Nothing has been announced but a cryptic tweet promising «new ships,» which could mean anything from new models to new modalities:
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Altman hints at monetization for Sora 2, protections for rightsholders
— We have been learning quickly from how people are using Sora and taking feedback from users, rightsholders, and other interested groups, Altman writes in his blog.
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Weekend roundup: Sora 2 after 2 days, Comet is free and Disney on copyrights
Sora 2 spews copyrighted materials all over
After a couple of days in the wild, OpenAIs new video generator spews nazi SpongeBobs, stealing Picachus and just about everything you can imagine from Darth Vader to Mickey Mouse and other protected IPs. Apparently, OpenAI has been in talks with movie studios urging them to opt out if they disagree with their IP use. Disney did just that, but it hasn’t helped much, it seems.
More at: 404 media, Gizmodo, Axios.
UPDATE: You can get Sora 2 invite codes here, on a pay if forward-basis, if you just promise to leave some codes back where you got them. [Turns out they are empty. You could maybe try again later.]
Perplexity frees the Comet browser
Their AI agentic browser was previously only available for those who paid for a $200 monthly membership, and amassed a 2 million person queue for downloads. Now Perplexity is making it free. You can also subscribe for $5 per month to select media sources that will get paid for inclusion in the results. The browser can summarize Slack chats, get directions from maps, and even pull specific points in YouTube videos for you. It should also be better at distinguishing AI slop from genuine, human made content. You can download it here.
More at: Business Insider, Engadget.
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OpenAI launches video generator Sora 2 as a social app with «cameos»
OpenAI’s Sora 2 introduction sure looks impressive.
The idea is that people can use the latest and greatest video generation tool to insert themselves in scenes along with their friends — with so-called «cameos.»
The new video model should be significantly better at adhering to physics, and could be a «ChatGPT-3.5-moment for video,» OpenAI says.
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OpenAI introduces Pulse, an AI agent that works when you sleep
It works on the basis of your previous chats, feedback and even connected apps, if you let it.
Users can also instruct it directly about what they are interested in and want in the next update.
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Weekend roundup; Altman on bubbles, LinkedIn trains on content and more
After a week of announcements and deals totaling somewhere in the ballpark of some $850 billion — or almost half of the expected AI infrastructure spending in the coming years, MSNBC asked him if this might be overkill and wether the market was getting overheated. Said Altman «I totally get that. I think that’s a very natural thing» he added that «This is what it takes to deliver AI,» and that «We are growing faster than any business I’ve ever heard of before»
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Your LinkedIn data will be used for training
LinkedIn says it will start training Microsoft’s AI on profiles, posts, resumes and public activities on the site from November 3, 2025 — and it’s enabled by default. There is an opt-out option, but that only works on future content after you click it, and everything written before that will be used. It affects all users, including in the EU, the EEA, in Switzerland, Canada, Hong Kong, the UK, and also in the USA. Here’s a helpful page on the consequences and how to fight it.
More at TechRadar and Proton.me.
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OpenAI announces five new Stargate sites, aims for adding 1 GW per week
The five new data centers are all located in the USA; in Texas, New Mexico, Ohio and at an undisclosed site in the Midwest.
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Nvidia and OpenAI reach «strategic partnership» worth $100 billion
The money will be disbursed in stages and then be «returned» from OpenAI in the form of 4-5 million next-gen gpu purchases by the AI lab.
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OpenAI tops ICPC coding contest for students, Google finished second
That result would have given it first place if it were human, as the best college teams only solved eleven.
Google also participated with a custom Gemini 2.5 Deep Think and earned Gold status, solving 10 of the problems and finishing second, Google claims.
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Sam Altman on teen use: «Some of our principles are in conflict»
Teen use of chatbots and their potential harm is rapidly becoming a hot-button political issue, complete with a Congressional hearing and an FTC probe.
OpenAI is therefore reiterating their new policies on teen use and parental controls, and says they will be rolling out automatic age verification for under-18 users that should default to the teen version when in doubt.
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OpenAI announces GPT-5 Codex
Now, OpenAI is launching a custom, optimized version of GPT-5 for the Codex coding agent that they say is faster, more reliable and more steerable than before.
People are mostly using ChatGPT for personal stuff, OpenAI study finds
The highest use category for ChatGPT is «non-work-related» messages, according to the study of anonymized ChatGPT usage, having grown from 53% in June 2024 to 73% of all questions posed as of July 2025.
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Huge AI investments in Britain? Nvidia, OpenAI chiefs to travel with Trump
Traveling with Trump is both OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, and speculation is rife that they are carrying some serious investment news.
«Sizable deal»
According to CNBC, both OpenAI and Nvidia are in discussions about a «major investment,» and a «sizable deal» for data center development in the UK that «could be worth billions of dollars.»
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Friday roundup: OpenAI deals with Microsoft, makes a movie, and Albania gets an AI-generated minister
Microsoft is in a complex business relationship with OpenAI, where the early investor gets access to the latest AI tech and OpenAI gets access to computing power. They have just reached a “non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the next phase of our partnership.” This could allow OpenAI to go for-profit, under the control of a non-profit entity said to retain an ownership stake of more than $100 billion. Many takes on this today, but OpenAI has been moving away from Microsoft for funding, operations and cloud computing lately. The final deal will likely include some kind of a new investment in the now $500 billion company, and may unlock further market opportunities for OpenAI.
More at: OpenAI and Microsoft’s joint statement, x.com announcement, Reuters, Axios.
OpenAI goes to the movies
A new animated a-list movie, «Critterz» is under development using «OpenAI’s resources.» It should be ready for the Cannes Film Festival, meaning production time will be drastically sped up to only nine months. The script is written by part of the team from «Paddington in Peru», and it is spearheaded by Chad Nelson, who is a creative specialist at OpenAI. The technique looks to be to feed drawings to a large language model and have it animate them. The movie therefore streamlines animation, but wont skimp on voice actors, Gizmodo writes.
More at: The Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo and Engadget.
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Report: OpenAI signed $300 billion cloud computing deal with Oracle
The cloud computing giant announced on Tuesday a jump of some 359% in committed deals for $455 billion in outstanding orders — surprising the market and sending its stock up 35.95% on Wednesday, CNBC reports.
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