OpenAI probed by states
OpenAI is being investigated by a coalition of state attorneys general.
OpenAIOpenAI Probed by Coalition of State Attorneys General
OpenAI is under investigation by a coalition of state attorneys general who requested information from the artificial intelligence company on a wide range of topics.
Kimi K2.7-Code cuts thinking tokens 30% — but practitioners say the benchmarks don't check out
Moonshot AI released Kimi K2.7-Code this week, an open-source update to its K2 coding model family, claiming leaner reasoning and double-digit performance gains. K2.7-Code is built on the same trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts architecture as its p redecessor K2.6 , and drops in via an OpenAI-compatible API — which matters for teams already running K2.6 in production gateways. When K2.6 launched in April, it topped OpenRouter's weekly LLM leaderboard — a ranking based on actual API routing d
What the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for OpenAI and Anthropic
Strong investor interest in SpaceX could be good news for the A.I. rivals, which have signaled that they, too, intend to go public this year.
China Didn’t Make Americans Hate Data Centers
GOP lawmakers, tech investors, and even OpenAI have tied the anti-data-center movement in the US to Chinese interference. Experts say it’s much more complicated than that.
SpaceX Stock Rises 11% in Largest IPO Ever
The stock market debut of Elon Musk’s rocket company paves the way for a wave of mega offerings that are coming from OpenAI and Anthropic.
SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s hot IPO summer
The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it’s a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for […]
OpenAI's latest acquisition could see big changes on the way for its Codex coding assistant
OpenAI to snap up Ona, subject to approval, giving Codex access to the right environment for long-running agentic tasks.
SpaceX Isn’t in the S&P 500. That's Good.
The S&P 500 shouldn’t make exceptions for big tech companies like SpaceX, Anthropic or OpenAI. Keeping its criteria for admission is more important, says Bloomberg Opinion columnist Nir Kaissar. (Source: Bloomberg)
It’s hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe
The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it’s a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for […]
OpenAI acquires Ona to run Codex agents inside the customer’s own cloud
OpenAI acquires Ona, the company once known as Gitpod, in its latest enterprise play. The deal, announced on Thursday, folds Ona’s secure cloud platform into Codex, OpenAI’s coding agent. Terms were not disclosed. Codex is on a tear. OpenAI says more than 5 million people now use it each week, up 400 per cent since […] This story continues at The Next Web
New OpenAI Academy courses for the next era of work
OpenAI introduces three Academy courses that help people build practical AI skills, create repeatable workflows, and apply agents in everyday work.
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Executives Plan to Attend G7 Summit
Artificial intelligence executives from Anthropic PBC, OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are slated to attend the Group of Seven summit, a gathering of world leaders that gets underway next week in France.
Siri won’t be your AI girlfriend
Our early testing has already shown that Siri AI knows when to shut up, and that's very much by design. In an interview with Mostly Human spotted by MacRumors, Craig Federighi said Apple's new Siri won't act all sycophantic like chatbots made by OpenAI, Google, and others. "As you may know, if you use many […]
How Preply combines AI and human tutors to personalize learning
Preply uses OpenAI to launch AI-generated lesson summaries, providing personalised feedback and language learning exercises.
ChatGPT Pushed Back on LA Fire Suspect’s Vision of Burning City
The man accused of setting the massive Palisades Fire in Los Angeles repeatedly asked ChatGPT to create images of a city engulfed in flames and floods, and cursed at OpenAI’s chatbot when it told him the scenery he envisioned was too violent, jurors at his trial were told Thursday.
Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet
Thibault Sottiaux helped make AI coding one of OpenAI’s fastest-growing businesses. Now he’s overseeing a sweeping overhaul of ChatGPT.
Another parent has filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI
Yet another parent is suing OpenAI, claiming its chatbot did not do enough to prevent their child's death by suicide.
OpenAI Mulls Slashing Prices As It Competes With Anthropic For Users
OpenAI is reportedly considering sharp price cuts for paid access to its AI models as competition with Anthropic intensifies and both companies race for users ahead of potential IPOs. "The company is weighing significant cuts to what it charges for tokens, the unit of measurement artificial-intelligence firms use to bill for their products," the Wall Street Journal said, adding that it was "in anticipation of similar cuts the company expects at Anthropic." CNBC reports: The ChatGPT producer, whi
SpaceX IPO Feels Like Milestone Moment Says 766's Ohanian
Seven Seven Six founder and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian says the SpaceX IPO feels like a milestone moment and will fuel new investment in the space economy. He also weighs in on the AI IPOs in the pipeline, from OpenAI to Anthropic, and how they will impact venture capital. He joins Bloomberg's Dani Burger on the sidelines of the annual SuperReturn conference in Berlin. (Source: Bloomberg)
Before You Cheer The IPO Window, Watch Where The Money Goes
A public SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic would become some of the best-capitalized acquirers on the planet, writes MGV's Marc Schröder, who explains that the bigger impact for startups is likely to be stronger M&A activity, with acquisitions rather than IPOs being the most important exit path for many founders and investors.
