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- OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech businessOpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help researchers plan experiments and analyze results.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuitA US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Franchisee reconciles cash in 94% less time with ChatGPT WorkAn independent Schlotzsky’s and Cinnabon franchisee cut menu repricing time by 95% and built a workflow that could free up $100K in cash flow.OpenAI NewsAI
- OpenAI acquires Orchestra BioOpenAI is acquiring Orchestra Bio to bring AI-powered operations to life sciences R&D, helping biopharma teams accelerate drug development and advance new treatments.OpenAI NewsAI
- Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support, says court filingThe Saudi government did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.BBC NewsWORLD
- Accused OpenAI spy had folder called “Saudi Gov Docs,” FBI saysUS fears Saudi government will help ex-OpenAI engineer flee spying charges.Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websitesThe actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yetAmulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- OpenAI Model Used Testnet Ethereum Wallet Without Permission to Finish Coding TaskThe internal model derived keys from public developer recovery phrases, spent another account's test ETH, and left it out of its report.DecryptCRYPTO
- Stack Overflow for Agents triples signups with ChatGPT pluginTwo engineers shipped Stack Overflow for Agents in a few weeks with Codex, and its ChatGPT plugin helped drive up to 10× growth in agent creation.OpenAI NewsAI
- ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs nowOpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone, but now ChatGPT's Google Chrome extension is getting some upgrades that allow it to use the browser tabs you already have open.The Verge AIAI
- Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn’t safe for kidsOpenAI is facing a new wave of lawsuits from eight US states that accuse the company of harming children and misleading customers about the safety of ChatGPT, as reported earlier by Reuters.The VergeTECHNOLOGY
OpenAI Archive · October 2026
- OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple
The Verge AI
- Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
BBC Business
- Amp puts AI agents to work beyond code with OpenAI models
OpenAI News
- OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Bugging Office, Company Says AI Caught Him
Decrypt
- Saudi man charged with planting 'sophisticated' recording device in OpenAI office
BBC News
- FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room
TechCrunch
- OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room
The Verge
- Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case
TechCrunch
OpenAI Archive · September 2026
- The Download: OpenAI’s chief research officer explains its hacking response
MIT Technology Review
- OpenAI, Google and Meta pledge outside AI audits under voluntary White House deal
CoinDesk
- “We’re not going to shoot ourselves in the foot” over hack fallout, says OpenAI’s chief research officer
MIT Technology Review AI
- Protests against OpenAI get increasingly creative
Ars Technica
- OpenAI’s latest features take direct aim at the app store model
TechCrunch
- OpenAI valuation could hit $1.4T in new funding round: Report
Cointelegraph
- OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new model
BBC Business
- OpenAI Launches dots: Always-On GPT-6 Astra Agents That Work From Their Own Cloud Computers
MarkTechPost
OpenAI Archive · August 2026
- The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok
TechCrunch
- The Hugging Face hack could indicate cultural issues at OpenAI
MIT Technology Review AI
- ChatGPT to face tougher regulation in the EU
The Verge AI
- OpenAI supports California’s bill to advance youth AI safety
OpenAI News
- Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch
- Red Flag? OpenAI's Agentic ChatGPT Work Signs Into Your Accounts Without You
Decrypt
- OpenAI’s executive exodus has one big winner
The Verge AI
- The Download: inside OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack, and a new EV takes on the US
MIT Technology Review
OpenAI Archive · July 2026
- OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok
TechCrunch
- Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT-5.6
OpenAI News
- Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents
BBC News
- Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever
TechCrunch
- Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
TechCrunch
- Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI
TechCrunch
- MoonPay's PayBox Puts a Crypto Wallet Inside Claude and ChatGPT—And Lets It Pay for Things
Decrypt
- OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots
The Verge AI