OpenAI News & Updates
Last updated September 28, 2026
OpenAI employee stock pay hits record $1.5 million average
SoftBank completes $41 billion investment in OpenAI for 11% stake
OpenAI’s vision for advertising is beginning to take shape
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OpenAI creates mockups for ChatGPT ads to monetize free users
Google and OpenAI chatbots strip women in photos to bikinis
OpenAI admits AI browsers may never be safe from prompt injection
OpenAI launches an app store within ChatGPT, its best play of 2025
ChatGPT mobile app reaches $3 billion in consumer spending
OpenAI seeks $100 billion at $830 billion valuation
DoorDash integrates its app with ChatGPT for groceries
Mattel delays OpenAI toy launch amid safety scrutiny
OpenAI hires George Osborne to lead government AI initiative
Amazon Is in Talks to Invest $10B+ in OpenAI
OpenAI CCO Hannah Wong to leave the company in January
Disney limits OpenAI exclusivity to one year
Disney invests $1B in OpenAI as part of a character licensing deal, and Bob Iger is too old to understand AI
OpenAI & Google launch new LLMs, with Meta to follow
OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 with focus on agentic AI and accuracy
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