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Altman says AI memory is still in early days, but it will only get better.

OpenAI’s compute capacity grew 9.5x as revenue rose ten-fold: What it means for AI growth

January 20, 2026 7:51 pm

OpenAI disclosed these figures amid growing scrutiny from investors and others in the industry of the massive deals being made to build out data centres, secure energy, etc.

ChatGPT ads are coming: How OpenAI makes money now, and what's about to change

January 20, 2026 10:39 am

OpenAI testing ads in ChatGPT marks a significant shift for one of the world’s most widely used AI products, which boasts more than 800 million weekly active users.

Elon Musk vs OpenAI: What newly unsealed court docs reveal and what they don’t

January 19, 2026 11:12 am

Obtained during the legal discovery process, the unsealed court records include depositions from key players involved in the case such as Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Mira Murati, and Satya Nadella.

Sam Altman and Mira Murati, then CTO of OpenAI, at OpenAI's first developer conference, on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 in San Francisco.

OpenAI poaches founding members of Thinking Machines Lab in escalating AI talent battle

January 19, 2026 9:02 am

Newly formed research labs have struggled to hold onto AI researchers amid the likes of Google, OpenAI, and particularly Meta doling out large cash compensation packages.

ChatGPT Go is now available in the United States.

ChatGPT free and Go users in the US will soon see ads at bottom of replies, says OpenAI

January 17, 2026 11:38 am

The move marks a significant shift in ChatGPT’s business model as OpenAI looks to monetise its massive user base.

OpenAI said it would not ‌show ads to users ‍under 18. ⁠The company also plans to block ads from appearing in relation to sensitive topics, such as health and politics. (image: reuters)

OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT in bid to boost revenue

January 18, 2026 9:34 am

The money-losing startup plans to spend more than $1 trillion on artificial intelligence infrastructure by 2030, but has not given details on how it plans to fund it.

The OpenAI India team at the first event of the four-city Nonprofit Jam that kicked off in Bengaluru on January 15. (Image: OpenAI)

From pilots to deployment: OpenAI’s nonprofit push targets AI scale in India

January 18, 2026 9:34 am

With its four-city nonprofit workshop tour, OpenAI aims to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence into India’s social sector.

OpenAI is rumoured to launch its first hardware product sometime in September this year. (Image Source: FreePik)

OpenAI’s first product could be ChatGPT-powered earbuds with a unique design: Report

January 14, 2026 8:57 am

OpenAI's first ChatGPT-powered hardware could be a pair of wireless earbuds featuring a custom Samsung chip and a “unique, never-seen-before” design.

Tech companies are investing directly in power infrastructure as energy access becomes a critical constraint on AI expansion, with the push for larger and more numerous data centres driving electricity demand higher. (Image: Reuters)

OpenAI, SoftBank invest $1 billion in SB Energy as Stargate buildout expands

January 10, 2026 8:56 am

Stargate is a $500 billion multi-year initiative to build AI data centres for training and inference, backed by major investors including Oracle. President ‌Donald Trump backed the initiative when the companies announced the plan in January 2025.

AI showdown: ChatGPT web traffic slips as Gemini’s share rises 3.3%

January 09, 2026 9:49 am

While the December holiday period often sees weaker overall online activity, ChatGPT losing traffic share can also be seen in the context of Gemini’s growing appeal.