Oracle and OpenAI scrap deal to expand flagship Texas data centre
ft - Meta in talks to take up additional computing capacity that the ChatGPT maker will not take up
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OpenAI launches Codex Security, an AI agent designed to detect vulnerabilities in software projects
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - OpenAI's new Codex Security agent automatically hunts for vulnerabilities in code and has already found gaps in OpenSSH and Chromium.The article OpenAI launches Codex Security, an AI agent designed to detect vulnerabilities in software projects appeared f…
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Softbank seeks record $40 billion loan to fund OpenAI stake
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - A $40 billion loan for a single bet on OpenAI. Softbank is taking what the AI industry has been doing for a while to its logical extreme: financing the boom on credit.The article Softbank seeks record $40 billion loan to fund OpenAI stake appeared first o…
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OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4 Pro and Thinking models
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - OpenAI released GPT-5.4 on Thursday, introducing a new foundation model available in standard, Thinking, and Pro versions. The launch introduces a model with a 1 million token context window and improved token efficiency, targeting professional workloads.…
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OpenAI’s Pentagon deal once again calls Sam Altman’s credibility into question
Mark Sullivan / fastcompany - Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here.Familiar tensions around Sam AltmanOpenAI CEO Sam Altman voiced his s…
- Canada safety row: Altman agrees immediate AI safety steps (3)
- GPT-5.4 launch: OpenAI teases powerful model, seeks a win (22)
- OTHER: governance, tooling, and industry ripple effects (4)
- Pentagon deal fallout: Altman's credibility on the line (6)
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Canada safety row: Altman agrees immediate AI safety steps
GPT-5.4 launch: OpenAI teases powerful model, seeks a win
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Pentagon deal fallout: Altman's credibility on the line
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The $100 Billion OpenAI-Nvidia Deal Is Not Happening
Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - The deal that once sparked circular dealmaking fears is no more, according to Jensen Huang.
- Nvidia rules out $100B OpenAI mega-deal, scales back investments (6)
- Nvidia shifts production as export controls hinder China sales (2)
- Reporters probe Huang's explanation; investment rationale questioned (4)
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Nvidia rules out $100B OpenAI mega-deal, scales back investments
Nvidia shifts production as export controls hinder China sales
Reporters probe Huang's explanation; investment rationale questioned
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OpenAI Releases Codex App for Windows
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - One month after it released a standalone Codex app on the Mac, OpenAI announced a version for Windows.The post OpenAI Releases Codex App for Windows appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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GPT-5.3 Instant lands: OpenAI cuts refusals, boosts web reasoning 26%
Vignesh R / techfundingnews - OpenAI has released an update to one of the most widely used models inside ChatGPT — GPT-5.3 Instant.…
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OpenAI Builds GitHub Rival, Risking Conflict With Microsoft
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has revealed plans for a GitHub rival built after repeated outages, a move that risks direct conflict with backer Microsoft.The post OpenAI Builds GitHub Rival, Risking Conflict With Microsoft appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal As Sam Altman Admits It Looks 'Sloppy'
BeauHD / slashdot - OpenAI is amending its Pentagon contract after CEO Sam Altman acknowledged it appeared "opportunistic and sloppy." On Monday night, Altman said the company would explicitly restrict its technology from being used by intelligence agencies and for mass dome…
- Consumer backlash: 'Cancel ChatGPT' surge and rival gains users (3)
- Contract revisions: OpenAI explicitly bars U.S. domestic surveillance (4)
- Internal fallout: Altman defends deal, staff express concern (2)
- NATO push: OpenAI eyes unclassified NATO deployments (2)
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Consumer backlash: 'Cancel ChatGPT' surge and rival gains users
Contract revisions: OpenAI explicitly bars U.S. domestic surveillance
Internal fallout: Altman defends deal, staff express concern
NATO push: OpenAI eyes unclassified NATO deployments
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OpenAI Ships GPT-5.3 Instant With 27% Fewer Hallucinations and a Less Preachy Tone
Marcus Schuler / implicator - GPT-5.3 Instant rolls out to all ChatGPT users with up to 26.8% fewer hallucinations, reduced refusals, and a less defensive tone.
