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OpenAI has released a number of new features and changes to ChatGPT Ads Manager over the past week or so. The latest round of changes include changes to how your daily budget works, budget pacing, conversion-optimized campaigns, geo-exclusions, matching updates, API features, and the rollout of a new product ad formats.
The company is hiring across departments, including engineering, finance and sales. Read more: OpenAI plans 250 Irish jobs at new Dublin HQ
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Nvidia Corp. is working on a fresh round of AI infrastructure deals potentially worth more than $750 billion, accelerating a streak of investments that skeptics warn is artificially inflating demand and valuations across the industry.
Boson AI founder Alex Smola believes voice models are ready to take AI, and human-machine interaction, to the next level.
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Nvidia is in talks to provide roughly $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI as part of a massive data centre project, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The backstop from Nvidia would help the ChatGPT maker lease a 10-gigawatt project that SoftBank’s energy subsidiary is developing in southern Ohio, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter. For OpenAI, a deal would be the first step toward controlling its own infrastructure instead of renting it from Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle, while for Nvidia, it would guarantee demand for its chips for years to come. The project is expected to cost more than $500 billion in total, including the chips inside the data centre, according to the WSJ. The $250 billion guarantee covers the data centre lease and debt financing, but would not cover the Nvidia chips inside the centre, the WSJ said, adding that the chipmaker was also discussing financing OpenAI’s chip purchases worth up to $350 billion. Nvidia’s backing would support financing vehicles aimed at reassuring lenders about the project’s funding, the report added. The first phase of the project is expected to be finished in 2028, with around 800 megawatts of power, the Journal said. The power is controlled by the US government and funded separately by Japan under a recent trade deal, tied to Tokyo’s pledge to invest $33 billion in a natural gas plant. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is involved in deciding who gets access, according to the report. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Nvidia, OpenAI and the US Commerce Department did not respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours. OpenAI, in advanced talks for several weeks to lease the site, is among the companies showing the strongest interest in the project, while Anthropic, Microsoft and Google have also spoken to Lutnick in recent weeks, the report said. The deal underscores a broader shift as tech giants increasingly tap debt and equity markets to fund AI infrastructure, with spending set to top $700 billion this year.
Anthropic unveils its highly anticipated Claude 5 series, including the flagship Opus 5 model, launched on July 24, 2026, further intensifying the AI arms race. OpenAI counters with GPT-5.6 Sol, announced June 26, 2026, and publicly released on July 9, 2026, pushing new benchmarks in coding, science, and cybersecurity.
Reports of ChatGPT service disruptions surfaced online today as users took to reddit and other social media platforms to report problems accessing OpenAI's AI chatbot. According to reddit users, they could reach the ChatGPT website just fine but are unable to log in, while the app seems to work perfectly fine. Some users reported errors such as “Encountered invalidated oauth token for user, failing request” and “elevated errors.” However, on our end, along with a couple of colleagues have experienced no problems whatsoever, leading us to believe it could be a regional issue. Partial outages can occur for a variety of reasons, including infrastructure issues, regional networking problems, or phased deployments that temporarily impact certain users. In such cases, service availability may vary depending on location, server assignment, or the specific AI model being accessed. As of publication, OpenAI has not publicly announced a widespread outage, and the full scope and cause of the reported disruptions remained unclear.
The product is allegedly a new type of computer featuring no screen, but does tap into some of ChatGPT's features.
Lightspeed is in discussions to lead the funding round, sources say.
La demanda de Apple contra OpenAI no es simplemente otro episodio de la eterna batalla por la propiedad intelectual en Silicon Valley: es, sobre todo, una señal.
ChatGPT appears to be facing technical difficulties, with users and OpenAI itself reporting problems with more than a dozen key functions. The post ChatGPT down? OpenAI confirms “partial outage” as error reports grow appeared first on SmartCompany .
The reported hardware plans come days after Apple filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of using confidential information and trade secrets taken from former Apple employees.
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OpenAI's GPT-Live introduces a full-duplex voice model, enabling seamless, natural conversations by processing input and output continuously, eliminating awkward pauses and enhancing user interaction.
The new generation ChatGPT voice model tries to attract an older generation with three mature woman in a video explaining how GPT-Live built on a full-duplex architecture enables the model to listen, reason and speak at the same time.
