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OpenAI Pulls Plug on Sora: Money-Draining Tool Fails to Retain Users
March 31, 2026 – Last week, OpenAI made the surprising announcement that it would be shutting down Sora, its AI-powered video generation tool, just six months after its public launch. The move has sparked a wave of speculation about the company’s future direction in the highly competitive AI landscape. Contrary to some of the more…
OpenAI Hits Major Milestone: ChatGPT Reaches 900 Million Weekly Active Users, 50+ Million Paid Subscribers
February 28, 2026 – OpenAI is making steady progress towards its ambitious goal of reaching 1 billion weekly active users for ChatGPT. On February 27, the company revealed that ChatGPT now boasts 900 million weekly active users, along with over 50 million individual subscribers. OpenAI noted that the growth in ChatGPT subscriptions has picked up…
SoftBank’s Three-Phase Investment in OpenAI Set to Boost Stake to 13% This Year
February 28, 2026 – OpenAI made a blockbuster announcement yesterday, revealing a massive new funding round worth 110billion,withasignificant30 billion contribution from SoftBank. The Japanese conglomerate has also provided a detailed breakdown of its investment strategy in a press release. SoftBank plans to channel its investment into OpenAI through its Vision Fund II. The funds will…
OpenAI’s Altman Praises Nvidia: Aims for Long-Term Major Customer Status
February 3, 2026 – OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) today to address some recent rumors. He stated, “We really enjoy working with Nvidia. They make the best AI chips in the world, and we aim to be their major customer for the long haul. I’m truly puzzled about where…
GPT‑4o’s End: OpenAI Announces Discontinuation of Several Big Models
January 29, 2026 – On Thursday, OpenAI made an announcement that it would be discontinuing the use of several models in its ChatGPT chatbot starting next month, among which the well – liked GPT – 4o model by many users is included. Back in May 2024, OpenAI launched the GPT – 4o large – scale…
OpenAI Set to Unveil Its Maiden Hardware Device in the Second Half of This Year
January 20, 2026 – At the Davos Forum on Monday, Chris Lane, the policy director of OpenAI, revealed that the company is “on track” to launch its first-ever device in the latter half of 2026. It’s worth noting that last May, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple chief designer Jony Ive disclosed that the…
South Korea’s AI Spending Overtakes Netflix: ChatGPT Dominates Market Share
January 19, 2026 – South Korean consumers are now spending more on AI subscription services each month than on Netflix, according to new data from local media outlet Hankyung Aicel. By December 2025, monthly payments for seven major AI platforms—including ChatGPT and Gemini—are projected to hit ₩80.3 billion (57.7million),surpassingNetflix’s2024averagemonthlyrevenueof₩75billion(54 million) in the country. However, this…
Meta and Others Remove 4.7M Underage Accounts Amid Australia’s Crackdown
January 16, 2026 – Australia, the first country globally to enforce a social media ban for individuals under 16, has witnessed a rapid surge in account removals since the law took effect. According to official data, major platforms like Meta have blocked approximately 4.7 million underage accounts across the nation just last month. The Australian…
OpenAI & Cerebras Unite: 750MW Inference System Deployment Over Three Years
January 15, 2026 – On the 14th local time, a significant partnership was unveiled between OpenAI and Cerebras, a company specializing in wafer-scale AI chips. The two tech giants have inked an agreement that will see OpenAI incorporate Cerebras chips with a massive capacity of 750MW into its AI inference computing infrastructure from 2026 to…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Unveils New Career Path: AI-Powered Resume Refinement & Job Planning
January 10, 2026 – Yesterday, on January 9, tech news outlet BleepingComputer published an article revealing that OpenAI is currently testing a new “Jobs” feature for ChatGPT. This feature is designed to act as an AI-powered career planning assistant, aiming to assist users in various aspects of their professional lives, such as optimizing resumes, clarifying…