforms

Microsoft has added DeepSeek's R1 model into its Azure AI Foundry platform and GitHub. The move is likely to improve Microsoft's customer experience.

30 Jan 2025

SoftBank Group

SoftBank in talks to invest $25B in OpenAI

Japanese multinational conglomerate, SoftBank, is said to be in advanced talks to invest as much as $25 billion in OpenAI.

Alibaba claims its new AI model can beat DeepSeek, ChatGPT

Alibaba has announced the launch of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Qwen 2.5 Max.

OpenAI claims DeepSeek used its model to create ChatGPT rival

OpenAI, one of the biggest players in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, has leveled serious allegations against DeepSeek, the new AI start-up from China.

28 Jan 2025

Gautam Adani

OpenAI attempts to exclude Indian media houses from copyright lawsuit

OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) firm, is trying to keep major Indian media houses out of a landmark copyright lawsuit. The legal battle could shape the future of AI regulations in India.

28 Jan 2025

ChatGPT

World's wealthiest lose over $100B as DeepSeek rattles tech stocks

The world's 500 richest people have lost a whopping $108 billion in a market downturn associated with Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek.

28 Jan 2025

ChatGPT

'Dismiss copyright challenge by book publishers': OpenAI to Delhi HC

OpenAI has asked Delhi High Court to throw out a lawsuit by a consortium of book publishers, who claim that its ChatGPT service violates their copyrights.

28 Jan 2025

Sam Altman

'Invigorating to have a new competitor': Sam Altman on DeepSeek

Amid the frenzy surrounding Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek, OpenAI is on alert.

28 Jan 2025

Alibaba Group

Alibaba unveils new AI models capable of controlling PCs, smartphones

Alibaba's Qwen team has launched a new series of artificial intelligence (AI) models, called Qwen2.5-VL.

28 Jan 2025

ChatGPT

OpenAI-backed 1X acquires rival to advance humanoid robot development

In a major consolidation in the humanoid robotics space, 1X, an OpenAI-backed company, has successfully acquired Kind Humanoid.

Why Chinese AI company DeepSeek has Silicon Valley spooked

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has created quite a stir in the US tech industry.

27 Jan 2025

Lawsuits

OpenAI sued by Network18, NDTV for copyright infringement

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is being sued by a group of Indian digital news outlets. These include billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned Network18 and Gautam Adani-owned NDTV.

27 Jan 2025

Apple

DeepSeek—OpenAI's rival from China—hits top spot on Apple App Store

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI start-up, has taken the tech world by storm. Its app, powered by the company's new reasoning model, R1, has quickly captured the attention of users and industry experts alike.

26 Jan 2025

Lawsuits

OpenAI sued by Indian publishers over copyright infringement allegations

OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit by Indian and international book publishers.

25 Jan 2025

Texas

Stargate will partially adopt renewable energy to meet power demands

The ambitious Stargate project, a collaboration between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank Group, will be partially powered by solar energy and batteries.

25 Jan 2025

Sam Altman

Altman's new project will link AI agents with digital identity

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has unveiled a new initiative called Operator. It is the company's first AI agent capable of acting independently on the web.