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OpenAI says its AI disproved a famous computer science rule of thumb

OpenAI and Anthropic each say an AI model found a faster way to crack a famous puzzle that experts thought had no shortcut. Outside experts are still checking.

November 7, 2026

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ChatGPT now lets you lock sensitive chats behind a PIN

OpenAI is rolling out Locked Chats in ChatGPT. Protect a conversation with a four-digit PIN or Face ID, but know it is not end-to-end encryption.

October 20, 2026

ChatGPT open in a Chrome window with Chat and Work tabs at the top, a row of furniture store tabs, and a message asking which sofa would best fit an apartment

ChatGPT can now read your Chrome tabs and do tasks in them

OpenAI's upgraded Chrome extension lets ChatGPT compare your open tabs, fill out forms and send messages, with the full app now in the sidebar.

October 16, 2026

The rounded, columned Federal Trade Commission Building in Washington, D.C., framed by trees under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety incidents

The Federal Trade Commission wants documents on safety incidents, safeguards, marketing and privacy policies from both AI companies, and may seek testimony from their top executives.

October 15, 2026

A seven-story glass office building at 1515 Third Street in San Francisco's Mission Bay, which housed OpenAI's headquarters in 2025, with palm trees and traffic lights at the corner

OpenAI engineer charged over hidden recording device in executive room

Federal prosecutors say an OpenAI engineer wrapped a tiny recorder in toilet paper and plugged it into a TV in an executive conference room in San Francisco.

October 15, 2026

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Eight US states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT's safety for kids

Iowa, Arizona and six other states filed separate lawsuits saying OpenAI misled families about how safe ChatGPT is for children and vulnerable users.

October 14, 2026

AIOctober 14, 2026
OpenAI says an ex-employee took its device files to Apple
In a new court filing, OpenAI claims a hardware worker sent over 100 confidential files about an unreleased device to his personal accounts, then presented OpenAI's plans to Apple. Apple says it found no evidence of that.
AIOctober 7, 2026
Claude plans give about 5x the AI usage of ChatGPT's, SemiAnalysis finds
Research firm SemiAnalysis tested how far every AI subscription goes. On the everyday models, a Claude plan buys roughly five times the usage of the matching ChatGPT plan.
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AIOctober 6, 2026
OpenAI publishes 722 math papers written by an unreleased AI model
OpenAI put 722 manuscripts from an internal model on GitHub, with computer-checked proofs for many of them, after mathematicians asked AI labs to show their work.
AIOctober 6, 2026
OpenAI apologizes to Australian lawmakers for its AI agent's Medicare website hack
OpenAI's chief strategy officer Jason Kwon flew to Sydney to face a parliamentary inquiry, pledged faster disclosure, and admitted the company should have told the government sooner. Anthropic made a similar pledge.
AIOctober 6, 2026
ChatGPT is signing fake New Yorker cartoons with real cartoonists' names
A Nieman Lab investigation found ChatGPT adding the signatures of more than 15 real New Yorker cartoonists to AI-generated cartoons. One went viral with a name its artist never signed.
AIOctober 5, 2026
Wikimedia says 'rogue' OpenAI agents edited its wikis and may have helped cause a May outage
The nonprofit behind Wikipedia says agents it believes OpenAI operated made unapproved edits, probed a note-taking tool and made millions of requests, which may have contributed to a partial outage.

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