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- OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’
TechCrunch — By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job.
- An OpenAI safety employee has quit and is sounding the alarm
The Verge — David Robinson used to write the safety reports that accompanied every major model release at OpenAI. This week, he resigned from his position and is now speaking out in an editorial in The Atlantic. It's understandable if you're feeling a bit cynical…
- OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
The Verge — It's a tale as old as last week: OpenAI's new agent platform, called Dots, is full of cute little guys who can do your bidding. But unlike the ultra-approachable Meta Muse, Dots feel very much like using workplace software that happens to be able to order…
- A model guide for the GPT-6 family
OpenAI — Learn how startups can choose GPT-6 models, tune reasoning effort, improve prompts and skills, coordinate tools, and prepare workflows for production.
- A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data
Wired — While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting—and vulnerable—target.
- Chatham scales its capital markets expertise with OpenAI
OpenAI — Chatham Financial uses Codex and GPT-5.6 to build technology and redesign workflows, cutting trade validation from 30 minutes to under 4.
- ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you
TechCrunch — OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.
- OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports
TechCrunch — OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
- How Albertsons Companies is reimagining retail from the inside out
OpenAI — Albertsons Cos. is using ChatGPT Enterprise and the OpenAI API to help teams work faster and make grocery shopping easier for millions of customers.
- The Den frees up 10-15 hours a week to grow with ChatGPT Work
OpenAI — As it opens a new location, the social club prepares grant applications in 2 hours instead of 3 days and liquor-license materials in 3 hours instead of 4 days.
- "An AI did it" is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack
Ars Technica — OpenAI makes others suffer "the harms of its unsafe decision-making," nonprofit says.
- OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns
Ars Technica — OpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip.
- “We’re not going to shoot ourselves in the foot” over hack fallout, says OpenAI’s chief research officer
MIT Technology Review — Two months after the bombshell news that a swarm of its agents had broken their containment and hacked into the computers of the AI company Hugging Face, OpenAI is still putting out fires. A steady drip of disclosures about other hacks in the weeks since…
- Disrupting a coordinated model-distillation campaign
OpenAI — Learn how OpenAI disrupted a campaign to extract protected model reasoning and is strengthening defenses against adversarial distillation.
- Helping small businesses put AI to work
OpenAI — OpenAI is partnering with America’s SBDC to expand hands-on AI training and local support for small businesses, alongside a new report on how small teams are using AI.
- Protests against OpenAI get increasingly creative
Ars Technica — New sculpture depicts AI leaders escaping a sinking ship.
- Here's what actually happened in OpenAI's Australian gov't server hack
Ars Technica — Without a "full set of safeguards," agent accessed "system information and source code."
- OpenAI says planned GPT-6.1 is too insecure to release
Ars Technica — Similar performance, security trade-offs also seen in current public models.
- DevDay 2026 Recap
OpenAI — Explore more than 20 announcements from OpenAI DevDay 2026, including GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT, Codex, APIs, security, and new tools for builders.
- Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol
OpenAI — Meet GPT-6.1 Sol: near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use, and professional work at one-fifth of Astra’s standard API input and output token prices.
- Introducing dots
OpenAI — Dots by OpenAI are proactive assistants that can keep working across complex projects and everyday tasks. Learn how dots help you stay in control while work moves forward.
- How we will do better for Australia
OpenAI — OpenAI apologises for incidents involving Australian government websites and outlines stronger safeguards and support to strengthen Australia’s cyber defences.
- The Lenfest Institute grows landmark program with expanded OpenAI support
OpenAI — OpenAI is expanding the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program with $5 million in funding and up to $5 million in software credits and engineering support.
- Basis completes a tax workbook 2x faster with GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI — GPT-6 Astra completed a 50-tab tax workbook twice as fast as GPT-5.6 Sol, and its stronger understanding of user intent gives Basis more confidence in real-world use.
- Are you a Codex Original?
OpenAI — We’re collecting real stories of builders, tinkerers, researchers, and creators who are using Codex to do incredible things. If you want to be a part of the next chapter of the Codex Originals program, tell us more about your story and project below.