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The device is expected to launch in 2027 as the company expands into consumer hardware. (Express Image/Reuters)

OpenAI's first AI device may be a $300 doughnut-shaped smart speaker: Report

August 07, 2026 8:31 am

OpenAI is reportedly developing its first AI-powered device, a doughnut-shaped smart speaker with cameras and sensors, priced between $300 and $400.

OpenAI asks US judge to dismiss Apple's trade secrets case

August 06, 2026 2:18 pm

Apple sued OpenAI in July, accusing it of orchestrating a broad effort to systematically acquire and ⁠exploit Apple's confidential information through former employees.

Could hackers use AI agents to spam your WhatsApp contacts? Here’s what researchers found

August 06, 2026 2:12 pm

Researchers at security firm Zenity have discovered security flaws that allow OpenAI’s Atlas to be tricked into spamming dozens of WhatsApp contacts.

Qwen3.8-Max can process visual information as well as text and has been designed for coding, research, workplace applications, and tasks that require extended autonomous operation. (Image: Qwen.AI)

Alibaba unveils Qwen3.8-Max, its largest AI model yet with 2.4 trillion parameters

August 04, 2026 2:24 pm

Alibaba claims Qwen3.8-Max offers competitive performance while costing less to use than several rival flagship AI models.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said the company is working to make its increasingly powerful AI models broadly available while strengthening safeguards around their capabilities. (Image: Reuters)

OpenAI says its new ‘Astra’ AI model made breakthroughs in 10 math problems

August 03, 2026 11:21 am

The AI-generated mathematical proofs were later prepared into manuscripts by humans with each argument formalised in a Lean certificate, according to OpenAI.

EU in talks with OpenAI, Anthropic after rogue AI agent hacks

August 03, 2026 9:28 am

Europe's AI Act, which kicks in on August 2, is the first legislation in the world ⁠to regulate a technology used in almost all sectors of businesses and society.

OpenAI's broader review found more AI agent escape incidents: Report

August 02, 2026 9:09 am

OpenAI is investigating additional AI agent escape incidents uncovered during a broader internal review following the Hugging Face hacking episode.

OpenAI slashes prices for Luna and Terra AI models as competition heats up

July 31, 2026 1:17 pm

The price cuts target OpenAI's smaller and mid-tier models, which the company says are now capable of handling tasks that until recently required its most powerful systems.