The public opposition to AI infrastructure is heating up

Public backlash over the data center boom is leading to a variety of draconian policies—including bans on new construction.

OpenAI COO says ads will be ‘an iterative process’

COO Brad Lightcap noted that ads can add to the product experience of users if they are done right. He urged to give OpenAI a few months to see how the company fares in rolling out the product.

OpenAI is testing a $100-a-month version of ChatGPT — and it finally fills a big gap

OpenAI is preparing a new $100 ChatGPT Pro Lite tier aimed at users who need more power than Plus offers

Your voice now fully controls this AI browser

Perplexity rolled out an upgraded voice mode for its Comet browser on desktop today, with iOS arriving in days, letting you fully control the browser hands free.
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India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users

ChatGPT and rivals are testing whether India’s massive AI user boom can translate into paying customers as free offers wind down.

OpenAI defeats xAI’s trade secrets lawsuit
OpenAI defeats xAI’s trade secrets lawsuit

OpenAI won a victory Tuesday in one of its legal battles with xAI, which involved allegations of poaching and theft of trade secrets. The former company’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit was granted on Tuesday with leave to amend, meaning xAI has the option to refile with modified claims. In the ruling, US District Judge […]

OpenAI COO says ‘we have not yet really seen AI penetrate enterprise business processes’

Earlier this month, OpenAI launched a new platform called OpenAI Frontier for enterprises to build and manage agents, but OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said that businesses haven’t yet seen AI adoption at scale. “One of the interesting things an…

With AI, investor loyalty is (almost) dead: at least a dozen OpenAI VCs now also back Anthropic 

While some dual investors are understandable, others were more shocking, and signal the disregard of a longstanding ethical conflict-of-interest rule.

OpenAI calls in the consultants for its enterprise push

OpenAI is partnering with four consulting giants in an effort to see more adoption of its OpenAI Frontier AI agent platform.