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Adeyemi Matthew OpenAI is moving closer to its vision of more human-like artificial intelligence interactions with the launch of GPT-Live, a new generation of voice models designed to make conversations with AI faster, smoother, and more natural. The new system allows ChatGPT to listen and speak at the same time through a full-duplex architecture, creating an experience that more closely resembles a conversation between people rather than a traditional question-and-answer exchange. “GPT-Live is a new generation of voice models that make talking with AI feel much more like having a real conversation,” OpenAI said. The company is rolling out two versions of the technology — GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini — to ChatGPT users worldwide, with plans to make the models available through its API for developers and businesses in the near future. A New Direction for AI Voice Interaction For years, voice assistants have struggled to match the natural rhythm of human conversations. Many systems required users to wait for responses, speak in carefully defined turns, or repeat themselves when the AI misunderstood pauses and interruptions. GPT-Live is designed to address those limitations by allowing AI to continuously listen, process information, and respond in real time. Unlike older systems that treated conversations as separate exchanges, GPT-Live can decide several times per second whether it should continue listening, respond, pause, interrupt, or use another tool. This means users can interrupt the AI, pause while thinking, or ask follow-up questions without breaking the flow of conversation. During interactions, GPT-Live can also use conversational signals such as “mhmm” or “yeah” to indicate that it is following along. The result, according to OpenAI, is a voice experience that feels more responsive and easier to engage with. Moving Beyond Traditional Voice AI Systems OpenAI explained that earlier generations of voice technology came with major compromises. The original ChatGPT Voice experience relied on a system where several separate models worked together. One model converted speech into text, another generated the response, and a third converted the response back into audio. While this approach made it possible for users to communicate with advanced AI models through speech, it also created delays and increased the chance that information could be lost between different systems. Later systems, including ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode, improved the experience by allowing a single model to process and generate audio. However, those systems still relied on turn-based conversations, meaning the AI often had to wait until the user stopped speaking before responding. OpenAI said this sometimes created unnatural interruptions because even a short pause or background noise could be interpreted as the end of a person’s turn. How GPT-Live Works Differently GPT-Live introduces two major architectural improvements. The first is continuous interaction. Instead of waiting for one message to finish before generating a response, the model continuously processes the conversation. This allows the AI to better understand timing, recognise when a person is still speaking, and respond more naturally. The second improvement is the separation between conversation and deeper reasoning. For simple interactions, GPT-Live manages the conversation directly. When a request requires web search, advanced reasoning, or more complex tasks, the system can delegate that work to another model operating in the background. At launch, GPT-Live will use GPT-5.5 as its underlying reasoning model. OpenAI said it plans to update the technology as new frontier models become available. This approach allows GPT-Live to maintain a natural conversation while handling more demanding tasks behind the scenes. Smarter Responses and Better Everyday Assistance OpenAI said the improvements will power a redesigned ChatGPT Voice experience with stronger reasoning, better listening, and more useful responses. The company said millions of people already use ChatGPT Voice and Dictation every week for tasks such as language practice, hands-free assistance, storytelling, and conversations during daily activities. With GPT-Live, users can expect several improvements: More Natural Conversations ChatGPT Voice can now respond more like a human conversation partner. Users can interrupt, request slower explanations, or pause to think without confusing the system. The updated experience also includes improved versions of ChatGPT’s nine existing voices. Improved Listening Ability GPT-Live is designed to recognise when users are thinking rather than interrupting immediately. It can also better focus on a speaker’s voice in environments with background sounds such as traffic or nearby conversations. More Powerful Answers The new voice system can access OpenAI’s latest models for more complex requests. Users will also have options to adjust reasoning levels depending on their needs, choosing faster responses or allowing more time for deeper analysis. Visual Information During Conversations OpenAI is also adding visual elements to voice interactions. While users are speaking with ChatGPT, the system can display information cards for topics such as weather, financial markets, sports, and other areas where visual information improves understanding. Voice conversations will continue to support features such as search, memory, image analysis, and file uploads. Performance Improvements in Testing OpenAI said it created new human evaluations to measure how natural conversations feel, including turn-taking, interruptions, overall flow, and user preference. According to the company, GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini were preferred over Advanced Voice Mode in five- to ten-minute comparison tests. OpenAI also reported improvements in several benchmark areas, including expert-level scientific reasoning, difficult web searches, and voice-based customer support tasks. The company said GPT-Live-1 performed strongly on tests such as GPQA, which evaluates scientific reasoning, and BrowseComp, which measures complex information retrieval abilities. Safety Measures Built for Voice AI Because voice interactions happen instantly, OpenAI said it developed additional safety measures specifically for real-time conversations. The company expanded its testing to include audio-based evaluations focused on areas such as self-harm, emotional dependence on AI, violence, mental health-related risks, and sexual content. OpenAI said GPT-Live performed similarly to or better than Advanced Voice Mode across most safety evaluations. The system also includes safeguards that can operate while the AI is speaking. If potentially unsafe content is detected, the model can adjust its response, provide safety guidance, or end the conversation in higher-risk situations. For users discussing self-harm concerns, OpenAI said it adapted existing support systems to provide access to expert-reviewed crisis resources. Additional protections have also been introduced for teenagers, including parental controls that allow families to manage voice access. Designed for Conversation, Not Voice Imitation OpenAI said GPT-Live is intended for natural conversation rather than copying human voices. The system uses a selection of predefined ChatGPT voices and includes safeguards designed to prevent it from impersonating real individuals. The company said it will continue monitoring how people use voice AI in the real world and improve protections as new challenges emerge. Global Rollout Begins GPT-Live is now rolling out globally across iOS, Android, and ChatGPT.com. GPT-Live-1 will become the default voice model for ChatGPT Go, Plus, and Pro users, while GPT-Live-1 mini will serve as the default option for free users. OpenAI noted that the model has been optimised for some of the most widely used languages in ChatGPT, although some languages may initially experience non-native accents or reduced fluency. At launch, GPT-Live will not support voice conversations with video or screen sharing inside ChatGPT. OpenAI said those capabilities are still being developed. The launch represents another step toward OpenAI’s broader goal of making AI interaction feel less like operating a machine and more like collaborating with an intelligent assistant.
