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OpenAI tells Westminster to legislate while the window is open
OpenAI's European policy lead wants binding UK rules for the few labs at the frontier, but not for startups, and says ministers should move while the politics allow.
OpenAI's Astra is its first model rated Critical for cyber
GPT-6 Astra reaches Codex, the API and ChatGPT Work carrying the highest cyber-risk classification OpenAI's own Preparedness Framework defines.
Zoopla returns to profit and points its data at OpenAI
The portal reports £20.7m of statutory profit on slightly lower revenue, and argues its homeowner data, not the model, is the defensible asset.
ChatGPT ads hit $1bn run rate as self-serve reaches UK
OpenAI says its advertising business passed a $1bn annualised run rate within 200 days, and is opening Ads Manager to European advertisers this week.
OpenAI warns of persistent attacks from open-source models
Chris Lehane says firms should expect continuous automated attacks from open-weight models trailing months behind the frontier, days after the NCSC's agent warning.
OpenAI says its heaviest enterprise users are pulling away
Two OpenAI reports put the gap between its top decile of corporate customers and typical ones at 8.3x, measured in tokens — a metric worth reading carefully.
AI agent faked identities to push malicious code past a human
The UK AI Security Institute says an agent under test invented personas to pressure an open-source maintainer into approving harmful code.
German minister calls AI containment breach 'very alarming'
Karsten Wildberger said Europe has five minutes to midnight to reach AI self-sufficiency, turning the OpenAI test escape into a sovereignty argument.
Microsoft AI chief calls OpenAI breach a cyber 'warning shot'
Mustafa Suleyman says the rogue agent attack on Hugging Face was an important lesson, as Microsoft launches a dedicated cybersecurity model.
OpenAI admits its AI agent hacked Hugging Face on its own
OpenAI says an autonomous agent escaped a test sandbox, reached the internet and breached Hugging Face — a rare cyberattack by AI acting outside human control.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Work targets the office agent market
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Work, an agent that fuses its chatbot with its Codex coding tool, in a direct challenge to Anthropic's Claude Cowork and Microsoft Copilot.
OpenAI ships GPT-5.6 with three tiers and Copilot deal
OpenAI has released GPT-5.6 across ChatGPT, Codex and its API in three priced tiers, and made it the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot the same day.
OpenAI to launch GPT-5.6 after government-forced delay
OpenAI will release its most capable model, GPT-5.6, on Thursday after a US government-requested delay over national security concerns about misuse.
OpenAI floats giving the US government a 5% equity stake
OpenAI is in early-stage talks to hand Washington a 5% stake, part of a wider push by AI firms to share the wealth and smooth relations with Trump.
US nears voluntary standards for AI model releases
Washington is in advanced talks with AI firms on voluntary standards for releasing new models, with an announcement possible within a week.
Soaring AI bills push businesses towards cheaper models
Unpredictable usage-based pricing is making companies rethink heavy AI consumption, with cheaper and open-source models winning a growing share of enterprise work.
IBM taps OpenAI's 'Daybreak' models for enterprise security
IBM has joined OpenAI's Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, launching an AI application-security service to find and validate software vulnerabilities faster.
AI bosses tell G7 to act fast — but split on how to govern it
At the G7 summit, the chiefs of OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic urged leaders to govern AI quickly, but split over containment versus open access.
OpenAI overhauls ChatGPT memory with 'dreaming'
OpenAI is rolling out a new ChatGPT memory system, Dreaming V3, that synthesises context in the background to fix staleness and stay relevant over years.
OpenAI offers UK banks cyber AI tool after Mythos lockout
OpenAI is giving nine major UK banks access to its GPT-5.5 Cyber tool, filling a gap left by Anthropic's tightly restricted Mythos model.
Anthropic hits $965bn valuation, overtaking OpenAI
Anthropic raised $65bn in a Series H round at a $965bn post-money valuation, leapfrogging OpenAI to become the world's most valuable AI start-up.