- On site: model sheds 'cringe', curbs caveats and moralizing (4)
- On the ground: GPT‑5.3 Instant rolls out with core improvements (5)
- Other: comments, product pages, and everyday‑usability notes (2)
- Reporter: improved web search and better web-sourced answers (2)
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On site: model sheds 'cringe', curbs caveats and moralizing
On the ground: GPT‑5.3 Instant rolls out with core improvements
Other: comments, product pages, and everyday‑usability notes
Reporter: improved web search and better web-sourced answers
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OpenAI Revises Pentagon Deal to Ban Domestic Surveillance
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has updated its Pentagon contract to explicitly ban mass domestic surveillance after employee backlash. Sam Altman called the original deal "sloppy."The post OpenAI Revises Pentagon Deal to Ban Domestic Surveillance appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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OpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared
James O'Donnell / technologyreview - On February 28, OpenAI announced it had reached a deal that will allow the US military to use its technologies in classified settings. CEO Sam Altman said the negotiations, which the company began pursuing only after the Pentagon’s public reprimand of Ant…
- OpenAI scrambles to add safeguards to Pentagon contract (15)
- Other: defense tech and tangential AI analysis (1)
- Pentagon vs Anthropic: fight over AI red lines (10)
- Users flee ChatGPT; Claude surges in app stores (10)
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OpenAI scrambles to add safeguards to Pentagon contract
Other: defense tech and tangential AI analysis
Pentagon vs Anthropic: fight over AI red lines
Users flee ChatGPT; Claude surges in app stores
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OpenAI’s Altman says Pentagon set ‘scary precedent’ binning Anthropic
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Signs a deal with Washington anyway, says he’s kept control of killer robots by allowing only cloudy AI, with guardrails OpenAI has signed a deal with the United States Department of War (DoW) that allows use of its advanced AI systems in classified envir…
- Altman and OpenAI defend Pentagon deal amid optics firestorm (3)
- Anthropic's Pentagon standoff: refused surveillance, tangled in Iran reports (3)
- Regulatory power play: lobbying and corporate responsibility in AI (2)
- Users revolt: ChatGPT cancellations fuel Claude's App Store surge (5)
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Altman and OpenAI defend Pentagon deal amid optics firestorm
Anthropic's Pentagon standoff: refused surveillance, tangled in Iran reports
Regulatory power play: lobbying and corporate responsibility in AI
Users revolt: ChatGPT cancellations fuel Claude's App Store surge
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OpenAI to Alert Police of Credible Threats After Canada Shooting
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has announced it will notify law enforcement of credible threats after the Tumbler Ridge shooter bypassed a ChatGPT ban and killed eight in Canada.The post OpenAI to Alert Police of Credible Threats After Canada Shooting appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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OpenAI Fires an Employee For Prediction Market Insider Trading
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: OpenAI has fired an employee following an investigation into their activity on prediction market platforms including Polymarket, WIRED has learned. OpenAI CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo, disclosed the termi…
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OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash
Cade Metz / nytimes - The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival.
- Anthropic fights Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation in court (8)
- OpenAI rushes into classified Pentagon deal, contract safety details revealed (16)
- OTHER: background, analysis, and operational reports on Anthropic saga (17)
- Public backlash and app-store surge as employees demand red lines (17)
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Anthropic fights Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation in court
OpenAI rushes into classified Pentagon deal, contract safety details revealed
OTHER: background, analysis, and operational reports on Anthropic saga
Public backlash and app-store surge as employees demand red lines
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OpenAI raises $110B at $730B valuation, expands AWS and Nvidia partnerships
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - OpenAI Group PBC today announced that it has raised $110 billion in funding at a pre-money valuation of $730 billion. Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group PBC provided $30 billion each. The remaining $50 billion came from Amazon Web Services Inc., which has al…
- Amazon, Nvidia and partners racing to supply OpenAI's infrastructure. (6)
- Insider-trading claim and global rivals escalate the AI arms race. (3)
- OpenAI faces government talks and surging ChatGPT usage. (2)
- Record $110B raise reshapes OpenAI's valuation and capital power. (6)
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Amazon, Nvidia and partners racing to supply OpenAI's infrastructure.
Insider-trading claim and global rivals escalate the AI arms race.
OpenAI faces government talks and surging ChatGPT usage.
Record $110B raise reshapes OpenAI's valuation and capital power.
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OpenAI Discovers Mass Shooter’s Secret ChatGPT Account
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Lightning struck twice in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia earlier this month. First in the eerie stillness of a classroom where eight lives were stolen. Then, in Ottawa’s halls of power where officials demanded answers from Silicon Valley about what a cha…
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Anthropic digs in on AI standoff with the Pentagon
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / qz - Anthropic has pressed for assurances its Claude AI won't be engaged in mass surveillance of Americans or used in autonomous weapons without human oversight
- Big-picture stakes: ethics, warfare, and AI's future in conflict (9)
- Capitol pressure and policy moves reshape Anthropic's federal contracts (7)
- Pentagon threatens blacklist, demands 'any lawful use' access (9)
- Rivals and staff rally, set industry red lines (11)
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Big-picture stakes: ethics, warfare, and AI's future in conflict
Capitol pressure and policy moves reshape Anthropic's federal contracts
Pentagon threatens blacklist, demands 'any lawful use' access
Rivals and staff rally, set industry red lines
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