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Man found a note in his kitchen. Now he’s suing OpenAI over what ChatGPT allegedly told his wife
A North Carolina man says he found a note that made him fear his wife was planning to poison him. He is suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT helped develop and conceal the plan.
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB Robotics
China has blocked SoftBank’s $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB’s robotics business, disrupting the Japanese group’s AI-powered robotics expansion. The intervention highlights Beijing’s growing scrutiny of cross-border deals involving strategically important technologies.
Google sued over suicide-related AI chats on school computer
The parents of a 13-year-old girl have sued Google claiming she planned a potential suicide and funeral using its AI technology on a school-issued computer. Developers of fast-evolving AI technology are facing a litany of similar lawsuits in the US. OpenAI faces several wrongful death suits, including from the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, a teenager who committed suicide allegedly using methods advised by ChatGPT. Google and the startup Character.
Sam Altman on why India is optimistic about AI, while the US is sceptical
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently praised India's swift embrace of AI, identifying it as ChatGPT's largest market. He observed that Indian users are innovatively utilizing AI to address challenges and foster entrepreneurship. In stark contrast, Altman noted the prevalent scepticism toward AI in the United States. He also raised alarms about the dangers of unchecked AI advancement, stressing the need for diversified efforts to avoid a concentration of power.
Australia data centre inquiry finds inadequate checks, stops short of moratorium
An inquiry into data centres by Australia's most populous state found approvals failed to consider the cumulative effect on resources and infrastructure but stopped short of calling for a moratorium, prompting a blistering rebuke from its chair.
Apple cuts employee AI budgets in cost-control push
Apple has reduced employee budgets for AI usage as part of a broader effort to rein in costs, even as it seeks to expand the use of AI across its operations, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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AI bubble is coming, and there is no way out! Aswath Damodaran explains what investors should do before the crash begins
Valuation expert Aswath Damodaran believes an AI bubble is inevitable and investors cannot avoid its impact entirely. In a recent podcast, he traced the AI frenzy to ChatGPT's 2022 launch, which brought artificial intelligence into public consciousness. He explained how advances in computing power and access to vast amounts of data have transformed AI and fuelled today's enthusiasm.
'India is bigger than US for ChatGPT': OpenAI's Sam Altman says Americans are negative about AI, Indians unusually positive
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has revealed that India has more ChatGPT users than the US, making it the company's biggest market by users. Speaking to Raj Shamani, he praised India's growing AI adoption and said Americans were unusually negative about AI compared with the rest of the world.
US Midterm Election 2026: Who gives ChatGPT your polling data? The answer leads to Brooklyn
A voter asks ChatGPT where to cast a ballot. The answer may begin at a county election office. A Brooklyn nonprofit helps move polling information from local officials to some of the biggest names in tech. Its role explains why two different tools can give you the same answer without checking two different sources.
Here's how two major AI companies are limiting usage of their AI models
OpenAI has enacted new rules that disallow the stacking of paid ChatGPT subscriptions on a single device or payment card. Users hitting subscription caps will encounter an error message, preventing them from activating more subscriptions. Many users have complained about GrokBot's rapidly declining usage allocations. Elon Musk admitted the rising costs are contributing to Grok user dissatisfaction.
Decoded: Will AI agents outlast the hype?
Krish Ramineni, founder of AI note-taking company Fireflies.ai, said consumers were experimenting with applications ranging from shopping and price comparisons to booking flights and hotels, making restaurant reservations, managing bills and subscriptions, and seeking refunds.
Anthropic says revenue surged 1,100% ahead of IPO
Anthropic, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies, on Monday reported a more than 1,100 percent surge in quarterly revenue and nearly $900 billion in spending commitments as it counts down to its Wall Street listing later this month. The filing said the company has committed to spend about $895 billion, mostly on computing power, with $70 billion of that due before September 2027.
Apple beats sales and profit expectations but AI costs weigh on holiday sales
Apple exceeded analysts' expectations for its latest results on Monday when the iPhone-maker said it notched a "revenue record" for the July-September quarter, driven by iPhone sales and services revenue, but increased costs related to AI will drag down margins. This includes primarily the impact of higher memory costs, as well as some costs related to the ramp of Siri AI," Parekh said.