Why the next AI safety problem is the conversation between models
In May 2025, AI researchers at Palisade Research ran a controlled experiment in which several advanced AI models, including OpenAI’s o3, were placed inside command-line sandboxes. The test was designed to measure controllability. Most models complied: Claude, Gemini, and Grok models allowed shutdown in all 100 test runs, reporting green across the board. However, three […] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI Says China Launched Influence Campaign To Shape US Attitudes On AI Datacenters
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: China was likely behind an online influence operation to sway U.S. perceptions of artificial intelligence technology and reshape the debate in Washington around the infrastructure needed to support it, according to research from OpenAI published Wednesday. OpenAI said it caught the influence campaign because China-backed operatives were using ChatGPT to create content for the social media campaign. [...] OpenAI's researchers identified two clust
OpenAI to Acquire Cloud Platform Ona to Support AI Agents
OpenAI has agreed to acquire Ona, a startup that offers cloud services to support artificial intelligence agents, part of a bid by the AI developer to make its technology more useful for businesses.
OpenAI's Osborne on Governments Adopting AI
OpenAI Head of Countries and former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne says that while many countries have talked about adopting AI there are many still in process who haven't delivered on the adoption yet. He adds that governments that do adopt the new technologies more quickly will be the big winners when it comes to the economy and public services. He spoke with Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie from the Founders Forum in Oxfordshire, UK. (Source: Bloomberg)
OpenAI Weighs Significant Price Cuts in Rivalry With Anthropic
OpenAI is considering significant price cuts for its services in anticipation of similar cost reductions from rival Anthropic PBC, according to people familiar with the matter, hinting at the possibility of a pricing war in the lead-up to their expected public offerings.
OpenAI says suspected fake China-linked accounts tried to sway the debate about US data centers
OpenAI bans China-linked accounts allegedly behind data center propaganda.
What SpaceX’s record IPO really means for the OpenAI and Anthropic listings behind it
The SpaceX IPO is set to price the biggest stock-market debut in history this week, raising about $75bn at a valuation near $1.75tn, with shares trading on Nasdaq from Friday. But the most consequential thing about Elon Musk’s rocket company going public may have little to do with rockets, or with Musk. It is what […] This story continues at The Next Web
'Wait... what?' — Lionel Messi’s new ChatGPT World Cup partnership feels like marketing written by AI for people who don’t watch soccer
OpenAI's first major football marketing campaign stars Lionel Messi, but it feels more like a corporate AI pitch than a celebration of the world's most popular sport.
OpenAI signs major Visa deal — so AI agents will soon be able to make payments and purchases for you
Visa payments to be integrated within OpenAI's ecosystem, paving the way for future agentic transactions and bookings.
OpenAI says fake accounts from China tried to turn Americans against data centers
OpenAI has published a report detailing how China-linked influence campaigns against data centers used ChatGPT.
OpenAI mulls slashing prices as it competes with Anthropic for users
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BBVA puts AI at the core of banking with OpenAI
Learn how BBVA scaled ChatGPT Enterprise to 100,000 employees and partnered with OpenAI to accelerate AI-powered banking transformation worldwide.
OpenAI to acquire Ona
OpenAI plans to acquire Ona to expand Codex with secure, persistent cloud environments, enabling long-running AI agents across enterprise workflows.
Supporting Europe’s work in ensuring a trustworthy AI ecosystem
OpenAI supports the EU Code of Practice on AI content transparency, advancing provenance standards and tools to help people understand AI-generated content.
