Sam Altman heads to Washington as AI security and China policy collide

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman is set to meet senior Trump administration officials, senators and economists in Washington this week as policymakers debate AI security and access to Chinese models. Ashley Capoot and Kate Rooney report for CNBC that Altman plans to preview OpenAI’s upcoming model family and answer questions about cybersecurity, AI agents and …

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OpenAI Presence turns chatbots into supervised digital workers

OpenAI has introduced Presence, a managed enterprise product designed to help companies deploy AI agents for customer service and internal operations. The system supports real time voice and chat interactions, allowing agents to answer questions, access selected company systems, complete approved tasks and hand difficult cases to employees. Presence is not a self service tool …

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Codex Micro: OpenAI’s $230 gadget lets you control AI agents

OpenAI has opened orders for Codex Micro, a limited-edition desktop keypad built to monitor and control AI coding agents. Megan Morrone reports for Axios that the device is a collaboration with Work Louder, a boutique hardware maker known for customizable keyboards for developers and designers. The small macro pad sits next to a regular keyboard. …

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OpenAI, Meta and SpaceXAI race to cut AI model costs

Three major AI developers released new models within days of each other this week, and all of them lead with the same pitch: lower cost per task. Lorelei Smillie and Rachel Metz report for Bloomberg that OpenAI’s GPT-5.6, SpaceXAI’s Grok 4.5 and Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 all promise more output for fewer tokens, the units …

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Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets for its hardware division

Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI today, accusing the AI company of orchestrating a systematic theft of trade secrets to build its own hardware device. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, names OpenAI’s Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan and former Apple engineer Chang Liu as defendants, alongside …

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Opinion: OpenAI just made ChatGPT’s app weird, confusing and slower

OpenAI has rolled out a redesigned ChatGPT app for Mac, and the change is drawing sharp criticism. M.G. Siegler writes for Spyglass that the new “Super App” merges ChatGPT with Codex, OpenAI’s coding tool, and defaults to the new “ChatGPT Work” mode instead of the familiar chat interface. According to Siegler, the app now opens …

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ChatGPT overview: models, features, prices explained

ChatGPT started the generative AI revolution. Since then, it has grown tremendously. Today, it’s the number one AI platform and offers a multitude of tools, services, and plans. Moreover, because the industry is in such a dynamic phase right now, things keep changing. In other words: It’s hard to keep up with the latest developments, …

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ChatGPT Work is an agent for complex, multi-step office tasks

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Work, a new agent built into ChatGPT that takes on entire projects instead of just answering prompts, the company announces in an official blog post. Ina Fried and Madison Mills report for Axios that the tool is powered by OpenAI’s newly released GPT-5.6 model family. From answering to doing ChatGPT Work gathers …

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GPT‑5.6 is here and promises frontier power at a fraction of the cost

OpenAI announces in an official blog post that GPT‑5.6 is now generally available, following the limited preview it launched several weeks earlier. The family consists of three tiers: the flagship model Sol, the balanced option for everyday work Terra; and the most cost-efficient version Luna. According to OpenAI, all three models outperform rivals such as …

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