OpenAI is quietly testing a new 'Study Together' feature with select ChatGPT subscribers. Instead of just handing over answers, the mode asks users follow-up questions to prompt critical thinking, serving as an apparent counter to Google's LearnLM. It could mark a shift to discourage AI cheating and turn the bot into a real tutor.
Music platform Soundslice just rolled out ASCII guitar tab importing after ChatGPT spent months falsely telling users the feature already existed. Founder Adrian Holovaty investigated strange error logs only to find the chatbot inventing capabilities out of thin air. Instead of disputing the hallucination, the team just built the feature.
ChatGPT referrals to news publishers have surged past 25 million in 2025—up over 25x from under 1 million a year earlier, according to Similarweb. But with organic search traffic plunging from over 2.3 billion visits to under 1.7 billion as Google's AI answers take over, the bump is hardly enough to offset publisher losses.
A Guardian columnist just highlighted a glaring copyright double standard: human writers face crushing licensing fees for quoting a single line in a book, while trillion-dollar tech firms scrape entire discographies under "fair use." As lawsuits against Meta and Anthropic mount, the author argues digital-age copyright laws urgently need a rewrite.
OpenAI has reportedly started leasing Google's TPU chips to handle inference for ChatGPT and other services. The move marks its first major compute shift beyond Nvidia hardware, aiming to rein in spiraling inference costs and diversify a single-vendor supply chain.
OpenAI just rolled out Record mode on ChatGPT's macOS desktop app for Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users. You can record meetings and brainstorming sessions directly in the app, and ChatGPT handles the transcription, summarizes key points, and drafts action items or code snippets. It basically turns ChatGPT into a built-in meeting assistant.
A UCLA graduate just went viral after proudly opening his laptop on stage during commencement to reveal an active ChatGPT window, crediting the AI for helping him finish his final projects. The clip racked up over 43 million views on X, sparking a heated online debate over whether this bold move is modern efficiency or an academic integrity red flag.
OpenAI just notified developers that GPT-4.5 Preview will be removed from its API on July 14, 2025. While the phase-out was technically planned back in April alongside GPT-4.1's debut, the reality check has left teams relying on its creative writing tone scrambling to migrate. ChatGPT subscribers can still breathe easy: it remains an option in the web dropdown.
OpenAI just supercharged ChatGPT Projects with support for Deep Research and Voice Mode. The update also improves project memory so it can pull context from past conversations, while mobile users can now upload files and switch models directly in the app.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just declared that humanity has passed the "event horizon" toward superintelligence in a new essay. He predicts AI will generate novel scientific insights by 2026, followed by real-world robotics in 2027, eventually driving intelligence costs down to near the price of electricity. Why it matters: Altman is framing an earth-shattering shift as a routine transition, while dropping clear hints about OpenAI's next frontier.
OpenAI just rolled out o3-pro, an upgraded reasoning model that replaces o1-pro for ChatGPT Pro and Team subscribers, as well as API developers. It brings built-in tool access like web browsing and Python execution, beating rivals on tough math and science tests, though it takes longer to respond and skips image generation for now.
MIT researchers just monitored brain activity during essay writing and found that ChatGPT users had significantly weaker neural connectivity than those using search engines or no tools at all. When forced to write unaided later, former AI users showed lower brain engagement and struggled to recall their own work. Why it matters: while AI tools save immediate time, heavy reliance might quietly hollow out critical thinking skills.
OpenAI just restored most of its services following a massive daylong outage that crippled ChatGPT, Sora, and its developer APIs. While the API and core chatbot features are back to normal, OpenAI says voice mode is still suffering from elevated error rates.
Apple just upgraded Apple Intelligence across its lineup, introducing systemwide Live Translation and on-screen visual intelligence. Crucially, third-party developers can now tap directly into Apple's on-device foundation model for free offline inference via Swift. Public rollout arrives this fall.
OpenAI just rolled out an upgrade to ChatGPT's Advanced Voice mode for paid subscribers, making spoken conversations sound remarkably human. The update brings subtler intonation, realistic pauses, and emotional nuances like sarcasm and empathy, plus a hands-free continuous translation feature. Keep in mind that minor pitch glitches and occasional background hallucinations can still pop up.
HubSpot just rolled out a deep research connector for ChatGPT, letting paid ChatGPT users analyze their own CRM data without leaving the chat. The integration mirrors existing HubSpot access permissions so reps only see their own accounts, and HubSpot confirmed data won't be used to train OpenAI's models.
OpenAI is pushing back against court demands driven by The New York Times requiring it to indefinitely retain consumer ChatGPT and API logs, including deleted chats. OpenAI argued the sweeping order directly breaches its 30-day deletion privacy commitment and confirmed the disputed logs remain locked down from plaintiffs.
OpenAI is fighting a court order requiring it to preserve all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats and sensitive API data. The mandate followed accusations by The New York Times and other publishers that OpenAI was destroying copyright evidence. OpenAI called the sweeping order premature and warned it puts hundreds of millions of users' privacy at risk.
OpenAI just updated ChatGPT's deep research mode to pull real-time context directly from internal workspace tools while respecting existing user permissions. The new connectors link with Outlook, Teams, Google Drive, Gmail, and Linear. It is rolling out to Team, Enterprise, and Edu accounts, as well as Plus and Pro users outside the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK.
OpenAI just expanded ChatGPT's memory to free users, letting the chatbot reference recent chats alongside saved notes for more tailored answers. Paid tiers get long-term retention while free users get lightweight continuity, and you can wipe specific details or turn off history reference in settings anytime.
