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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI launches Dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra with their own cloud computer, in ChatGPT for Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise users — OpenAI has unveiled an always-on artificial intelligent agent that's designed to proactively tackle work on a user's behalf …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/OpenAI, r/singularity, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it nearly matches Astra on agentic coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard prices, in Work and Codex — Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price We're introducing GPT-6.1 Sol, an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol that nearly matches GPT …
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| Maximilian Schreiner / The Decoder: |
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| Bloomberg: |
After lunch with AI leaders, Trump rejects new federal AI rules, says “we automatically have regulation” via DOJ and FBI but “self-regulation is very important” — President Donald Trump shot down the idea of new federal regulations on artificial intelligence …
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| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Trump says he signed a “morally binding” AI doc with AI leaders; Mike Johnson calls it a statement of principles that are “voluntary on behalf of the industry” — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he signed a “morally binding” AI document with tech leaders following …
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
OpenAI unveils a $500/month Pro plan, offering its highest usage allowance and access to its new Ultrafast tier, with up to 8x faster token generation in Codex — The company also announced a new version of its Sol model. — Announced during the company's DevDay event today …
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| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
OpenAI reopens sign-ups for its $200/month Pro tier, halves API credits per dollar to encourage pay-per-use, and commits to not reinstating the five-hour cap — The 5-hour usage cap is gone for good: subscribers can spread their weekly allotment however they want.| Paul Sawers / The New Stack: |
OpenAI says Plus and Pro subscribers can use their existing plan allowance with 16 launch partners, including Vercel and Devin, via Sign in with ChatGPT — OpenAI has announced that it's making it easier for ChatGPT subscribers to use their allowance inside third-party AI and coding platforms such as Amp …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI announces new features for Codex, including reusable cloud development environments, a refreshed Codex CLI, a new code review experience, and more — OpenAI introduced new capabilities for its software engineering agent Codex, making it more useful beyond a developer's laptop …
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| Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack: |
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI aims to raise at least $30B at a pre-money valuation of around $1.4T, meant to be a bridge round to provide it with capital in place of an IPO — OpenAI aims to raise at least $30 billion from investors in a new round of funding, according to people familiar with the matter …
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| Madison Mills / Axios: |
Sources: OpenAI's ARR is nearing $70B, growing 70%+ since the beginning of Q3, with B2B revenue up 100%+; it added more consumer revenue in Q3 than all of 2025 — OpenAI's annual recurring revenue is nearing $70 billion, as enterprise sales more than doubled since July, sources familiar with the financials tell Axios.
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| New York Times: |
Sources: OpenAI repeatedly dismissed internal warnings about inadequate monitoring of testing, prioritizing fast releases without additional security protocols — Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening …
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| Bloomberg: |
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| Mallory Wilson / The Hill: |
Trump officially launches America.gov, an AI-powered single access point for federal government services and information led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia — President Trump launched a website Tuesday that uses artificial intelligence to help Americans navigate the federal government and find information and services.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: John Ternus is overhauling Apple to release products more often and create a leaner organization with a greater focus on engineering — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Ternus, just weeks into the role, is moving to overhaul the iPhone maker in an effort to accelerate product development …
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| Dean Takahashi / GamesBeat: |
General Intuition, which trains AI agents in spatial reasoning via gameplay footage, raised $220M at a $6.2B valuation, for $650M+ in total funding — General Intuition has raised another $220 million at a $6.2 billion valuation as the company starts making models available for training AI.| CNBC: |
Oura says it is delaying its Nasdaq IPO due to uncertainty in the market, despite “strong demand” and a strengthening of its business since the process started — Oura has said that it is delaying plans for its public listing on the Nasdaq due to uncertainty in the IPO market.| Elizabeth Dias / New York Times: |
Interviews with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah and 20 religious and philosophical leaders about their summits to investigate consciousness in Claude — “To be clear,” Christopher Olah told me, “we don't know if A.I. models are conscious. I don't know. I'm genuinely uncertain.| Nick Lichtenberg / Fortune: |
EliseAI, which provides AI tools for health care and housing industries, raised $350M at a $4B valuation, up from $2.2B after raising $250M in August 2025 — EliseAI, the artificial intelligence company that automates back-office work for landlords and health systems, has raised $350 million …
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| Isabel O'Brien / CNBC: |
Meta launches Muse for Small Business, integrating the AI agent with Asana, Zoom, Intuit, Box, Canva, Slack, and other apps, alongside its own ad accounts — Coming off the successful launch of its Muse AI agent, Meta is now pushing its new artificial intelligence service into the business world.
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LinkedIn: Mike Torres, Eric S. Yuan, Kyle Cummings, Dina Powell McCormick, Muskan Rana, and Matthew Lenz
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Anthropic dedicated nearly a third of its IPO prospectus to detailing “risk factors”, including that its AI may pose “existential risks to humanity” — Long-awaited S1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue
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| Echo Wang / Reuters: |
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