Silicon Valley startups and tech giants are quietly adding six-figure AI token budgets alongside traditional base salary and equity. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently suggested engineers should receive roughly half their base salary again in compute tokens. Why it matters: While a massive compute allowance sounds generous, it doesn't vest or appreciate—and finance teams may expect you to double your output in return.
OpenAI just launched a perk giving verified university students in the US and Canada $100 in free Codex credits, equivalent to 2,500 ChatGPT credits. Eligible students can claim the balance via SheerID using a school email, and the credits apply across all ChatGPT plans with a 12-month expiration. It’s an aggressive bid to hook the next generation of builders early.
OpenAI is reportedly working on a desktop “superapp” that unites ChatGPT, its Codex coding tool, and the Atlas browser into one client. An internal memo cited by The Wall Street Journal reveals that applications CEO Fidji Simo wants to curb fragmentation and drop “side quests” as competition heats up with rivals like Anthropic. The mobile app will remain separate.
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster just sued OpenAI for "massive copyright infringement," alleging it scraped nearly 100,000 articles without permission to train its models. The suit claims ChatGPT starves publishers of revenue through verbatim outputs and RAG search, while falsely attributing hallucinated answers to their brand.
An Australian tech founder used ChatGPT and AlphaFold to analyze his dog's tumor DNA and target mutated proteins, teaming up with UNSW researchers to develop a bespoke mRNA vaccine in two months. Rosie's tumors have dramatically shrunk, showing how AI can rapidly accelerate and democratize personalized cancer therapeutics.
OpenAI is reportedly planning to integrate its Sora video generator directly into ChatGPT, according to The Information. The move mirrors last year's rollout of built-in image creation, aiming to win back users amid stiff competition from Claude, though it could also spike operating costs and deepen deepfake concerns.
OpenAI just rolled out dynamic visual explanations in ChatGPT, bringing interactive widgets to more than 70 core STEM concepts like the Pythagorean Theorem and ideal gas law. Learners can tweak variables and adjust formulas in real time to see immediate visual reactions, moving beyond passive memorization. It is now live globally across all plans.
OpenAI just hit the brakes on its planned "adult mode" for ChatGPT, delaying the feature to prioritize core intelligence, personalization, and proactive agent capabilities. While the company insists it still believes in treating adults like adults, it admitted getting the safeguards and experience right will take more time.
OpenAI just launched Codex Security, an application security agent designed to catch deep vulnerabilities while cutting false-positive noise by over 50%. It builds a threat model from codebases, verifies exploits in sandboxes, and proposes fixes. It's now in research preview with one month of free access for ChatGPT Pro and enterprise tiers.
OpenAI is testing custom writing templates for ChatGPT that analyze your past emails and documents to mimic your personal tone. Leaked UI also reveals an "Animate" button to push static images directly into video generation, basically cutting down the tedious prompt work needed to sound like yourself.
OpenAI just launched ChatGPT for Excel in beta, letting users build, analyze, and update spreadsheet models using plain English. Powered by GPT-5.4, the add-in preserves native formulas, asks for confirmation before editing workbooks, and traces logic cell by cell. It also introduces live financial data integrations with Moody's and Dow Jones Factiva.
OpenAI just launched GPT-5.4 across ChatGPT, the API, and Codex, packing native computer-use capabilities and a massive 1M-token context window. It tops human performance on desktop navigation with a 75% OSWorld score and cuts tool-calling token bloat by 47%. Best of all, you can now redirect its thinking process mid-response when a workflow drifts off track.
OpenAI just unveiled the Learning Outcomes Measurement Suite, built with Stanford and the University of Tartu to track AI's long-term cognitive impact beyond exam scores. Early trials showed college students using ChatGPT's study mode scored roughly 15% higher in microeconomics. The suite is now being tested with nearly 20,000 Estonian students before an open release. Why it matters: It shifts the AI education debate from cheating to measuring real metacognition and persistence.
Anthropic just crossed a $19 billion annual revenue run rate, more than doubling its numbers from late 2025. After CEO Dario Amodei refused Pentagon demands to use its AI for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons, Anthropic was labeled a supply-chain risk—triggering a consumer rally that pushed Claude past ChatGPT in daily U.S. mobile downloads.
OpenAI just rolled out GPT-5.3 Instant to make everyday ChatGPT chats noticeably smoother and less annoying. The update tones down preachy disclaimers, cuts unnecessary refusals on sensitive topics, and slashes web hallucinations in high-stakes areas by 26.8%. It is all about giving direct, useful answers instead of lecturing users.
OpenAI just announced it will amend its Defense Department contract to explicitly ban using its AI systems for domestic mass surveillance against Americans. CEO Sam Altman admitted the deal was rushed on February 27 and looked opportunistic, adding he would rather go to jail than follow an unconstitutional order. Why it matters: The retreat comes as OpenAI faces severe backlash over defense ties, while Anthropic surges after refusing the Pentagon's demands.
OpenAI's mobile app just saw U.S. uninstalls surge 295% in a single day after announcing a deal with the Department of Defense, alongside a 775% spike in one-star reviews. Meanwhile, Anthropic's Claude surged past ChatGPT to claim the No. 1 spot on the U.S. App Store after publicly rejecting the same military contract over surveillance and autonomous weapons concerns.
Claude just surged to the top of the US App Store as users flee ChatGPT following OpenAI's controversial Pentagon deal. TechCrunch broke down how to take your digital history with you, explaining how to export your ChatGPT memories and conversation logs to train Claude's built-in memory feature without starting from scratch.
OpenAI just announced a new "trusted contact" feature for ChatGPT, allowing adult users to designate someone to receive alerts if the AI detects signs of acute emotional distress. The company is also using simulated long-form conversations to better train its models. The update lands as a California court consolidates multiple mental health-related lawsuits against ChatGPT into a single proceeding.
OpenAI just announced a massive $110B funding round at a $730B pre-money valuation, backed by Amazon, NVIDIA, and SoftBank. The company also revealed ChatGPT now commands over 900M weekly active users and 50M paying subscribers, securing gigawatts of compute to fuel its next phase.
