Apple is set to join OpenAI's board as an observer, tapping App Store chief Phil Schiller for the role as part of their partnership deal. While Schiller won't get voting power, he can attend meetings alongside rival Microsoft, which holds a similar seat. That could make for some awkward boardroom moments whenever sensitive deals come up.
Apple is gearing up to announce a deal bringing Google Gemini to its devices as soon as this fall, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The move adds another heavyweight alongside ChatGPT, with Anthropic also in the mix. Why it matters: bringing in third-party chatbots buys Apple time to build Apple Intelligence while taking a cut of partner subscription sign-ups.
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman sparked major pushback after arguing on CNBC that content published on the open web has essentially been "freeware" under a social contract since the 90s. Legal experts were quick to dispute the claim, pointing out that US copyright attaches automatically upon creation and isn't waived just because something is online.
The Center for Investigative Reporting just sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, claiming the tech giants vacuumed up its stories to train AI models without permission or pay. It joins a mounting wave of publisher lawsuits like The New York Times, highlighting growing pushback against AI companies treating journalism as free training data.
Solos just unveiled the AirGo Vision, taking direct aim at Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The new eyewear features a temple-mounted camera powered by GPT-4o for visual search, with the freedom to swap to Gemini or Claude. It uses a modular design with swappable frames, though it only takes photos and skips video. It launches later this year.
Mark Zuckerberg just called out closed-source AI competitors, claiming tech labs obsessing over 'one true AI' act as if they are trying to 'create God.' Instead of a hoarded single product, he argued the future belongs to diverse, open-source models tailored to different human interests. Why it matters: As tech giants race for total control, Meta is positioning open tools and smart glasses as the antidote to proprietary walled gardens.
OpenAI just introduced CriticGPT, a model based on GPT-4 designed to critique ChatGPT's code and help human trainers spot bugs. In experiments, trainers assisted by CriticGPT outperformed unassisted reviewers 60% of the time. The lab is now integrating these critic models into its RLHF pipeline to keep superhuman AI properly aligned.
OpenAI just struck a multi-year content partnership with TIME, bringing 101 years of historical archives and current reporting into ChatGPT. User responses drawing from the coverage will include direct citations and Time.com source links, while TIME taps OpenAI's models to build new reader-facing products.
Toys ‘R’ Us owner WHP Global just premiered what it calls the first brand film created with OpenAI’s video generator, Sora. Creative agency Native Foreign revealed that Sora handled roughly 80% to 85% of the footage, but a dozen artists still had to step in with VFX cleanups. It offers a candid early look at how Hollywood and ad agencies are actually mixing generative AI into production pipelines.
OpenAI just pushed back the rollout of ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode alpha by a month. The team says it needs extra time to refine content refusal guardrails and ready server capacity, targeting a full rollout to Plus subscribers in the fall.
OpenAI just opened its macOS desktop app to all users, expanding beyond early Plus subscribers. Mac users can now hit Option + Space to pull up a Spotlight-style chat interface, take instant screenshots to ask questions, upload files, and talk directly from the desktop. It is a huge leap toward making AI a native part of everyday computer workflows.
OpenAI just acquired Multi, an enterprise-focused remote video collaboration startup, in an acqui-hire deal. Most of Multi's five-person team will join OpenAI, and the standalone app will shut down on July 24. Coming right after its Rockset purchase, the deal signals OpenAI's growing ambitions to build native collaboration features into its enterprise stack.
OpenAI just acquired real-time analytics database company Rockset to bolster its data indexing and querying infrastructure across products. The Rockset team will join OpenAI to help integrate the technology. Why it matters: The deal tackles a major enterprise pain point, making it far easier for businesses to connect their live, real-time data to AI applications.
OpenAI just revealed updates on its Cybersecurity Grant Program, highlighting sponsored research across UC Berkeley, Dartmouth, and MIT after receiving over 600 applications. The projects focus on countering prompt injections, patching code vulnerabilities, and building autonomous defense agents. OpenAI is also expanding its support by granting free ChatGPT Team and Enterprise tiers to cybersecurity researchers.
OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever just launched Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a new lab dedicated entirely to building safe superintelligence. The startup says it will insulate itself from short-term commercial pressures and product cycles, with zero plans to release anything else until safe superintelligence is solved.
U.S. cyber officials just teamed up with OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, and AWS to run their first joint tabletop exercise simulating a cyberattack on a critical AI system. Over 50 experts gathered in Virginia to test incident response and communication channels, with findings set to shape an official AI security playbook due later this year.
Sam Altman is reportedly considering converting OpenAI into a for-profit benefit corporation, breaking free from the non-profit board's control. The structural overhaul could smooth over governance headaches like last year's boardroom drama, make raising up to $100B far easier, and ultimately pave the way for an IPO.
OpenAI just appointed retired General Paul Nakasone, the former director of the NSA and US Cyber Command, to its board's Safety and Security Committee. While OpenAI claims his cybersecurity expertise will protect its AI supercomputers from hackers, whistleblower Edward Snowden blasted the move as a calculated betrayal and warned the public never to trust the company.
Meta just suspended plans to launch its Meta AI assistant in Europe following objections from the Irish Data Protection Commission over training on user data. Meta called the move a setback, arguing that blocking access to European content leaves it with only a "second-rate experience." Privacy advocates at Noyb countered that Meta simply refused to ask for explicit consent.
OpenAI just appointed retired U.S. Army General Paul M. Nakasone to its Board of Directors and Safety and Security Committee. The cybersecurity veteran and former head of U.S. Cyber Command will help guide the company in protecting critical model weights and supercomputing infrastructure from cyber threats. Why it matters: As AI systems grow more capable, securing frontier model infrastructure is becoming a paramount defense challenge.
