OpenAI completes its for-profit recapitalization
OpenAI has completed its recapitalization, splitting the AI lab into a for-profit corporation nested inside a non-profit foundation.
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OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft
OpenAI’s controversial for-profit restructuring is finally complete, along with a new deal with Microsoft. The company’s for-profit arm is now a public benefit corporation, dubbed OpenAI Group PBC. The nonprofit is now called the OpenAI Foundation and “holds equity in the for-profit currently valued at approximately $130 billion” — it will begin with a $25 […]
PayPal partners with OpenAI to let users pay for their shopping within ChatGPT
Paypal said on Tuesday that it is adopting a protocol in combination with OpenAI’s “Instant Checkout” feature to let users pay for their shopping directly within ChatGPT, starting in 2026.
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India
ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer.
OpenAI says over a million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly
OpenAI released data on just how many of ChatGPT’s users are facing mental health challenges, and how its addressing them.
Sora is showing us how broken deepfake detection is
OpenAI’s new deepfake machine, Sora, has proven that artificial intelligence is alarmingly good at faking reality. The AI-generated video platform, powered by OpenAI’s new Sora 2 model, has churned out detailed (and often offensive or harmful) videos of famous people like Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jackson, and Bryan Cranston, as well as copyrighted characters […]
My favorite e-reader just got a big update
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 103, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry everything’s so expensive this week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about gooning and Costco and protein bars and […]
OpenAI reportedly developing new generative music tool
OpenAI is working on a new tool that would generate music based on text and audio prompts, according to a report in The Information. Such a tool could be used to add music to existing videos, or to add guitar accompaniment to an existing vocal track, sources said. It’s not clear when OpenAI plans to […]
Who are AI browsers for?
OpenAI launched an AI-powered browser this week, but it feels like it offers a slight efficiency gain at best.
OpenAI made ChatGPT better at sifting through your work or school information
OpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT feature that makes it easier to search for workspace information without switching between apps. The “company knowledge” ChatGPT update for Business, Enterprise, and Education users is powered by a version of GPT‑5 that directly connects with tools like Slack, SharePoint, Google Drive, and GitHub, allowing the chatbot to sift […]