OpenAI is done with Shipmas and staring down daunting challenges for 2025

OpenAI on Friday wrapped up "12 Days of Shipmas," closing out a marketing blitz for new features, products and demos, including Sora.

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What we’re watching: Trump and Johnson stare down a shutdown

Politico - 15h

2025 Will Be Smart Glasses All the Way Down

The past year has been filled with announcements about new smart glasses from companies big and small. Don’t expect the deluge to let up anytime soon.

Wired - 16h

OpenAI is done with Shipmas and staring down daunting challenges for 2025

OpenAI’s “12 Days of Shipmas,” which wrapped up on Friday, brought a sense of levity to end the year.

NBC News - 7h

Usyk and Fury engage in spiky stare-off before Riyadh heavyweight showdown

Ukrainian champion defends titles on Saturday night ‘Do not be afraid,’ Usyk tells Fury. ‘I won’t leave you alone’ Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury gazed at each other with menacing intensity for ...

The Guardian - 1d

Fury and Usyk stare at each other for 11 minutes in astonishing face-off

Heavyweights Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk had to be dragged away from their face-off at a news conference.

BBC News - 1d

What Zaidi would have done differently during Giants tenure

Former San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi shared his biggest regret from his tenure with the organization.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Fried has 'room to evolve'; Yanks not done 'lifting'

The Yankees believe new pitcher Max Fried has "room to evolve" after signing an eight-year, $218 million deal. Added pitching coach Matt Blake: "We like that."

ESPN - 2d

OpenAI’s new hotline: Chat with ChatGPT anytime, anywhere

Users can now give ChatGPT a ring and ask questions. (800)-ChatGPT accepts any device that can make calls, even for those without a data plan

VentureBeat - 2d

Paying down debt is Americans' top financial goal for 2025. Here are some tips that can help

More Americans expect their finances will improve in the New Year, a new Bankrate survey finds. A popular financial goal in 2025 is to pay down debts.

CNBC - 2d

OpenAI makes ChatGPT available for phone calls and texts

OpenAI on Wednesday rolled out a new way to talk to its viral chatbot: 1-800-CHATGPT.

CNBC - 2d

Done With Never Trump

There’s plenty to dislike and fear about Trump, but Never Trumpers overstated our case, defeating our purpose.

The New York Times - 2d

Why OpenAI Needs So Much Money

Building a chatbot like ChatGPT requires billions upon billions of dollars. That’s the driving force behind OpenAI’s plans to change how it’s managed.

The New York Times - 2d

OpenAI launches free ChatGPT search engine tool

OpenAI is rolling out its ChatGPT search engine for free to everyone with an OpenAI account after first making the service available for paying subscribers back in October. Will Knight, senior ...

CBS News - 2d

How OpenAI Plans to Move From Being a Nonprofit

As the maker of ChatGPT battles Google and Meta for A.I. supremacy, it’s also fighting to end control by a nonprofit board.

The New York Times - 3d

Syria mass graves: Daunting task of searching for and naming the dead

Most of the more than 100,000 people who disappeared in Syria since 2011 are now believed to be dead.

BBC News - 3d

'I am not good enough' - Guardiola faces daunting and major rebuild

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola faces a mammoth rebuild to revive the fading champions after shock Manchester United loss

BBC News - 5d

‘No political authority’: South Korea’s interim leader faces daunting task

Han Duck-soo must navigate foreign policy challenges and warring political factions after president’s impeachment

Financial Times - 5d

OpenAI Dispute Over AI ‘Dictatorship’ Goes to Court

Elon Musk and Sam Altman have had an ongoing rivalry about the future of OpenAI.

Inc. - 5d

Ja Morant's 'trolling' stare down of Nets coach Jordi Fernandez leads to heated exchange

Morant defended his blatant taunt as 'just energy' but it was classless and unnecessary

CBS Sports - 6d

OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment

The San Francisco medical examiner's office determined Suchir Balaji's death to be suicide and police found no evidence of foul play.