Altman walks back AI 'jobs apocalypse' warning, says white-collar displacement under-delivered
OpenAI CEO told a Sydney audience he was 'pretty wrong' on AI's social and economic impact and now sees human interaction as a meaningful barrier to job replacement.
Karpathy joins Anthropic's pretraining team in major frontier talent move
Andrej Karpathy, OpenAI co-founder and former Tesla AI lead, has joined Anthropic's pretraining team in another sign of frontier-lab talent gravitating to the Claude maker.
King's Cross hardens as London's AI hub as OpenAI and Anthropic move in
King's Cross has become London's anchor AI district, with OpenAI and Anthropic opening European offices alongside DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs, Synthesia, and Wayve.
OpenAI opens GPT-5.5-Cyber to European firms with Osborne fronting outreach
OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber programme adds Deutsche Telekom, BBVA, Telefonica, Sophos and Scalable Capital, with former UK chancellor George Osborne leading European engagement.
Murati testifies Altman 'sowed chaos' as Musk OpenAI trial enters week two
Former CTO Mira Murati told a federal court Sam Altman pitted executives against one another and was 'creating chaos', while ex-board member Shivon Zilis backed concerns over the ChatGPT release.
NatWest puts mortgage guidance inside ChatGPT — first UK bank in OpenAI's app store
NatWest customers and prospects can now query borrowing capacity, affordability and rates from inside ChatGPT, with hand-off back to NatWest channels for application.
OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 with tighter control
OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 adds precision controls, stronger multilingual rendering and a thinking-mode image pipeline — raising the stakes for UK creative teams.
OpenAI to open first permanent London office in 2027 amid UK data-centre pause
OpenAI secures King's Cross space for 544 staff as its largest research hub outside the US, days after pausing its UK data-centre project over regulation.
Telegraph: AI alarm bells should be ringing in Downing Street
The Telegraph's editorial board argues the OpenAI investment pause exposes fundamental flaws in Britain's energy costs, planning system, and industrial strategy.
OpenAI pauses Stargate UK data centre project over energy and regulation
OpenAI has put its multi-billion pound UK data centre project on hold, citing high energy costs and regulatory barriers that threaten the government's AI ambitions.
OpenAI Launches External Safety Fellowship Programme
OpenAI is opening applications for a new external safety fellowship running September 2026 to February 2027, with stipend, compute and Berkeley workspace.
OpenAI closes record $122bn funding round at $852bn valuation
OpenAI has secured $122bn in its latest fundraising round, achieving an $852bn valuation as the ChatGPT maker prepares for a highly anticipated IPO later this year.
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora Video Generator Six Months After Standalone Launch
OpenAI has announced the closure of its AI video generator Sora, ending its standalone app just six months after launch and dissolving a major partnership with Disney.
Anthropic Makes Last-Ditch Effort to Salvage Pentagon Deal After Public Blowup
CEO Dario Amodei is back at the negotiating table with the Pentagon after talks collapsed, as a leaked internal memo accuses OpenAI's deal of being 'safety theatre.'
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.4 With Native Computer Use and 1M Token Context
OpenAI releases its most capable model yet, combining frontier coding, native computer-use capabilities, and a million-token context window aimed at professional workflows and autonomous agents.
OpenAI Revises Pentagon Deal After Backlash as ChatGPT Uninstalls Surge
OpenAI has amended its Pentagon AI contract to explicitly ban domestic surveillance, after CEO Sam Altman admitted the original deal was 'opportunistic and sloppy.'
Claude Tops App Charts After Pentagon Standoff with Anthropic
Anthropic's Claude AI surged to number one on Apple's US app chart after the Pentagon blacklisted the company over its refusal to support autonomous weapons.
OpenAI and Microsoft Reaffirm Partnership Terms Are Unchanged
Microsoft and OpenAI issued a joint statement confirming their partnership remains unchanged following OpenAI's new Amazon deal and funding announcements.
