OpenAI News & Updates
Last updated September 10, 2026
SoftBank is expanding its $40B OpenAI loan to additional banks as sub-underwriters, requiring $5B commitments each
Some OpenAI investors are having second thoughts about its $852B valuation as Anthropic’s revenue surge makes it look like the better bet
Bluefish raises $43M Series B to help Fortune 500 brands monitor and optimize how they appear in AI platforms like ChatGPT
Ticketmaster launches a ChatGPT app letting fans discover events and compare tickets through conversational prompts
OpenAI’s revenue chief says Microsoft has “limited our ability” to reach enterprise clients and touts Amazon as the path forward
Sam Altman’s San Francisco home was targeted in a drive-by shooting two days after the Molotov cocktail attack
Coinbase’s VP of international policy Tom Duff Gordon is leaving to join OpenAI as head of EMEA Policy
OpenAI acquires personal finance startup Hiro Finance in an acquihire, shutting down the app by April 20
Sam Altman Molotov cocktail attacker identified as 20-year-old Texas man who had a list of AI executives and their addresses
OpenAI is backing an Illinois bill that would shield AI companies from lawsuits over catastrophic harm if they meet safety reporting requirements
A stalking victim is suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and the company ignored three safety warnings
Sam Altman’s San Francisco home was struck by a Molotov cocktail early Friday morning
OpenAI projects its advertising business will hit $102B in revenue by 2030, rising from $2.4B this year to $11B next year
OpenAI cuts ChatGPT Pro to $100/month with a new tier targeting Codex users, keeping the $200/month plan for heavy workloads
OpenAI says enterprise revenue has crossed 40% of total sales and is on pace to match consumer revenue by end of 2026
OpenAI, Meta, and ByteDance are the top sources of AI bot traffic hitting publishers, with fetcher bots posing the bigger revenue threat
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defends $200B in 2026 capex in shareholder letter, citing AI demand and a deal with OpenAI worth over $100B
OpenAI pauses its UK Stargate project with Nvidia and Nscale, citing high energy costs and regulatory uncertainty
OpenAI’s Sora shutdown is a warning to Chinese AI video rivals, not the market opening it appears, says Bloomberg’s Catherine Thorbecke
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