Surprise upset: GPT-5.5 beats Claude Fable 5 on brutal new Agents’ Last Exam benchmark
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley's Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence (RDI), alongside an advisory committee of over 300 domain experts, have launched Agents’ Last Exam (ALE) —a grueling new benchmark built to measure whether artificial intelligence can actually execute economically valuable, long-horizon professional workflows. In a shocking upset, OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 from April, operating through the Codex harness, secured the absolute top spot on the new AL
Visa Plugs Its Payment Network Into ChatGPT
Visa is integrating its payment network with ChatGPT so AI agents can shop and complete purchases on users' behalf. "It means AI agents can not only recommend products but complete the purchase on the user's behalf, at potentially any merchant that accepts Visa," reports the Associated Press. "The payment network's previous attempts at this technological leap were confined to a single retailer or a small set of enrolled merchants." From the report: OpenAI will provide the technology to allow age
OpenAI says China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to fuel opposition to US data centres
OpenAI said a cluster of ChatGPT accounts linked to China attempted to stir up local opposition to US data centres by posing as Americans and posting AI-generated content about rising electricity costs. The company nicknamed the campaign “Data Center Bandwagon” and said the accounts were likely tied to a private Chinese technology firm working for […] This story continues at The Next Web
Access OpenAI models and Codex through your Oracle cloud commitment
Access OpenAI models and Codex through Oracle Cloud, using existing commitments to build and deploy AI with enterprise security and governance.
OpenAI Says China-Linked Accounts Aim to Fuel US Data Center Pushback
OpenAI said a group of ChatGPT accounts with ties to China have sought to stir up local opposition to data centers in the US in a potential bid to hinder the country’s competitiveness in artificial intelligence, echoing recent rhetoric from others in the tech industry.
BNP Paribas says the $3.6 trillion US tech IPO pipeline will pull European startups towards public markets
The IPO filings by SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic have created a pipeline of US tech offerings worth approximately $3.6 trillion. That wave is going to generate appetite for European tech deals too, according to Ygal el Harrar, global head of equity capital markets for the technology industry at BNP Paribas. “Liquidity attracts liquidity,” he said in […] This story continues at The Next Web
AI Is Not Safe Yet, Says UCLA Professor
As AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI prepare for IPOs, the companies are stressing their efforts to ensure the tech is safe and beneficial for humanity. But Safiya Noble, a UCLA professor and director of the university’s Center on Resilience & Digital Justice, says current AI is not safe, and that stereotypes and biases are being built into training data. Noble joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
Poetic emerges from stealth with $50M from OpenAI to automate insurance underwriting and compliance
Poetic, an AI startup that has been operating in stealth, has emerged with $50M in funding and a $500M valuation to automate some of finance’s most sensitive back-office work, from insurance underwriting to compliance and fraud checks. Its backers include OpenAI, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, and Kleiner Perkins. The company was founded by Markie Wagner, […] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI Backs AI Startup Fielding Compliance, Underwriting Tasks
Poetic, an artificial intelligence startup, is emerging from stealth with $50 million in funding from OpenAI and other investors to help businesses streamline complex tasks, ranging from insurance underwriting to financial compliance.
PRC-linked influence operations are targeting AI debates in the US
A new report from OpenAI details PRC-linked influence operations using AI to target U.S. tech debates, data center narratives, tariffs, and false claims about ChatGPT.
From data to decisions: how LSEG is scaling trusted AI
See how LSEG uses OpenAI to scale trusted AI across its global business, accelerating insights, shrinking release cycles, and empowering 4,000 employees.
AI Rally Fuels Tech Optimism | Open Interest 6/9/2026
Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." The AI rebound rolls on as investors stay bullish on tech. OpenAI confidentially files for an IPO, SpaceX readies its blockbuster debut, and Apple faces doubts over its AI push. Plus, some optimism in the housing market as existing home sales accelerate, Emily Graffeo joins Open Interest on Apollo and Blackstone’s $35 billion AI financing deal, and Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim on the space e
OpenAI Joins Race for Public Market Cash
OpenAI has joined AI rivals with plans for a public listing later this year after the ChatGPT maker confidentially filed its S-1. This comes as the AI IPO pipeline has now reached some $3.6 trillion. However, according to PitchBook research, OpenAI may end up being the most expensive bet. Harrison Rolfes, senior analyst for PitchBook's private company coverage, joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
Taiwan Eyes China AI Chip Sales Curbs; OpenAI Files for IPO | Bloomberg Tech 6/09/2026
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses why Taiwan is weighing some of its toughest restrictions yet on AI chip sales to China, and OpenAI joining its AI rivals with plans for a potential public listing later this year. Plus, Apple lays the foundation for the AI era and hints at the company's upcoming foldable iPhone. (Source: Bloomberg)
It’s not FAANG anymore. It’s MANGOS.
With SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI all eyeing massive public debuts, the tech industry may soon have a new class of corporate overlords — and a new acronym to match. Say goodbye to FAANG and hello to MANGOS.
OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO as Tech Rivals Compete for Cash
OpenAI filed confidentially for an IPO, as the race heads to Wall Street. Tom Mackenzie breaks down why 2026 is turning into the year of megacap tech listings. (Source: Bloomberg)