OpenAI’s decision to make ChatGPT “Projects” available to free users is a small-but-significant turning point in how firms and knowledge workers organise AI-driven work — but it arrives at a moment when a growing body of research suggests that generative AI is not the simple, across‑the‑board...
OpenAI’s latest update turns ChatGPT from a conversational assistant into an extensible platform where you can literally “chat with apps” — embedding interactive mini‑apps, stateful workflows, and even checkout flows directly inside a single chat session. The move, announced during OpenAI’s 2025...
OpenAI’s latest moves at DevDay mark a decisive push to turn ChatGPT from a conversational assistant into a full-fledged platform — one that runs third‑party “mini apps,” supports direct purchases via an embedded checkout flow, and offers developers an SDK and app directory to build inside the...
OpenAI has quietly — and deliberately — recast ChatGPT from a conversational assistant into a platform: a chat-driven environment where third‑party services run as apps, purchases happen inside the chat window, and developers can ship mini‑applications using a new Apps SDK. The shift is both...
Mercedes-Benz’s move to wire ChatGPT into its MBUX voice assistant and invite more than 900,000 U.S. customers into a three‑month beta test marks a high‑profile leap in the race to put generative AI inside the cabin — and it lays bare the technical, safety, privacy and commercial trade‑offs...
OpenAI has quietly but decisively blurred the line between conversational AI and commerce by rolling out “Instant Checkout” inside ChatGPT — a feature that lets U.S. users buy items from Etsy directly in-chat today, with support for more than a million Shopify merchants (including brands like...
ChatGPT’s Windows app has jolted the desktop AI landscape: in practical day‑to‑day tasks it outpaces Microsoft’s Copilot in accessibility, file handling, and a snappier user experience, while Copilot still holds important advantages in deep Office integration and tenant‑aware security—making the...
The Office of Personnel Management has quietly opened the federal doors to mainstream generative AI by making Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and OpenAI’s ChatGPT available to its workforce — a move that follows a string of rapid OneGov procurement deals and the launch of GSA’s USAi sandbox, and that...
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As South Africa’s Class of 2025 moves into the final stretch of its National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, educators and students are reaching for a new set of study tools: generative artificial intelligence. Local reporting from The Citizen quotes Centennial Schools’ director of academics...
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AI has moved from an experimental novelty to a default tool in British lecture theatres and student workflows — and a new YouGov survey shows that the change is already reshaping how undergraduates study, submit assessments, and think about their careers. The headline figures are simple but...
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Pennsylvania’s decision to expand access to enterprise-grade generative AI for qualified state employees — pairing ChatGPT Enterprise with Microsoft Copilot Chat and a governance framework — marks one of the most ambitious state-level AI rollouts in the United States and moves the commonwealth...
Ukraine’s finance teams are now facing a hard truth: the next leap in working‑capital effectiveness and month‑end certainty will come from properly chosen, securely deployed AI — not from another spreadsheet macro or longer close calendar.
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Microsoft’s Copilot pilot in the UK, OpenAI’s decision to roll ChatGPT Projects out to free users, fresh industry moves in payments and insurance CRMs, and another wave of automation in contact centres together paint a clear — if messy — picture: generative AI is delivering real value in...
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The image of a senior Xbox producer advising laid-off colleagues to “lean on AI” for emotional support crystallized a moment that many in tech already felt: the tools companies are using to reshape work are now being pitched as a balm for the wounds they helped inflict. Within hours of a...
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Pennsylvania’s government is moving from pilot projects to enterprise adoption of generative AI, announcing a statewide expansion that will give qualified state employees access to ChatGPT Enterprise and Microsoft Copilot alongside a governance and training regimen designed to manage risk and...
Pennsylvania is moving from pilot to purchase order: Governor Josh Shapiro told more than 900 technology, academic and business leaders at the AI Horizons Summit in Pittsburgh that the commonwealth will expand access to advanced generative AI tools for qualified state employees — adding...
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OpenAI’s decision to add parental controls to ChatGPT this fall marks a consequential shift in how families, schools, and regulators will manage students’ interactions with generative AI—an acknowledgement that technical safeguards alone have not prevented harm and that human-centered...
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A joint Aston University–University of Leeds partnership has secured a £3.4 million Research England Development Fund award to build the Artificial Intelligence Researcher Development Network Plus (AI.RDN+), a four‑year programme that will map how publicly available AI tools (from ChatGPT to...
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More than a third of New Zealand retail investors now say they use generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot to inform their investment decisions — and a large majority report being satisfied with the outcomes — a shift that is simultaneously pragmatic and precarious for markets...
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OpenAI's announcement that it will build an AI-powered jobs platform and a linked certification program marks a decisive expansion from conversational agents into workforce services — an initiative that could directly challenge Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, reshape hiring economics, and accelerate...
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