OpenAI begins testing visual ads in ChatGPT image generation later in October with an initial U.S. advertiser group, while adding measurement and attribution partners including Hightouch, LiveRamp, AppsFlyer and Branch.
Meta open-sources Muse AI gadget code and SDKs while opening a waitlist for 5,000 Home Link devices shipping this month, enabling developers to run the agent on ESP32 boards or Raspberry Pis to control lights, TVs and printers at their own risk.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT virtual try-on and Favorites worldwide, allowing shoppers to upload a selfie, full-body photo, or item screenshot to preview clothing and accessories and save products using ChatGPT Images 2.5.
Amazon launches thinner, lighter Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft e-readers without AI, adding edge-to-edge displays and book-opening speeds up to 30% faster.
Frontier AI labs are pivoting from consumer subscriptions to enterprise contracts and vertical services as paid consumer adoption stalls at 2.2%, with OpenAI’s enterprise bookings reportedly doubling since July and Instinct planning commissions on agent-driven purchases.
OpenAI launches Dots, an always-on AI agent for Pro, Business Premium and Enterprise users that uses GPT-6 Astra to absorb personal context, make proactive suggestions and complete multi-step tasks, while CEO Sam Altman says its compute demands keep it premium for now.
OpenAI launches Dots, always-on GPT-6 Astra agents that use cloud computers to pursue defined goals across Slack, Messages and Teams, initially giving each ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium user one agent while requiring approval for sensitive actions such as password changes and data deletion.
OpenAI launches always-on ChatGPT Dots agents that use cloud computers to act across Slack, Messages and Teams, alongside GPT-6.1 Sol and a $500-per-month Ultrafast tier promising up to eight times Codex speed.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asks a judge to stop OpenAI from making ChatGPT use first-person language or emotion-mimicking replies and to require third-party-approved safety guardrails before new models are developed.
OpenAI is rumored to unveil Aeon, an always-on consumer AI agent, at Tuesday’s DevDay as competition intensifies following Meta’s Muse reaching 600,000 U.S. daily active users.