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OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a new voice model for ChatGPT Voice that can listen and speak at the same time to make AI conversations feel faster and more natural.
What, did someone get some bad news during their IPO process or something?
Former Google employee quit his nearly $1 million (around Rs 9.3 crore) a year job to launch an AI startup, saying the AI boom, desire to build his own company, and Google's layoffs inspired the move.
Chris Colocousis sits for a portrait, layered with a screenshot of a text message exchange with a woman he was communicating with who turned out to be a scammer, in this photograph at his home in Raynham, Mass., Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Chris Colocousis sits for a portrait, layered with a screenshot of a text message exchange with a woman he was communicating with who turned out to be a scammer, in this photograph at his home in Raynham, Mass., Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
SAN FRANCISCO, California: OpenAI and Anthropic have restricted access to their latest artificial intelligence models following cybersecurity reviews by the Trump administration, marking an unprecedented level of U.S. government scrutiny of advanced AI systems. ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on June 26 that it is limiting the release of its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol, to a small group of customers approved by the Trum
SAN FRANCISCO, California: OpenAI and Anthropic have restricted access to their latest artificial intelligence models following cybersecurity reviews by the Trump administration, marking an unprecedented level of U.S. government scrutiny of advanced AI systems. ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on June 26 that it is limiting the release of its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol, to a small group of customers approved by the Trum
SAN FRANCISCO, California: OpenAI and Anthropic have restricted access to their latest artificial intelligence models following cybersecurity reviews by the Trump administration, marking an unprecedented level of U.S. government scrutiny of advanced AI systems. ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on June 26 that it is limiting the release of its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol, to a small group of customers approved by the Trum
Chris Colocousis sits for a portrait, layered with a screenshot of a text message exchange with a woman he was communicating with who turned out to be a scammer, in this photograph at his home in Raynham, Mass., Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Marc Andreessen claims ChatGPT outperforms 99% of doctors, but a peer-reviewed JMIR study found physicians flagged 15% of the chatbot's medical answers as potentially harmful.
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Safety and compliance teams can query their EHS program in plain language from the AI assistant they use. No exports, no dashboards, no new tools to learn.
Analysts and investors remain concerned that Cerebras’ business relies heavily on a small group of customers, mostly in the Middle East.
The US government has imposed export controls on the two most powerful AI models in the world, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, effectively cutting Britain off from access to this technology. The ban has historic implications and potentially catastrophic consequences, with the US government able to exploit its edge in AI as leverage over Europe.
In 2024, Menlo Ventures made the risky decision to raise $500 million to invest in Anthropic PBC, then an underdog rival to OpenAI that had yet to generate meaningful revenue or gain mainstream adoption like ChatGPT. Menlo’s stake in Anthropic, including an additional $500 million in investments across several rounds, is currently worth nearly $14 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, as the artificial intelligence startup’s valuation has soared to more than $900 billion. The large gamble on Anthropic, which Menlo managing partner Shawn Carolan refers to as a “bet-the-firm moment,” is now helping to supercharge its clout [...]
The United States has blocked access to its most advanced AI models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, leaving Britain technologically isolated and vulnerable. The ban, triggered by security concerns over their coding capabilities, underscores a new era of AI-driven warfare and geopolitical leverage, with serious implications for national sovereignty and global security.
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The White House is moving closer to the fight over AI, kids, and online safety. Two child protection bills now sit at the centre of a bigger push to create one federal AI rulebook in the US. The post White House AI Kids Safety Bills Could Reshape Tech in 2026 appeared first on Memeburn .
MGX is chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan and aims to manage over US$100 billion in assets.
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The order establishes a framework for the federal government to vet the national security risks of the most advanced AI systems for up to a month before their public release. Participation by AI developers would be voluntary, the order says. The post Trump sets new rules for evaluating national security threats from AI appeared first on Connected to India News I Singapore l UAE l UK l USA l NRI .
US judge rules Musk's Tesla and SpaceX emails are discoverable in Apple-OpenAI lawsuit, escalating xAI's legal discovery dispute.
The shift from blue links to AI-powered search results is forcing advertisers to rethink SEO, while uncertainty grows over the future of online advertising
India's ambition to build and export a sovereign AI template across the world is colliding with various structural constraints