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Coverage of OpenAI: GPT model releases, ChatGPT and API updates, research claims, funding, chip deals and safety and governance questions.
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Ex-OpenAI Research Chief’s Arda Raises $230M at $1.5B Valuation, CNBC Says
Bob McGrew's manufacturing AI start-up Arda says it has raised $230m at a $1.5bn valuation, led by Altimeter, Accel and Khosla, it told CNBC.
OpenAI Says Its Latest Models Are Far Better at COBOL and Fortran Code
OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol score far higher on its own COBOL and Fortran coding evals, though production use still needs expert review.
Kapital Agrees to Acquire Coding-Agent Startup Woz for $30m
Kapital agrees to buy YC-backed Woz for $30m cash and stock to deepen its AI banking stack. Closing not stated; patented token-reduction is Woz’s claim.
Emirates NBD Will Run OpenAI GPT Models on In-Country UAE Inference
Emirates NBD and OpenAI say the bank will deploy GPT models on UAE in-country inference — a first-in-MENA claim. No value, model names or go-live date.
OpenCode Console Breach Ran Up Charges on Users’ AI Accounts
OpenCode Console users report unauthorised AI charges after a breach. Anthropic and Google blocked keys, OpenAI is refunding, and the incident is ongoing.
Publishers’ Filing Says Microsoft Told Staff to Keep ‘Project Mango’ Secret
A newly unsealed filing by news publishers alleges Microsoft told staff to keep Project Mango, a crawler OpenAI paid it to run, secret. No court has ruled.
OpenAI Opens Prompt-to-Voice to All API Customers, Adds Nine Voices
OpenAI changelog: prompt-to-voice GA for all API customers; nine new GPT-Live voices. GPT-Live only; max 100 voices/org. Docs only — no blog or X.
DeepSeek Releases DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 Open-Weight Update
DeepSeek’s V4.1-Flash-1017 is a minor open-weight update. Its own table lifts many agent scores vs prior Flash; Opus 5 still leads HLE and Terminal-Bench.
OpenAI Upgrades GPT-6 Pro in ChatGPT with Parallel Agents
OpenAI is rolling out a GPT-6 Pro ChatGPT upgrade for eligible Pro users: faster responses, better tool use, and multiple parallel agents.
Replit CEO Says It No Longer Works with Anthropic; Insider Disputes
Replit CEO Amjad Masad said Replit no longer works with Anthropic; an unnamed insider told TechCrunch the partnership is still in place. Disputed.
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