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OpenAI gets a step closer to being "the everything app" — ChatGPT mimics Siri with ability to schedule recurring tasks and set reminders
ChatGPT will now allow you to schedule reminders and recurring tasks — here’s how
ChatGPT becomes more Siri-like with new scheduled tasks feature
OpenAI is making ChatGPT work a little more like older digital assistants with a new feature called Tasks, as reported by TechCrunch and others. Currently in beta, Tasks allows users to direct the chatbot to send reminders or to generate responses to specific prompts at certain times;
Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Raises Antitrust Concerns, FTC Says
Microsoft Corp.’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the nascent artificial intelligence market, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Friday.
The Prompt: OpenAI Is Trying To Make ChatGPT A ‘Helpful AI Companion’
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OpenAI has added the Tasks feature to ChatGPT — and now the chatbot can write to you first
OpenAI tests phone number-only ChatGPT signups
OpenAI finalizes 'o3 mini' reasoning AI model version, to launch it soon
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has finalized a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and would be launching it in a couple of weeks, CEO Sam Altman said on Friday.
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OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science
OpenAI is making a foray into scientific discovery with an AI built to help manufacture stem cells. When you think of AI’s contributions to science, you probably think of AlphaFold, the Google DeepMind protein-folding program that earned its creator a Nobel Prize last year.
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Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot
By  MATT O’BRIEN, The Associated Press January 15, 2025 Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will deliver up-to-date news from The
Sam Altman’s OpenAI backing initiative headed by several anti-Trump staff pushing liberal causes
OpenAI has partnered with a new AI initiative led by a group co-founded with outgoing Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry that has pushed left-wing causes and has several board members aligned with Democrats.
OpenAI tests letting users sign up for ChatGPT with only a phone number
OpenAI has begun testing a feature that lets new ChatGPT users sign up with only a phone number — no email required. "Recycled or reused phone numbers can lead to [an] error," OpenAI explains in a new Q&A page on its website.
Sam Altman says he’s losing money on OpenAI’s $200-per-month subscriptions: ‘People use it much more than we expected’
People are using ChatGPT so much that OpenAI is even losing money on its $200-per-month Pro subscriptions, said CEO Sam Altman. Despite raising $20 billion and launching the world's flagship AI chatbot, OpenAI is still not profitable, and its CEO said it’s actually losing money on ChatGPT Pro subscriptions.
Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok app as chatbot race heats up
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI launched a Grok app as it seeks to catch up to rivals like Google and OpenAI. Grok, the name of xAI’s flagship chatbot that can be used via Musk’s social media platform X, was available as a standalone app in Apple’s App Store on Thursday morning.
FTC raises antitrust concerns about Microsoft-OpenAI partnership
Microsoft Corp.’s US$13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the nascent artificial intelligence (AI) market, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report released Friday.
Married woman confessed to having months-long affair with ChatGPT AI
A 28-year-old woman has an ongoing affair with ChatGPT, modeling the AI chatbot to satisfy her connection needs.