20-year-old man arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s house
20-year-old man arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's house San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Russian Hill house early Friday morning, The San Francisco Standard reports. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras shortly before 7AM ET. Later […]
Fear and loathing at OpenAI
Fear and loathing at OpenAI Sam Altman’s tenure at OpenAI has been… messy. Messy to the point where Altman was briefly fired from his role as CEO, only to be reinstated days later, at which point he began reshaping the organization permanently. This week, The New Yorker published a deep look at Altman, his time […]
Florida launches investigation into OpenAI
Florida launches investigation into OpenAI Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching an investigation into OpenAI over public safety and national security risks, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a statement on Thursday, Uthmeier says there are concerns that OpenAI’s data and technology are “falling into the hands of America’s enemies, such as the Chinese […]
The AI industry’s race for profits is now existential
The AI industry's race for profits is now existential Today on Decoder, let’s talk about the looming AI monetization cliff, and whether some of the biggest companies in the space can become real, profitable businesses before they careen right off it. My guest today is Hayden Field, who’s our senior AI reporter here at The […]
Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!
Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy! To be honest, I thought Elon Musk would confidentially file for SpaceX’s IPO on the 20th of this month, rather than the 1st. But maybe that just means he’s moved on to other numbers, and we should all mark our calendars for June 7th as […]
You can now use ChatGPT with Apple’s CarPlay
You can now use ChatGPT with Apple's CarPlay ChatGPT is now accessible from your CarPlay dashboard if you have iOS 26.4 or newer and the latest version of the ChatGPT app, 9to5Mac reports. Apple’s recently-launched iOS 26.4 update added support for “voice-based conversational apps” in CarPlay, opening the door to let you use AI chatbots […]
OpenAI is planning a desktop ‘superapp’
OpenAI is planning a desktop 'superapp' OpenAI is working on a desktop “superapp” that merges its ChatGPT app, the Codex AI coding app, and its AI-powered Atlas browser into one app, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company is making the change as part of an effort to simplify its various product efforts, according to […]
OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic
OpenAI's adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic So when exactly is smut considered porn? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images OpenAI’s delayed “adult mode” for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot’s ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to […]
OpenAI’s Sora video generator is reportedly coming to ChatGPT
OpenAI's Sora video generator is reportedly coming to ChatGPT OpenAI’s Sora video generator could soon become a built-in feature in ChatGPT, as reported by The Information. Sora is currently only available on its website or as a standalone app, which has fallen shy of the popularity of ChatGPT. This update would allow users to access […]
Employees across OpenAI and Google support Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Pentagon
Employees across OpenAI and Google support Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon On Monday, Anthropic filed its lawsuit against the Department of Defense over being designated as a supply chain risk. Hours later, nearly 40 employees from OpenAI and Google – including Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and Gemini lead – filed an amicus brief in […]