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Report: FTC probes Anthropic, OpenAI after Trump dismissed AI fears as “hoax”
FTC may fine AI firms on par with companies that delay data breach reports.
OpenAI sued by 8 states over ChatGPT safety concerns
OpenAI is facing mounting scrutiny over its safety and security practices, including around how the company is working to protect children.
OpenAI’s Sachin Katti to leave infrastructure role, stay on as advisor
Katti said in a post on LinkedIn that he "decided to move on to build something new."
Recording device hidden in toilet paper found in top-secret OpenAI meeting room
OpenAI engineer faces 5 years and $250K fine as FBI lobs foreign spy charges.
OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes, researchers say
Attack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.
An OpenAI Employee Allegedly Used a Chatbot to Help Plant a Recording Device at the Office
Chatbot prompts reveal the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives.
Saudi national OpenAI employee arrested after 'sophisticated recording device' planted in office
The Tuesday incident comes as the ChatGPT-maker, along with competitors, faces heightened scrutiny over its safety practices.
FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room
The FBI arrested a Saudi national who worked at OpenAI on the product team. The AI maker accused the employee of hiding a recording device in an executive conference room.
Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case
A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.
OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us
AI leaders joined whistleblowers and security leaders at a sweeping parliamentary session, while a few hundred meters away Britain’s spy chief warned AI could be used to create new bioweapons.
These execs think voice AI hasn’t reached its ChatGPT moment yet
Voice AI's often misses important points for its context layer, and causes the whole pipeline to break
OpenAI's revenue scare, Delta earnings, what investors think of a Starbucks-Chipotle deal and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
OpenAI and Anthropic poach Trump officials as industry fights for Washington’s trust
AI labs have been looking to people with political experience as frontier tech is increasingly viewed as a national security issue.
OpenAI defends decision to fire researchers: 'These decisions were not about raising safety concerns or speaking out'
OpenAI has defended its decision to fire three safety researchers for what the AI lab has described as a "significant breach of trust"
Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect
Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture.
OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected
It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims it's a whole lot less than that.
Nvidia, Oracle, CoreWeave and other AI stocks sink on OpenAI revenue report
OpenAI has told investors that it hit roughly $50 billion in annualized revenue at the end of September, CNBC confirmed.
OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet
OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the frontier lab.
ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises
ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself.
ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface
OpenAI is launching a new user interface that will bring interactive visuals to ChatGPT.
The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.
OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — days after the launch of Dots
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Google rolls out improved SynthID AI content detector, now available globally
The new SynthID website can now identify AI content from Google, OpenAI, and more.
AI/ML is becoming a performance factor in motorsport
More than just a sponsor: OpenAI has been helping Ganassi with setups.
OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. Mine Said It Loved Me
Dots are designed to automate online tasks, like buying furniture. In my initial experience, the always-on agent was a bit buggy and couldn’t complete a captcha.
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT outputs by default—but only in the EU
Like other solutions, it is not especially reliable, and it's easy to circumvent.
OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again
“There’s a perception of mobster behavior” from leading AI companies, one mathematician tells WIRED as OpenAI prepares to release more than 100 new solutions to unsolved problems.
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The reports of OpenAI agents harming 3rd party sites keep coming.
OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.
OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results
OpenAI said the new visual ads will show up after your image generation results appear in the U.S. only for now.
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta execs set to testify at NYC Council hearing on AI risks
The leading AI labs facing intensifying scrutiny over their safety and security practices.
OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’
By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job.
Google has been playing catch up with OpenAI and Anthropic. Does its new flagship model really compete at the frontier?
Google has been trailing OpenAI and Anthropic for much of 2026, analysts say Gemini 4 puts it back in the frontier AI conversation.
A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data
While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting—and vulnerable—target.
ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you
OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.
OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports
OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
OpenAI links China’s Moonshot AI to attempt to extract its models’ reasoning
OpenAI says it identified an attempt to extract protected reasoning from its AI models, linking part of the activity with China’s Moonshot AI.
Sen. Hawley: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declined to testify at rogue AI hearing
A Senate subcommittee on Wednesday is examining rogue AI, after a series of AI cyberattacks and increasing warnings about the risks of the technology.
OpenAI’s Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents
OpenAI's "Decisions API" is a Jev clone that confirms the importance of fast, cheap intelligence.
Trump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves
Trump gets dozens of AI firms to agree to voluntary safety tests.
"An AI did it" is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack
OpenAI makes others suffer "the harms of its unsafe decision-making," nonprofit says.
FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product risks
The probe adds to the mounting scrutiny that OpenAI and Anthropic have been facing over their safety practices following the Hugging Face hack.
An inside man at the Fed, OpenAI debuts Dots, an IPO trend and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns
OpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip.
OpenAI follows Meta into the red-hot market for personal agents. But will users pay?
Following Meta's blockbuster release of its Muse AI agent earlier this month, OpenAI jumped into the personal agent market with Dots.
OpenAI is sued over rogue AI Hugging Face cyberattack
The lawsuit appears to be the first publicly reported case seeking to hold an AI developer liable for an incident caused by rogue systems.
OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
OpenAI’s Dots Are Always-On AI Agents—and Its Answer to Meta’s Muse
These cute agents are designed to connect to your apps and tackle multistep tasks.
OpenAI Delays Release of Latest Model Over Safety Concerns
The company said its latest Astra model would undergo more work to meet safety standards, and issued an apology for the way it handled the hacking of an Australian government website.
OpenAI Pauses Training Its Most Powerful Models After Rogue Agents Target Government
Sam Altman says the company “have not been as fast as we would have liked” at dealing with security breaches, after news of further incidents over the summer forces another temporary halt.