openai Federal Judge Allows New York Times Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI to Proceed A federal judge rejects OpenAI's attempt to dismiss a major copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times over the use of its articles to train ChatGPT. The ruling narrows the scope of the case but allows the core infringement claims to move toward a trial.
openai OpenAI's Viral Studio Ghibli Image Generator Sparks Fresh Copyright Debates A new ChatGPT image tool allows users to easily recreate copyrighted art styles like Studio Ghibli, pushing AI copyright questions back into the spotlight. Legal experts note that while mimicking an art style is not explicitly illegal, the underlying training methods remain a legal gray area.
anthropic Anthropic Brings Web Search to Claude Chatbot in Latest Update Anthropic finally adds web search capabilities to its Claude chatbot, allowing paid U.S. users to access real-time information with direct citations. The feature brings Claude in line with competing AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini.
openai OpenAI Introduces New Developer Tools to Build Custom AI Agents OpenAI launches a new Responses API that provides developers with the underlying components to create autonomous AI agents for business tasks. This new toolkit replaces the older Assistants API and aims to deliver on the growing industry hype surrounding agent technology.
openai OpenAI Unveils GPT-4.5 With Fewer Hallucinations and Higher Emotional Intelligence OpenAI releases a research preview of GPT-4.5, a new general-purpose language model that produces fewer inaccuracies and feels more natural to interact with. The rollout begins for Pro subscribers and developers, with broader access coming in the following weeks.
amazon Amazon Unveils AI-Powered Alexa+ to Rival ChatGPT and Gemini Amazon launches Alexa+, a generative AI upgrade that turns the voice assistant into an action-oriented agent capable of coordinating complex daily tasks. The revamped service relies on models from Anthropic and Amazon's own Nova to compete with leading AI competitors.
openai OpenAI Expands Deep Research Feature to All Paying ChatGPT Subscribers OpenAI now offers its deep research agent to all paid ChatGPT tiers, giving Plus, Team, Enterprise, and Edu users 10 monthly queries. The expansion intensifies the ongoing race among tech giants to monetize advanced AI agents.
chatgpt ChatGPT Reaches 400 Million Weekly Users Amid Fierce AI Rivalry OpenAI's ChatGPT hits a massive milestone of 400 million weekly users, cementing its position as the dominant force in generative AI. However, a growing wave of capable competitors challenges the company to maintain its lead in a rapidly evolving market.
deepseek Chinese AI Start-Up DeepSeek Disrupts Global Tech Market With Low-Cost Model A new open-source AI model from Chinese start-up DeepSeek challenges industry leaders by offering comparable performance at a fraction of the cost. The breakthrough causes market ripples and sparks international security concerns despite its impressive efficiency.
openai OpenAI Board Unanimously Rejects Elon Musk's $97.4 Billion Buyout Offer OpenAI officially dismisses Elon Musk's $97.4 billion proposal to buy its nonprofit parent, with the board declaring the offer is not a legitimate bid. The rejection escalates the ongoing legal and personal feud between Musk and CEO Sam Altman.
elon musk Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Acquire Control of OpenAI Elon Musk and a consortium of investors offer $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that oversees OpenAI. The unsolicited bid intensifies an ongoing legal and public feud between Musk and CEO Sam Altman.
openai OpenAI Launches Deep Research Agent for Complex ChatGPT Queries OpenAI introduces a new ChatGPT agent called deep research that spends up to 30 minutes analyzing multiple web sources for intensive knowledge work. The feature is currently available to Pro users and promises fully documented outputs with clear citations to help verify information.
openai OpenAI Offers Free Access to Faster, Cheaper o3-Mini Reasoning Model OpenAI brings its advanced o3-mini reasoning model to free ChatGPT users for the first time. The new model offers faster response times and lower costs compared to previous reasoning iterations.
deepseek DeepSeek AI App Claims Top Spot on US Google Play Store Chinese AI lab DeepSeek reaches the number one position on the US Google Play Store, following a similar achievement on the Apple App Store. The rapid rise stems from the release of highly competitive, low-cost open-source AI models.
deepseek DeepSeek Overtakes ChatGPT to Become Top Mobile App Globally A Chinese AI lab named DeepSeek claims the number one spot on app stores worldwide, surpassing ChatGPT. The surge follows the release of highly efficient open AI models that cause major ripples in the tech industry.