OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’

OpenAI introduces Operator to automate tasks such as vacation planning, restaurant reservations

OpenAI on Thursday unveiled Operator, which it calls "an agent that can go to the web to perform tasks for you."

CNBC - 2h

OpenAI Launches Operator, Its First AI Agent

Operator can search the web, move a cursor, click on webpages, and generally do much of what a human can do.

Inc. - 3h

Meet OpenAI’s Operator, an AI agent that uses the web to book you dinner reservations, order tickets, compile grocery lists and more

Instead of relying on specialized APIs, the system uses screenshots for visual input and virtual mouse and keyboard actions to complete tasks.

VentureBeat - 3h

OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You

The company that kicked off the AI chatbot craze now wants AI to do more than just talk.

Wired - 4h

OpenAI introduces Operator to automate tasks like vacation planning, restaurant reservations

OpenAI is taking its ChatGPT chatbot to the next level, adding a feature to automate tasks like planning vacations, filling out forms, making restaurant reservations and ordering groceries.

NBC News - 3h

Samsung unveils new AI-powered smartphone in fight against Apple

South Korean tech group hopes the S25, powered by Google’s Gemini AI models, will help it steal market share from US rival

Financial Times - 1d

Angel City unveils new facility in effort 'to build a winning culture'

The opening of the performance center comes six days after the hiring of general manager Mark Parsons, who said recruiting players will be much easier now.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Trump unveils $500bn joint AI venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank

Dubbed Stargate, it aims to construct data centers and infrastructure needed to power AI development. Donald Trump has unveiled what he called “the largest AI infrastructure project in history” – a ...

The Guardian - 1d

Why OpenAI’s Agent Tool May be the First AI Gizmo to Improve Your Workplace

AI is exciting, powerful and controversial, and some critics doubt the tech delivers on its promise. But the next big wave of AI ‘agents’ may prove genuinely helpful.

Inc. - 2d

The Congressional Review Act is a reckless tool

Resolutions of disapproval fast-track decisions by limiting public hearings and debate.

The Hill - 3d

Martin Karplus, Chemist Who Made Early Computers a Tool, Dies at 94

Proving skeptics wrong, he shared a Nobel Prize in 2013 for using computers to better understand chemical reactions and biological processes.

The New York Times - 3d

Hastings Masters guards chess tradition and unveils a new 16-year-old star

China’s Xue Haowen began the event without any Fide titles and ended it as a grandmaster, unbeaten on 7/9 and breaking Judit Polgar’s record as the youngest winner. Hastings is the grandfather of ...

The Guardian - 6d

Apex Legends Unveils New Final Fantasy Rebirth Event

Apex Legends is hosting a Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth -themed limited-time event: The Lunar Rebirth Collection Event. Respawn shared the news in a new event trailer posted to its YouTube channel. ...

GameSpot - Jan. 16

Nvidia tackles agentic AI safety and security with new NeMo Guardrails NIMs

Nvidia is optimizing AI safety controls for multi-agent systems with minimal performance impact through new NeMo Guardrails microservices.

VentureBeat - Jan. 16

OpenAI’s agentic era begins: ChatGPT Tasks offers job scheduling, reminders and more

OpenAI will let some users schedule task reminders on ChatGPT, a sign the company may be readying itself to release an agent.

VentureBeat - Jan. 14

New AI tool for fighting health insurance denials could save hospitals billions, and help patients

Waystar announced a new generative AI feature that aims to help hospitals quickly fight insurance denials.

CNBC - Jan. 13

Google Joins the AI Shopping Revolution With Agent Tools for Retailers

The next stage of AI development, which lets the technology act with more autonomy and performs some customer service actions, is being applied to an industry that must constantly embrace change.

Inc. - Jan. 13

Hyundai unveils new electric SUV amid uncertainty

It's an uncertain time in the electric vehicle market, but Hyundai Motors is preparing to release a highly anticipated new electric SUV. The company's global CEO opened up about the new vehicle and ...

