OpenAI News & Updates
Last updated September 10, 2026
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OpenAI and Anthropic Are Scaling Enterprise Sales Teams in a Hot Market That May Be Producing Order-Takers, Not Salespeople
OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand after U.S. pilot tops $100M in annualized revenue
SoftBank secures $40B unsecured bridge loan to fund further investment in OpenAI and general AI strategy
Apple offers $200K-$400K RSU bonuses to iPhone design team to fend off poaching by OpenAI and rivals
Elon Musk sought Zuckerberg as a partner in OpenAI bid before submitting $97.4B offer, court docs show
OpenAI shelves erotic chatbot plans indefinitely after pushback from staff and investors
Isara raises $94M at $650M valuation backed by OpenAI to coordinate swarms of AI agents for finance
Judge allows testimony that Microsoft could owe Elon Musk up to $25B in OpenAI breach of trust lawsuit
OpenAI launches public Safety Bug Bounty program to reward researchers who find AI abuse and agentic risks
Microsoft agrees to rent a 700-megawatt Texas data center that Oracle and OpenAI walked away from
OpenAI hires JioStar CEO Kiran Mani to lead Asia-Pacific operations from Singapore starting June
OpenAI shuts down Sora video platform months after launch to refocus on enterprise and coding tools
OpenAI raises an extra $10B to push its record funding round past $120B, with Microsoft joining
OpenAI launches visual product discovery in ChatGPT with Walmart, Target, Shopify, and major retailers
Meta and OpenAI commit to buying Arm’s first AI server chip as it breaks from its neutral supplier role
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman exits Helion Energy’s board to clear the way for a major power supply partnership
Sen. Warren calls DOD’s Anthropic blacklist retaliation and demands contract details from OpenAI
OpenAI hires former Meta VP Dave Dugan to lead ad sales as ChatGPT advertising ramps up
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