BBC News - 6d

OpenAI Fires Back at Elon Musk’s Lawsuit

The artificial intelligence start-up argues that Mr. Musk is trying to hamstring its business as he builds a rival company.

The New York Times - Dec. 14

Cubs make aggressive push in Kyle Tucker trade, but they can't be done

The Cubs have a centerpiece star now and there are still more big-time free agents available out there

CBS Sports - Dec. 13

OpenAI’s Altman to donate $1mn to Trump’s inauguration fund

AI start-up Perplexity also contributes as Silicon Valley seeks closer ties with incoming US administration

Financial Times - Dec. 13

RFK Plans to Take on Big Pharma. It’s Easier Said Than Done

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, has been vocally anti-pharma. Pharma, Congress, and the courts, though, all get a say.

Wired - Dec. 12

OpenAI CFO Sees Trump as the AI President

Sarah Friar also said she trusts Musk to prioritize national interests and foster competition as he looks at trimming government.

Inc. - Dec. 11

OpenAI expands ChatGPT Canvas to all users

Canvas, OpenAI's text and code editor, is now available for all ChatGPT users. It also now lets people run Python code.

VentureBeat - Dec. 10

OpenAI releases video creation tool

ChatGPT producer OpenAI rolled out a video creation tool this week that lets paying customers create short-length video clips through text prompts. OpenAI introduced Sora, a video generation ...

The Hill - Dec. 10

Consumer watchdog faces daunting future under Trump

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is headed for a rocky future under President-elect Trump. The powerful financial watchdog agency is in for a reckoning during a second Trump ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

OpenAI Considers Revising AGI Arrangement With Microsoft

The Sam Altman-led company might end up licensing artificial general intelligence technology to Microsoft after all.

Inc. - Dec. 6

'Brook has done a winter's work Santa would be proud of'

Harry Brook's 123 on the opening day in Wellington, following his 171 in Christchurch, has the tourists in reach of a series win.

BBC News - Dec. 6

India's central bank revises down economic growth forecast for 2025, keeps interest rate steady

The Reserve Bank of India has held interest rate steady since February last year, while a sharper-than-anticipated slowdown in India's growth has made RBI's task tougher.

CNBC - Dec. 6

OpenAI Is Working With Anduril to Supply the US Military With AI

The ChatGPT maker is the latest AI giant to reveal it’s working with the defense industry, following similar announcements by Meta and Anthropic.

Wired - Dec. 4

OpenAI, Anthropic Expand in Europe With Zurich Offices

OpenAI said it would set up a new office in Zurich, Switzerland, as part of efforts from the ChatGPT maker to bolster its presence in Europe as the continent emerges as a key battleground for ...

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4

OpenAI partners with defense company Anduril

OpenAI and Anduril on Wednesday announced a partnership allowing the defense tech company to deploy advanced AI systems for "national security missions."

CNBC - Dec. 4

OpenAI Poaches 3 Top Engineers From DeepMind

The new hires, all experts in computer vision, are the latest AI researchers to jump to a direct competitor in an intensively competitive talent market.

Wired - Dec. 4

XDefiant Shuts Down In June 2025, Ubisoft Closes Two Offices

Ubisoft has announced that XDefiant will shut down on June 3, 2025. Additionally, Ubisoft is closing down its office in Osaka, Japan, as well as San Francisco.. Ubisoft explained that starting ...

GameSpot - Dec. 3

OpenAI hires first marketing chief from Coinbase

OpenAI said on Tuesday that it's hired Kate Rouch from Coinbase as its first chief marketing officer.

CNBC - Dec. 3

ChatGPT’s refusal to acknowledge ‘David Mayer’ down to glitch, says OpenAI

Name was mistakenly flagged and prevented from appearing in responses, says chatbot’s developer. Last weekend the name was all over the internet – just not on ChatGPT.. David Mayer became famous ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Week 13 Care/Don't Care: The San Francisco 49ers are done

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon delivers his thoughts on the major happenings of Week 13's Sunday action.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 2

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