CBS News - Jan. 11

The Character-Building Tool Kit

Learning to care for others or the common good should be a fundamental part of education.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

$Microsoft’s new rStar-Math technique upgrades small models to outperform OpenAI’s o1-preview at math problems$

Microsoft’s new rStar-Math technique upgrades small models to outperform OpenAI’s o1-preview at math problems

Phi-4 and an rStar-Math paper suggest that compact, specialized models can provide powerful alternatives to the industry’s largest systems.

VentureBeat - Jan. 9

Call Of Duty's Squid Game Event Just Expanded With New VIP Operator Bundle

Call of Duty's big Squid Game crossover event is in full swing , and the newest DLC has landed in the store. Players can now buy the VIPs bundle, which allows players to don special masks inspired ...

GameSpot - Jan. 8

Agentic AI can help you to get a new software engineering job in 2025

Thanks to a widening skills shortage, software engineers don’t generally have to look too far for a new role on better money.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Cristiano Ronaldo unveils Portugal's first new kits by Puma

After Portugal's long association with Nike ended, Cristiano Ronaldo & Co. have unveiled Puma's first kits for the men's and women's national teams.

ESPN - Jan. 7

Nvidia founder unveils new technology for gamers and creators at CES 2025

Chipmaker Nvidia has unveiled new technology for gamers and creators at CES 2025

ABC News - Jan. 7

Nvidia’s AI agent play is here with new models, orchestration blueprints

Nvidia enters the AI agent space with a family of language models for agentic instruction and orchestrarion frameworks it calls Blueprints.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Sony’s XYN is a tool — and XR headset — for making the metaverse

Sony announced the launch of XYN (/zin/), an integrated software and hardware solution designed to support the creation of spatial content.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Pierce operating as if he'll remain Raiders' HC

Antonio Pierce said he is continuing to fulfill his role as Raiders head coach and hasn't heard "anything different," leading to the expectation that he will stay in the role in 2025.

ESPN - Jan. 6

OpenAI’s red teaming innovations define new essentials for security leaders in the AI era

Red teaming has become the go-to technique for iteratively testing AI models to simulate diverse, lethal, unpredictable attacks.

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

Intel unveils new Core Ultra processors with 2X to 3X performance on AI apps

Intel unveiled new Intel Core Ultra 9 processors today at CES 2025 with as much as two or three times the edge performance on AI apps.

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

5 AI Tools to Save You Time

Embrace the AI boom with tools that will simplify your workload and supercharge your efficiency.

Inc. - Jan. 5

Ukraine launches surprise operation in Russia’s Kursk region

Footage purports to show Ukrainian armoured columns advancing towards village of Bolshoe Soldatskoe. Ukrainian armed forces began a surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region on Sunday, in an ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

Archaeologists discover ancient tools dating back millions of years

Just over 50 years ago, paleontologist Donald Johnson unearthed the remains of "Lucy," an ancient human relative who lived more than 3 million years ago. Now, another group of scientists have found ...

CBS News - Jan. 4

Researchers find 3-million-year-old tools in Kenya

On a lakeside peninsula in Eastern Africa, archaeologists have found clues about a society that lived there over 3 million years ago.

CBS News - Jan. 4

DFDS signs contract to operate ferry service in Jersey

Yahoo News - Jan. 3

Content Creators Worry OpenAI Won’t Release a Tool That Promised to Protect Their IP

OpenAI said it would make it easy for content creators to prevent their material from being used to train AI, but it hasn’t yet delivered.

Inc. - Jan. 2

House Republicans unveil new rules, one which makes it harder to oust speaker

House Republican leaders unveiled new rules for the 119th Congress, which includes a provision that will make it harder to oust a speaker but doesn’t remove the threat.

ABC News - Jan. 1

Alibaba to Sell Stake in Chinese Hypermarket Operator

Alibaba Group has agreed to sell its shares in Sun Art Retail in a $1.7 billion deal, the latest divestment as part of efforts to focus on its core e-commerce business.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 1

Former FBI special agent on New Orleans truck attack

An early New Year's Day truck attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street has killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more. Former FBI special agent Doug Kouns joined CBS News along with national ...

CBS News - Jan. 1

OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’

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