OpenAI has surpassed $25 billion in annualized revenue, driven by surging enterprise adoption and API usage, as corporate AI spending continues to accelerate across industries worldwide.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.4, its most capable frontier model, featuring built-in computer-use capabilities, a 1-million-token context window, 33% fewer hallucinations, and new agentic workflow tools for professional tasks.
Anthropic's Claude app surpasses 1 million new sign-ups per day and overtakes ChatGPT in US daily downloads, as the Pentagon dispute paradoxically fuels a massive wave of consumer support.
Anthropic's Claude AI experienced a major outage affecting Claude.ai and Claude Code login services on March 2, 2026, following a massive influx of users switching from ChatGPT after OpenAI's Pentagon deal.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.3 Instant, a new model update targeting user experience improvements such as reducing condescending tone, preachy disclaimers, and unsolicited emotional reassurances in ChatGPT responses.
U.S. ChatGPT uninstalls jumped 295% day-over-day after OpenAI's Pentagon deal was announced, while Anthropic's Claude surged to the top of the U.S. App Store as users switched platforms over AI ethics concerns.
An investigation into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting has revealed the perpetrator maintained a second ChatGPT account that OpenAI's safety systems missed, prompting Canada's AI minister to demand stronger platform accountability from OpenAI.
OpenAI announced that ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users and 50 million paying subscribers, with January and February 2026 on track to be the largest months for new subscriber additions in company history.
Canada's AI minister warned OpenAI to voluntarily strengthen safety measures or face mandatory government regulation, following reports that an AI chatbot played a role in a mass shooting incident.
OpenAI published a comprehensive threat report detailing how bad actors are exploiting ChatGPT for dating scams, impersonating lawyers, and running influence operations, outlining steps taken to disrupt these abuses.
Canada's AI Minister summoned OpenAI's top safety representatives to Ottawa after the company admitted it flagged — but did not report to police — the ChatGPT account of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter eight months before the deadly attack.
OpenAI has rolled out advertisements inside ChatGPT for free and Go-tier users, but early reports show the ads are large, poorly targeted, and fail to meet the company's own stated vision of being 'useful and entertaining.'
OpenAI has begun showing advertisements inside ChatGPT responses, partnering with Expedia, Best Buy, Enterprise Mobility, and Qualcomm in a limited pilot that currently reaches just 0.8% of queries.
OpenAI identified and banned the ChatGPT account of Tumbler Ridge school shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar in June 2025 for violent content but did not alert Canadian police, reigniting AI safety debates.
OpenAI is developing a $200–$300 smart speaker with a built-in camera and facial recognition as its first hardware product, with over 200 employees dedicated to the project and a launch target of early 2027.
Nvidia is close to finalizing a $30B investment in OpenAI as part of a massive funding round valuing the AI startup at $730B, replacing the previous $100B commitment.
OpenAI nears historic $100B+ funding deal with Amazon, SoftBank, Nvidia, and Microsoft, pushing valuation above $850 billion in AI industry's largest raise.
Scientists achieve novel mathematical proofs and black hole discoveries using OpenAI's ChatGPT-5 Pro, signaling a paradigm shift in AI-assisted research despite ongoing limitations.
OpenAI discontinues GPT-4o despite emotional user attachments, triggering a #keep4o petition with nearly 21,000 signatures as users mourn the loss of their preferred AI model.
OpenAI rolls out new security features including Lockdown Mode for high-risk users and Elevated Risk labels to identify potentially harmful content in ChatGPT.
