Anthropic and OpenAI are extending free access to their most powerful AI models in a price war to capture power users, with Anthropic extending Claude Fable 5 access through July 19 and OpenAI offerin…
OpenAI is easing usage limits on GPT-5.6, temporarily removing the 5-hour restriction for Plus, Business, and Pro users, and optimizing inference to give ChatGPT users 10% additional usage. The move f…
OpenAI claimed its GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra model produced a proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture, a 50-year-old graph theory problem, in under an hour using 64 parallel subagents. The proof has not be…
OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role to become a part-time adviser after taking extended medical leave for a chronic neuroimmune condition. Simo, who jo…
Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment, is stepping down from her full-time role to become a part-time adviser after taking medical leave for a chronic neuroimmune condition. Simo joined OpenAI in…
OpenAI will host Build Week from July 13 to July 21, a global developer event focused on its Codex tool and agentic AI applications. The event includes live sessions, community meetups, and a competit…
OpenAI is investigating Codex quota depletion after Pro plan users exhausted weekly limits in one to two days, revealing that AI coding agent adoption is outpacing capacity forecasts. Engineering lead…
OpenAI set up a 'warroom' to investigate reports that its Codex coding agent is depleting user usage limits faster than expected, with the company attributing the issue to abuse and fraud prevention s…
OpenAI restored Codex after elevated error rates and 'model at capacity' messages affected users on June 16, 2026. The incident began at 6:32 a.m. Eastern Time and was resolved by 9:48 a.m., with Code…
OpenAI's Codex AI coding tool experienced elevated errors on Tuesday morning, with users reporting 'model at capacity' issues. OpenAI acknowledged the problem and resolved it by 9:48 a.m. ET, restorin…
OpenAI acquired cloud startup Ona on 11 June 2026 to integrate its secure, persistent agent workspace into Codex, the company's coding assistant. The deal aims to support Codex's growing enterprise us…
OpenAI has appointed Thibault Sottiaux as head of core products, putting him in charge of transforming ChatGPT into a personalized "super app" that handles tasks across users' personal and professiona…
AI labs are merging chatbots and autonomous agents to create systems that can both research information and execute tasks like booking reservations, sending emails, or trading stocks. OpenAI is integr…