Chatgpt News and Articles

ChatGPT Atlas lasted less than a year, but AI browser alternatives remain

OpenAI will pull the plug on ChatGPT Atlas next month, less than a year after launch. Curious Mac users can still download it for one last look, but for an AI browser with an actual future, try Perplexity's Comet or Opera, both offer tools for summarizing pages, answering questions, and helping you navigate the web.

By Julio Franco, July 13, 2026, 9:48 AM

Tech Culture AI

Professor's chart exposes the scale of AI cheating in college exams

One student's scores are honest if nothing else

Facepalm: The endemic scale of AI-assisted cheating among students over the past few years is well documented, but few visual representations illustrate the problem as well as a recent chart from a Brown University professor. As concerning as the graph is, the university's muted response to it is potentially even more worrying.

Full story By Daniel Sims, July 9, 2026, 8:38 AM 23 comments

The Web Security

Prosecutors used a man's ChatGPT logs to try to link him to the Pacific Palisades fire, but it didn't work

A juror said using ChatGPT shouldn't be treated as a character flaw

By Rob Thubron, June 29, 2026, 9:09 AM 9 comments

AI Security

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 gets staggered release after Trump administration cites national security concerns

GPT-5.6 Terra promises GPT-5.5 performance at half the cost, but access requires government approval

By Kishalaya Kundu, June 27, 2026, 11:26 AM 7 comments

Hardware AI

OpenAI debuts Jalapeño, its first custom AI chip to cut ChatGPT costs and reduce Nvidia dependency

The Broadcom-built ASIC is optimized for AI inference

By Skye Jacobs, June 25, 2026, 8:06 AM 9 comments

AI Tech Culture

Just 16% of Americans think AI will benefit society, despite chatbot use climbing to 49% of US adults

Pew's survey shows rising chatbot use alongside fears over privacy, regulation, and AI's long-term impact on society

By Rob Thubron, June 18, 2026, 8:37 AM 43 comments

AI Industry

OpenAI made $13 billion in 2025 and lost $21 billion doing it

AI training, inference, and infrastructure costs continue to outpace its explosive growth

By Skye Jacobs, June 17, 2026, 10:47 AM 8 comments

Tech Culture AI

A $200 ChatGPT subscription could cost OpenAI $14,000 if you actually used it to its full potential

OpenAI starts losing money on ChatGPT Plus once usage tops 11%, Anthropic's Claude is no different

Bottom line: The math behind AI subscriptions is starting to look uncomfortable. Flat monthly pricing helped fuel the rapid adoption of tools like ChatGPT and Claude, but new analysis suggests those fees may not come close to covering the actual cost of heavy use. As users push these systems harder and more demanding AI workflows take hold, the gap between revenue and compute costs is becoming difficult to ignore.

Full story By Skye Jacobs, June 14, 2026, 12:33 PM 30 comments

AI Software

ChatGPT becomes the fastest app to reach 1 billion monthly active users

Claude and Meta AI are growing faster, but OpenAI's chatbot remains far ahead

Editor's take: Much like the Call of Duty series and pornography, generative AI is one of those things that's incredibly popular despite a lot of people claiming to dislike it. ChatGPT, for example, has just reached one billion monthly app users, just 3.5 years after it launched in November 2022.

Full story By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2026, 5:15 AM 10 comments

AI Tech Culture

OpenAI says China ran a covert campaign to turn Americans against data centers, but used facts that happen to be true

It's not like people needed much convincing

By Rob Thubron, June 11, 2026, 8:23 AM 64 comments

The Web Security

PSA: Scammers are getting their fake shopping sites into ChatGPT's results

Convincing copycats use near-identical domain names and layouts while dangling discounts of up to 80%

By Skye Jacobs, June 9, 2026, 11:22 AM

AI Industry

OpenAI is going public and overhauling ChatGPT at the same time

"Chat is dead." OpenAI is redesigning ChatGPT as a superapp – and filing for a $1 trillion IPO

By Skye Jacobs, June 9, 2026, 9:46 AM 7 comments

Tech Culture AI

Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman in test of who is liable for AI harms

The complaint ties ChatGPT to a university mass shooting and a wave of suicides, arguing OpenAI prioritized growth over safety

By Skye Jacobs, June 2, 2026, 8:47 AM

Tech Culture AI

OpenAI sued after ChatGPT allegedly advised teen before fatal overdose

His parents say the chatbot offered personalized drug-use advice instead of urging him to seek medical help

By Rob Thubron, May 13, 2026, 5:17 AM

Mobile AI

Image generation is now the feature that moves the needle for AI apps

What gets people to download an AI app in 2026 has less to do with smarter models and more to do with images

By Skye Jacobs, May 7, 2026, 6:15 AM

AI Tech Culture

A major study claiming ChatGPT improves student learning has been retracted

The most-cited evidence that ChatGPT helps students learn just fell apart

By Skye Jacobs, May 6, 2026, 7:03 AM 8 comments

AI Tech Culture

OpenAI faces criminal investigation after murder suspect asked ChatGPT: "What happens if a human is put in a garbage bag?"

Florida's AG expanded the probe after prosecutors alleged a double-murder suspect used ChatGPT before the killings

By Rob Thubron, April 28, 2026, 10:37 AM 9 comments

Download of the Week Software

OpenAI Codex brings agent AI workflows to coding tasks

OpenAI Codex is a coding agent powered by ChatGPT that helps developers build, test, and ship software. It can run tasks in parallel, generate and review code changes, and automate repeatable workflows, while working with existing tools and secure sandboxed environments.

By Ivan Franco, April 24, 2026, 3:50 PM