OpenAI

OpenAI ramps up developer push with more powerful models in its API 

AI /

OpenAI unveiled new API updates at its Dev Day on Monday, introducing GPT-5 Pro, its latest language model, its new video generation model Sora 2, and a smaller, cheaper voice model.   The updates were part of a series of announcements geared towards wooing developers to OpenAI’s ecosystem, including the launch of an agent-building tool and the ability to build apps in ChatGPT.  The addition of GPT-5 Pro […]

OpenAI ramps up developer push with more powerful models in its API  Read More »

OpenAI launches AgentKit to help developers build and ship AI agents 

AI /

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday announced the launch of AgentKit, a toolkit for building and deploying AI agents, at the firm’s Dev Day event.   “AgentKit is a complete set of building blocks available in the open AI platform designed to help you take agents from prototype to production. It is everything you need to build, deploy, and optimize

OpenAI launches AgentKit to help developers build and ship AI agents  Read More »

Sam Altman says ChatGPT has hit 800M weekly active users 

Apps /

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Monday that ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users, marking an increase of adoption among consumers, developers, enterprises, and governments.   ChatGPT’s impressive growth comes as OpenAI is on a race to secure as many AI chips and build as much AI infrastructure as possible. In August, OpenAI said it was on the cusp

Sam Altman says ChatGPT has hit 800M weekly active users  Read More »

What to expect at OpenAI’s DevDay 2025, and how to watch it

AI /

OpenAI is gearing up to host its third annual developer conference, DevDay 2025, on Monday. The company says more than 1,500 people are scheduled to convene at Fort Mason in San Francisco for OpenAI’s “biggest event yet,” which features announcements, keynotes from OpenAI executives, and a fireside chat between CEO Sam Altman and longtime Apple

What to expect at OpenAI’s DevDay 2025, and how to watch it Read More »

Inside Microsoft’s AI bet with CTO Kevin Scott at Disrupt 2025

Startups /

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share how one of the world’s largest technology companies is navigating the AI revolution and what it means for startups and the future of innovation. From its landmark partnership with OpenAI to reshaping enterprise and consumer products with AI, Scott will pull

Inside Microsoft’s AI bet with CTO Kevin Scott at Disrupt 2025 Read More »

AMD to supply 6GW of compute capacity to OpenAI in chip deal worth tens of billions

Hardware /

AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI that could generate tens of billions in revenue for the chipmaker, helping accelerate its momentum in the AI industry.  AMD has agreed to supply 6 gigawatts of compute capacity to OpenAI — enough to power up to 4.5 million homes — across multiple generations of its Instinct GPUs, starting with the Instinct MI450 GPU. OpenAI

AMD to supply 6GW of compute capacity to OpenAI in chip deal worth tens of billions Read More »

OpenAI and Jony Ive may be struggling to figure out their AI device

AI /

OpenAI and Jony Ive face significant technical challenges as they work to develop a screen-less, AI-powered device, according to the Financial Times. Back in May, OpenAI acquired io, the device startup founded by the legendary Apple designer with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, for $6.5 billion. At the time, Altman declared that Ive and his team

OpenAI and Jony Ive may be struggling to figure out their AI device Read More »

Sam Altman says Sora will add ‘granular,’ opt-in copyright controls

Apps /

OpenAI may be reversing course on how it approaches copyright and intellectual property in its new video app Sora. Prior to Sora’s launch this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI had been telling Hollywood studios and agencies that they needed to explicitly opt out if they didn’t want their IP to be included

Sam Altman says Sora will add ‘granular,’ opt-in copyright controls Read More »

With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI 

AI /

OpenAI has acquired Roi, an AI-powered personal finance app. In keeping with a recent trend in the AI industry, only the CEO is making the jump.   Chief executive and co-founder Sujith Vishwajith announced the acquisition on Friday, and a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch he is the only one of Roi’s four-person staff to join OpenAI. Terms of

With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI  Read More »