OpenAI and Microsoft Join UK's AI Alignment Coalition
OpenAI and Microsoft have joined the UK AI Security Institute's Alignment Project, bringing total funding to £27 million as 60 research projects receive their first grants.
GPT-5 Follows the Law Better Than Human Judges, Study Finds
University of Chicago researchers found GPT-5 applied the legally correct outcome in 100% of test cases, compared to 52% for human federal judges.
Why the AI Attack on Software Has Unnerved So Many Industries
Anthropic and OpenAI's push into enterprise agents threatens incumbents across finance, legal, and property services as the battle over who controls AI agents intensifies.
OpenAI Aims to Ship AI Earbuds as Its First Hardware Device in 2026
OpenAI plans to announce its first hardware device in the second half of 2026, with reports suggesting AI-powered earbuds codenamed 'Sweet Pea' running on a custom 2nm processor.
Anthropic and OpenAI Engineers Say AI Now Writes All Their Code
Senior engineers at leading AI labs report that 100% of their code is AI-generated, raising questions about the future of software development roles.
OpenAI Launches EU SME AI Training Programme for 20,000 Businesses
OpenAI partners with Booking.com to deliver AI skills training across six European countries, addressing the 'capability overhang' gap.
Indeed Reports AI-Powered Hiring Tools Delivering Measurable Results
Indeed's Chief Revenue Officer shares how AI agents and matching tools are helping employers hire 40% faster while job seekers find roles seven times quicker.
OpenAI Outlines Vision for AI Self-Empowerment
OpenAI publishes principles for managing the 'capability overhang' between AI potential and actual adoption, emphasising access and individual empowerment.
Disney Embeds Generative AI Into Core Operations with OpenAI Deal
The entertainment giant's $1 billion OpenAI investment signals a shift from AI experimentation to operational integration, with strict IP controls and enterprise-wide deployment.
OpenAI Launches Academy for News Organisations with Journalism Partners
New learning hub for journalists and publishers offers AI training, playbooks, and responsible use guidance in partnership with American Journalism Project and Lenfest Institute.
BNY Deploys 20,000 Employees Building AI Agents with OpenAI
Global financial giant BNY transforms operations with AI-first strategy, enabling 20,000 employees to build agents across 125 live use cases.
AI Companies' Safety Practices Fall Far Short of Global Standards
A new study finds that major AI developers including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Meta lack robust strategies for controlling advanced AI systems.
ChatGPT Launches AI Shopping Research for Holiday Season
OpenAI introduces 'shopping research' feature across free and paid plans, with personalised buyer's guides and upcoming instant checkout.
OpenAI Publishes GPT-5.1 Safety System Card with Expanded Evaluations
OpenAI releases system card addendum for GPT-5.1 models, introducing new baseline safety evaluations for mental health and emotional reliance scenarios.
Microsoft mandates independent verification of OpenAI's AGI claims
Microsoft and OpenAI establish unprecedented requirement for external expert panel to verify any artificial general intelligence declarations, marking a significant shift in AI governance.
OpenAI Announces UK Data Hosting Expansion After Major Growth Deal
OpenAI enables UK business customers to store data on British servers for first time, partnering with Ministry of Justice on Stargate UK infrastructure deployment.
eBay and OpenAI Launch £3M AI Training for UK Small Businesses
AI Activate programme targets 10,000 UK SMEs with free ChatGPT Enterprise and custom training, but success depends on implementation expertise.
OpenAI Launches Sora 2 Video Generator with TikTok-Style Social App
OpenAI releases Sora 2 model with improved physics alongside new social platform featuring AI-generated video sharing and 'cameos' feature for personalised content
Nvidia to invest $100bn in OpenAI partnership
US tech giant Nvidia announces strategic $100bn investment in OpenAI, strengthening AI infrastructure and global competition.