Canada tells OpenAI to boost safety measures or be forced to by government
World 10:08 26/02/2026OTTAWA - Canadian ministers told OpenAI that if it did not quickly boost its safety protocols in the wake of a recent school shooting, Ottawa would effect the change through legislation, a top official said on Wednesday.
Canadian officials to meet with OpenAI safety team after school shooting
World 11:27 24/02/2026TORONTO - Canada summoned top officials from OpenAI for a meeting about the company's safety protocols, a Canadian official said on Monday, after the ChatGPT maker said it did not reach out to police about an account it banned last year belonging to mass shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar.
With freebies, OpenAI, Google vie for Indian users and training data
World 15:26 18/12/2025BENGALURU -- OpenAI, Google and Perplexity have begun an unprecedented fight for artificial intelligence users in India, rolling out freebies in a strategy seen as a way to harvest troves of multilingual training data in the world's most populous nation.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after 'code red' push to counter Google's Gemini 3
World 10:21 12/12/2025OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non‑core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3.
Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool
World 09:59 12/12/2025Walt Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video generator, a deal that could reshape how Hollywood makes content.
Nvidia CFO says chipmaker yet to finalize $100 billion OpenAI deal
World 11:45 03/12/2025Nvidia's agreement with ChatGPT parent OpenAI to invest up to $100 billion in the startup is still not finalized, the chipmaker's chief financial officer Colette Kress said on Tuesday at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference in Arizona.
OpenAI fights order to turn over millions of ChatGPT conversations
World 10:39 13/11/2025OpenAI asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to reverse an order that required it to turn over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs amid a copyright infringement lawsuit by the New York Times and other news outlets, saying it would expose users' private conversations.
SoftBank's $5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears
World 09:25 12/11/2025SoftBank Group's $5.8 billion sale of its Nvidia stake jolted stock markets on Tuesday, stoking fears that the frenzy around artificial intelligence may have peaked, especially after recent warnings from Wall Street bank chiefs and a famed short seller.
OpenAI turns to Amazon in $38 billion cloud services deal after restructuring
World 09:50 04/11/2025OpenAI has signed a seven-year, $38 billion deal to buy cloud services from Amazon.com in its first big push to power its AI ambitions after a restructuring last week that gave the ChatGPT maker greater operational and financial freedom.
OpenAI unveils search browser in challenge to Google
World 08:39 22/10/2025ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced an "Atlas" search browser, leveraging its artificial intelligence prowess in a direct challenge to Google Chrome.
Walmart partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT shopping feature
World 14:52 15/10/2025Walmart (WMT.N) said on Tuesday it was partnering with OpenAI to enable customers and Sam's Club members to shop directly within ChatGPT, using the AI chatbot's Instant Checkout feature.
Japan urges OpenAI to address copyright issues
World 16:44 10/10/2025TOKYO -- Japan's Cabinet Office has urged U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI to take measures to prevent copyright infringement through its Sora 2 video generation tool, Minoru Kiuchi, minister for intellectual property strategy, said Friday.
