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Raine Lawsuit: OpenAI Says ChatGPT Isn't Responsible for Teen's Suicide

OpenAI says the loss was partly caused by the misuse of ChatGPT and the bypassing of its safety measures.

By Jibin Joseph
ChatGPT logo as seen on a smartphone screen

Target Rolls Out Its ChatGPT Integration, Lets You Buy Inside the AI Chatbot

Target's ChatGPT integration is ready to help you find and purchase Black Friday deals.

By James Peckham
The Target app built into ChatGPT on a smartphone

ChatGPT Moves Voice Mode Into Chat Window, No More Separate Interface

The orb-like interface has been removed so can talk with the chatbot in the standard chat window.

By James Peckham
An example of ChatGPT voice discussing local bakeries

I Was Among the First to Try ChatGPT's Ambitious, But Half-Baked Online Shopper

The experience, available via GPT-5's Thinking mini mode, aims to help you discover new products, but OpenAI says it's 'not perfect.'

By Emily Forlini
OpenAI researcher

Need Another Group Chat? You Can Now Talk With Up to 20 People on ChatGPT

The chats let you call on the AI to answer any burning questions. They're now rolling out globally.

By James Peckham
An example of a group chat within ChatGPT

Talk, Don't Type: Which Chatbot Is Best at Actual Conversation?

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, and Meta AI all offer natural language interactions, so you can speak rather than type your prompts. I put them to the test and one came out on top.

By Lance Whitney
person talking to their phone with speech bubbles in the background

Questions About Sex Positions? Knives? Ask This ChatGPT-Powered Teddy Bear

Well, not anymore. Toymaker FoloToy pulls its Kumma bear offline after a watchdog group discovered the $99 product talked about dangerous and inappropriate topics.

By Michael Kan
Kumma bear

You Can Finally Fix ChatGPT's Em-Dash Fixation: Here's How

Writers complained that the chatbot's overuse of em dashes made them avoid the punctuation in their own writing. Other ChatGPT users had trouble getting the tool to stop using them.

By Will McCurdy
ChatGPT Image

OpenAI's Data Center Ambitions Could Require As Much Electricity As All of India

A proposed target of 250 gigawatts of compute capacity by 2033 would also produce twice the carbon of leading oil and gas firms, Truthdig estimates.

By Jon Martindale
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman giving a talk with Oracle.

OpenAI Launches 'Playful, Warm' GPT-5.1 Model Amid Renewed Battle With the NYT

The company is fighting an effort to turn over chatbot records to The New York Times, which is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement.

By Emily Forlini
openai logo

Asking ChatGPT About Affairs or Abortion? Be Careful, Marketers Are Peeking at Your Prompts

Browser extensions are potentially funneling your most personal queries to a company selling market insights about chatbot activity.

By Michael Kan
Peeking at ChatGPT prompts

AI Can Do a Lot of Things, But It Sucks at Picking Fights on Social Media

Not sure if you're talking to a bot? According to researchers, AI hasn't quite figured out how to replicate the toxicity of human-written replies on social media sites like Bluesky, Reddit, and X.

By Will McCurdy
Angry Robot

OpenAI Sued by 7 Families for Allegedly Encouraging Suicide, Harmful Delusions

The cases span ages and geographies, and argue that ChatGPT can be dangerous when it comes to mental health—something CEO Sam Altman has said himself.

By Emily Forlini
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 25: Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, is pictured on September 25, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (

Just How Good Is Sora 2 at Faking Reality? I Put It to the Test

From flawless AI memes to uncanny deepfakes, Sora 2 blurs the line between creative tool and ethical dilemma. Here's what you need to know.

By Ruben Circelli
I Made Silly AI Videos With Sora 2, But Does It Live Up to the Hype?

Want to Create Shockingly Good Sora 2 Videos? These 6 Tricks Will Get You There

I've been testing OpenAI's upgraded AI video generator and have figured out how to get the best results.

By Ruben Circelli
Want to Create Scary-Good AI Videos? Use These 5 Tricks to Get the Most Out of Sora 2

Brace Yourself for a Flood of AI Videos: OpenAI's Sora App Launches on Android

After an invite-only launch on iOS, OpenAI brings its TikTok-style AI video generator to Android.

By Michael Kan
OpenAI Sora app

Cameo App Sues OpenAI for 'Trampling' Its IP Rights With Sora's Cameo Feature

'When naming its new service, OpenAI had a multitude of options to choose from,' according to Cameo, which allows people to purchase personal messages from celebs.

By Emily Forlini
Cameo from Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series

After Teen Suicide, Character.AI to Bar Kids Under 18 From Unlimited Chats

Also this week, a bipartisan group of senators propose a bill to ban AI companions for minors.

By Emily Forlini
Sample chat with an AI character

Microsoft, OpenAI Sign New AI Deal, Paving Way for More Investments

Microsoft emerges as the winner with significant concessions that make its original OpenAI investment well worthwhile.

By Jon Martindale
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at OpenAI's 2023 DevDay

OpenAI, PayPal Deal Will Bring Payments Inside ChatGPT for the First Time

It will also integrate package tracking and dispute resolutions within ChatGPT.

By Jon Martindale
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