The department is investigating possible consumer harms at the major AI companies. mundissima/Shutterstock The US Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic for information about recent safety incidents with both businesses' AI models. Axios first reported that agency had sent civil subpoenas to the companies, and a spokesperson from the FTC confirmed the action
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OpenAI faces lawsuit from British Columbia over Tumbler Ridge shooting
The lawsuit says the tragedy could have been prevented if the company had notified authorities about the shooter’s chats. Sean Rayford/Getty Images The Canadian province of British Columbia has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI over the company's failure to notify authorities about the Tumbler Ridge shooter's conversations with its chatbot. According to the Wall Street Journal
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Apple sues OpenAI exec for theft of trade secrets
Image: Open AI Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the AI company stole trade secrets about unreleased Apple products through coordinated employee poaching and illegal data access. The lawsuit targets OpenAI’s chief hardware officer Tang Tan, who allegedly exploited a system bug to...
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OpenAI is hiring engineers, not ad sellers, first to build
By Krystal Scanlon and Seb Joseph • January 21, 2026 • Ivy Liu OpenAI is still in the foothills of building an ads business, and it’s looking for ad execs to help map the climb. The The roles posted since the turn of the year make clear just how early and foundational the effort is.
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OpenAI confirms GPT-5 is now better at handling mental and
OpenAI confirmed that it shipped an update on October 5, which allows GPT-5 to better handle sensitive conversations. After the update, GPT will automatically recognize when the user is not doing well, including situations like emotional or mental distress. However, OpenAI says only GPT-5 Instant has been updated to handle such use cases. GPT-5 Instant
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3 OpenAI Executives, Including CTO Mira Murti, Depart as Company
Three more top executives including CTO Mira Maruti, Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew, and Vice President of Research Barret Zoph have announced that they are leaving OpenAI. The team is already being restructured and replacements are being made but a new CTO is yet to be announced. These departures come at a time when OpenAI
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OpenAI Developer Day Products – Custom GPTs and Actions Build on Plugins
OpenAI has rolled out custom versions of ChatGPT that you can create for a specific purpose—called GPTs. GPTs are a new way for anyone to create a tailored version of ChatGPT to be more helpful in their daily life, at specific tasks, at work, or at home—and then share that creation with others. OpenAI now...