Elon Musk’s xAI filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI, claiming their partnership to integrate ChatGPT into iPhones creates an anti-competitive monopoly that blocks rival AI chatbots. The complaint, filed in Texas federal court, argues Apple’s exclusive deal prevents…
Elon Musk tried (and failed) to buy OpenAI for $97.6 Billion
According to new court filings, Musk attempted to acquire OpenAI for $97.6 billion, seeking investment from none other than Mark Zuckerberg. According to Business Insider, the plan fell apart when neither Zuckerberg nor Meta signed on, and Musk soon left OpenAI’s…
OpenAI brings back old ChatGPT models after users throw tantrum
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT users a bit of déjà vu: after a storm of complaints, the company has brought back its old model picker, letting folks choose from a menu of past and present AI brains. According to Engadget, users can…
Reddit will block AI from scraping its Internet Archive
Reddit is making big changes to how its content can be saved by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, a popular online tool that lets people see old versions of websites. From now on, the Wayback Machine will mostly be blocked from…
OpenAI launches two new open-source AI models
OpenAI has launched two new open-access AI models, called gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, marking its first major open release since GPT-2 in 2019. These models are now available for free on Hugging Face, a popular platform for AI developers. OpenAI says these…
Cloudflare calls out Perplexity for sneaky AI scraping tactics
Cloudflare, a major internet infrastructure company, has accused AI startup Perplexity of secretly scraping data from websites that clearly said “no.” According to Cloudflare, Perplexity has been ignoring digital rules set by websites to stop bots from collecting their content and…
Study shows 72% US teens have tried AI companions
A new study by Common Sense Media reveals that AI companions, chatbots designed for personal conversations, are becoming a regular part of many US teens’ lives. These AI companions differ from tools like Siri or ChatGPT used solely for homework or…
Former OpenAI engineer reveals what it’s like to work at OpenAI
Calvin French-Owen, a software engineer who worked at OpenAI for a year, recently left the company and shared his experience in a detailed blog post. He wasn’t unhappy or caught in any drama—he simply wanted to return to his roots as…