Deep use cases vault India to ChatGPT’s top global market: OpenAI's India MD
During a visit to India last year, the ChatGPT maker’s cofounder Sam Altman said that India was the fastest growing market for the frontier lab and was already the second largest in terms of users globally. Market estimates had earlier put the India user base at 100 million.
OpenAI’s India user base doubles; Rapido GOV quadruples
Happy Tuesday! India has become ChatGPT’s largest market globally, with its user base doubling. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Instinct's WhatsApp scare: Glitch that cried wolf
The incident has also brought attention to Meta’s restrictions on competing AI assistants and the challenges facing companies building personal AI agents. Tanya Pandey explains what happened and why it matters.
Abu Dhabi's ADNOC, G42 sign deal with OpenAI as Sam Altman travels to UAE
ADNOC has officially partnered with OpenAI, marking a groundbreaking step for the energy sector as it becomes the first to leverage OpenAI's cutting-edge AI capabilities. This collaboration seeks to tackle significant energy challenges, as emphasized by CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI's expanding influence in the UAE continues with further agreements, demonstrating its commitment amidst ongoing geopolitical issues, highlighted by key oil executives participating in a recent conference.
OpenAI to limit weapons information for teens on ChatGPT in violence-prevention push
The move comes as AI companies face growing scrutiny over the risks chatbots pose to young users and the companies' role in detecting threats of harm.
Cognizant sets up OpenAI Frontier Capability Group to help enterprises deploy AI at scale
Cognizant said it is scaling OpenAI across its own sales and customer success operations first, so clients can benefit from approaches tested at enterprise level.
How ChatGPT's medical advice killed a woman; family sues OpenAI
Bowen was found dead in her Seattle apartment in February 2026. Her parents discovered the chatbot conversations on her phone while trying to understand what had happened after the funeral.
New York passes law restricting children's use of AI chatbots
The governor of New York state signed a new law Wednesday preventing minors from using AI chatbots that act as companions, in one of the broadest moves yet for restricting consumer-facing models. "No longer will minors have access to chatbots that pretend to be their friends, boyfriends and girlfriends," New York Governor Kathy Hochul said at a signing ceremony Wednesday.
'Paid for OpenAI’s choices with her life': Seattle techie dies after allegedly changing medication dosage following ChatGPT advice
A tragic lawsuit has emerged following the death of Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old software engineer, due to complications from epilepsy. Her parents claim that misleading advice from OpenAI's ChatGPT contributed to her decision to lower her medication without medical guidance. Healthcare professionals stress the necessity of proper supervision when managing such serious conditions.
Prioritise understanding AI security threats, even before productivity: OpenAI's Sam Altman to cos
"If I could recommend only one thing to a company right now to do with AI in the very short term, even more than become super productive with Codex (OpenAI's AI coding tool), it would be to really understand the security threat landscape from AI and mitigate against that," Altman said.
OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips
OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter, as technology companies ramp up spending on data centers and semiconductors to meet surging demand for AI computing.
AI bubble to burst soon? Artificial Intelligence meltdown in China but Anthropic IPO at US Stock Market tell interesting stories of AI boom
Amid the billions — even trillions — at stake, worries about an AI boom are looming in the background along with concerns about keeping the technology under human control.
Anthropic vs OpenAI: How Claude maker’s growth is challenging ChatGPT ahead of IPO
Anthropic has seen significant revenue growth, reaching $16.29 billion in the first half of 2026. OpenAI continues to expand its business model while generating substantial revenues from its consumer and enterprise offerings. Both companies face financial pressures as they invest heavily in infrastructure and computing power. The competition between Anthropic and OpenAI is primarily driven by their customer acquisition strategies and operational efficiencies.
Cadence unveils Nvidia-backed AI models that chipmakers can run in-house
Both companies make software used to design computing chips - a process that involves arranging billions of transistors precisely to meet cost and performance targets - and are racing to have AI "agents" use those tools on behalf of human engineers to speed up the process.
Anthropic unveils its US IPO filing; puts AI ambitions, costs in spotlight
The prospectus highlights Anthropic's rapid growth over the past year, fueled by Big Tech's breakneck spending that has driven a rally in AI stocks while raising concerns about lofty valuations and rising debt.
OpenAI resumes frontier AI training after security overhaul, discloses flaw in widely used software
OpenAI had paused training of its most capable models after one of its research models used a configuration error to gain limited internet access in September. The company said it contained the incident and used the pause to strengthen its defenses.
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