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Sam Altman admits OpenAI ‘totally screwed up’ its GPT-5 launch and says the company will spend trillions of dollars on data centers

Sam Altman admits OpenAI ‘totally screwed up’ its GPT-5 launch and says the company will spend trillions of dollars on data centers

Sam Altman wants to rewire the internet, build brain-computer interfaces, and maybe even buy Google Chrome. He even sees a future where sustaining ChatGPT’s growth means building infrastructure so massive it rivals the world’s largest utilities. But first, he’s cleaning up a mess at the center of his empire: GPT-5. The OpenAI CEO told reporters last week—at a rare, hyper-candid …

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OpenAI prepares Chromium-based AI browser to take on Google

OpenAI prepares Chromium-based AI browser to take on Google

OpenAI is testing an AI-powered browser that uses Chromium as its underlying engine, and it could debut on macOS first. My sources tell me that OpenAI has already started updating ChatGPT to power the Chrome rival. OpenAI is building an AI-powered tab selection, a new tab page, and a feature that allows the browser to do the browsing for you. …

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OpenAI staffers to sell $6 billion in stock to SoftBank, other investors

OpenAI staffers to sell  billion in stock to SoftBank, other investors

Current and former OpenAI employees plan to sell approximately $6 billion worth of shares to an investor group that includes Thrive Capital, SoftBank Group Corp. and Dragoneer Investment Group, in a deal that values the ChatGPT maker at $500 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks are early and the size of the share sale could still change, said …

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OpenAI Staffers to Sell $6 Billion in Stock to SoftBank, Other Investors – Bloomberg.com

OpenAI Staffers to Sell $6 Billion in Stock to SoftBank, Other Investors  Bloomberg.com OpenAI in talks to sell around $6 billion in stock at roughly $500 billion valuation  CNBC OpenAI staffers plan to sell $6B worth of shares to investors: report (SFTBY:Pink Limited Info)  Seeking Alpha OpenAI Starts to Look Like Masa’s Savior  The Information OpenAI staff looking to sell $6 billion in stock …

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Apple dismisses Elon Musk’s claims that App Store favors OpenAI over other AI apps

Apple dismisses Elon Musk’s claims that App Store favors OpenAI over other AI apps

Apple has rejected Elon Musk’s accusations that its App Store is biased against AI apps that compete with OpenAI.  “We feature thousands of apps through charts, algorithmic recommendations and curated lists selected by experts using objective criteria,” the BBC quoted Apple as saying. The response comes after Musk threatened to sue Apple via xAI, claiming the iPhone maker was “behaving in …

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OpenAI brings back GPT-4o after user revolt

OpenAI brings back GPT-4o after user revolt

On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that GPT-4o has returned to ChatGPT following intense user backlash over its removal during last week’s GPT-5 launch. The AI model now appears in the model picker for all paid ChatGPT users by default (including ChatGPT Plus accounts), marking a swift reversal after thousands of users complained about losing access to their preferred …

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