OpenAI News & Updates
Last updated September 10, 2026
OpenAI’s early ChatGPT advertisers say ads produced no measurable results ahead of broader U.S. rollout
Brex lands OpenAI as a customer to manage its global corporate spend and financial operations
Walmart makes a second attempt at shopping with OpenAI with the launch of a ChatGPT App
#270 – Amazon vs USPS, Google updates UCP, & Walmart launches a ChatGPT app
OpenAI to merge ChatGPT, Codex, and its browser into a single desktop superapp to compete with Anthropic
Cursor launches Composer 2 to undercut Anthropic and OpenAI on cost
OpenAI acquires Astral to accelerate its Codex AI coding platform
Walmart builds AI in-house while Target bets on ChatGPT and Gemini partnerships to win AI commerce
Microsoft publicly warns OpenAI that its AWS partnership may violate its exclusive Azure contract
OpenAI signs deal to sell AI models to U.S. defense and government agencies through Amazon Web Services
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI for copyright infringement over scraping of nearly 100,000 articles
OpenAI in talks to form $10B joint venture with TPG, Brookfield, and Bain to accelerate enterprise AI adoption
OpenAI reorganizes Stargate infrastructure team as strategy shifts from building to renting
OpenAI exec calls internal “code red” as Anthropic closes revenue gap with enterprise customers
OpenAI is building its own ad tech stack faster than anticipated
Experian launches the U.K.’s first ChatGPT app to compare credit scores by postcode and age group
Shopify launches agentic storefronts in ChatGPT as OpenAI shifts away from native instant checkout
Amazon Prepared Internal Talking Points for Sales Teams to Navigate Sensitive Questions Around Its $50B OpenAI Deal
OpenAI Pivots From Instant Checkout to an App-Based Shopping Model Inside ChatGPT
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