OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter

OpenAI’s new family of models will continue to power Microsoft’s suite of workplace and productivity apps.

Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year
Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year

Microsoft may once again be struggling to keep up with its own climate goals, according to its 2026 sustainability report. As reported by GeekWire, the report states that Microsoft’s carbon emissions increased 25 percent in 2025, totalling 34 million metric tons “without select interventions.” Microsoft says this was “driven primarily by the expansion of our […]

Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI’s no. 2 role

OpenAI’s No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after her medical leave proved longer than expected — a leadership vacuum that comes at a tricky time as the company eyes a possible IPO and races to catch Anthropic in the …

Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness
Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness

OpenAI’s Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company’s AGI chief and is transitioning to being a “part-time advisor,” she said on X. The news follows Simo’s original announcement in April that she would take a few weeks of medical leave due to a neuroimmune condition, shortly after she had taken on the […]

OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6

OpenAI’s latest family of models promise improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.

OpenAI Intros GPT-Live Models: What Does That Mean?

GPT-Live enables natural real-time conversations, but experts caution against mistaking convincing AI behavior for human understanding.

An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise

Lyzr, a startup that builds AI agents for enterprises, used its own AI agent to raise a $100 million round — proof, evidently, that the product actually works.

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it’s moving some agentic browsing features to its desktop app and a Chrome extension. 

Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic

Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models? With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can.

This new chip stacking technique could be the key to unlocking faster AI performance

Researchers developed a new chip stacking method that could quadruple AI memory density, potentially solving one of the biggest hardware bottlenecks slowing AI down today.