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OpenAI To Begin Testing Ads In Chat As Execs Challenge Publishers To Do More
OpenAI To Begin Testing Ads In Chat As Execs Challenge Publishers To Do More by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, January 16, 2026 Publishers have been pushing the industry to monetize AI chat. On Friday, in a blog post, OpenAI explained how they will soon get their wish. OpenAI said today that it will soon … Continue reading OpenAI To Begin Testing Ads In Chat As Execs Challenge Publishers To Do More
AI Puts Strain On Google As OpenAI Recruits Employees
AI Puts Strain On Google As OpenAI Recruits Employees by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 15, 2025 OpenAI on Monday confirmed it has appointed Albert Lee, former senior director of corporate development at Google, as its vice president of corporate development. Lee will begin his role at Microsoft-backed OpenAI on Tuesday and will report … Continue reading AI Puts Strain On Google As OpenAI Recruits Employees
Kara Swisher dishes on OpenAI, Meta, Google—and the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery
December 13, 2025 Kara Swisher dishes on OpenAI, Meta, Google—and the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery
OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT
OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT Sora-generated shorts will arrive in Disney+ early next year. Igor Bonifacic UpdatedSat, December 13, 2025 OpenAI and Disney are partnering to bring Disney characters to Sora (OpenAI) It looks like Disney wasted no time delivering on CEO Bob Iger’s promise to bring AI-generated … Continue reading OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT
WhatsApp Gives Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity The Boot
WhatsApp Gives Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity The Boot by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 2, 2025 Microsoft has announced that access to Copilot via WhatsApp will end on January 15, 2026. Meta Platforms, parent company of WhatsApp, will prohibit the use of general purpose AI chatbots — including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Perplexity AI — through … Continue reading WhatsApp Gives Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity The Boot
OpenAI Adds Shopping Research For Product Discovery
OpenAI Adds Shopping Research For Product Discovery by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, November 26, 2025 OpenAI has been pushing further into ecommerce in recent months. Now, days before the Thanksgiving holiday, it introduced and has begun rolling out a way to research shopping — a new experience in ChatGPT that does the research to … Continue reading OpenAI Adds Shopping Research For Product Discovery
OpenAI wants your brand mascot on Sora. What could possibly go wrong?
November 08, 2025 OpenAI wants your brand mascot on Sora. What could possibly go wrong? When OpenAI launched its text-to-video app Sora in September, there was immediate blowback. To absolutely no one’s surprise, users on the platform had a field day using popular characters in their AI-generated videos, in all sorts of—admittedly creative!—situations. (See OpenAI … Continue reading OpenAI wants your brand mascot on Sora. What could possibly go wrong?
OpenAI sued for trademark infringement over Sora’s ‘Cameo’ feature
OpenAI sued for trademark infringement over Sora’s ‘Cameo’ feature OpenAI used the name ‘in blatant disregard for the obvious confusion it would create,’ Cameo said. Steve Dent Wed, October 29, 2025 Steve Dent for Engadget When OpenAI launched its TikTok-like Sora app, a key feature was “Cameo” that allows people to add any likeness … Continue reading OpenAI sued for trademark infringement over Sora’s ‘Cameo’ feature
OpenAI is reportedly working on an AI music-generation tool
OpenAI is reportedly working on an AI music-generation tool The slop expands. Cheyenne MacDonald Sun, October 26, 2025 OpenAI According to a report from The Information, OpenAI is interested in developing a tool that could generate music from text and audio prompts, and has been working with students from The Juilliard School to help … Continue reading OpenAI is reportedly working on an AI music-generation tool