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ChatGPT goes down as login and signup systems fail worldwide

OpenAI's ChatGPT went down on Wednesday evening, leaving users worldwide unable to log in, create accounts, or load previous conversations. The outage began at approximately 8 PM ET on August 19, 2026, and affected multiple OpenAI services beyond the flagship…

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Reddit citations in ChatGPT drop 86% after OpenAI search change

Reddit has seen its presence in ChatGPT Search responses collapse almost overnight after OpenAI modified how its AI expands and sources user queries, according to data tracked by PromptWatch.

OpenAI to launch ChatGPT ads in 31 European markets next week

OpenAI announced on Monday that ChatGPT Ads will go live across 31 European markets beginning August 24, marking the largest single expansion of its six-month-old advertising business. The rollout covers Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria,…

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OpenAI launches dedicated ChatGPT for teens globally

OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled ChatGPT for Teens, a dedicated version of its chatbot designed for users aged 13 to 17 that includes parental controls, mental health safeguards, and tools meant to encourage critical thinking over quick answers. The product will…

ChatGPT’s new Mac history feature stores data unencrypted

OpenAI has launched Computer History, a new feature for the ChatGPT macOS desktop app that logs user clicks, keystrokes, keyboard shortcuts, and app switches to build a searchable memory timeline — but stores those records as unencrypted plain-text Markdown files…

ChatGPT launches Computer History to track Mac activity across apps

OpenAI on Thursday released Computer History, an opt-in feature in the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS that records user activity across apps and websites and converts it into a searchable timeline and memories that ChatGPT and Codex can reference in…

Google’s Gemini app reaches 1 billion monthly users

Google Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Tuesday that the Gemini app has surpassed 1 billion monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing product in the company's history and its 14th product to reach that threshold.

ChatGPT begins rolling out unlimited text chats to free users

OpenAI is removing rate limits on text-based conversations for all free ChatGPT users, a move that eliminates one of the clearest dividing lines between its free and paid tiers. The rollout, which began the week of August 6 with a…

OpenAI makes GPT-5.6 Luna default model, removes text chat limits for free users

OpenAI on Thursday announced that GPT-5.6 Luna will become the default model for Free and Go tier ChatGPT users, and that those users will gain unlimited text-based conversations — removing one of the chatbot's longest-standing friction points for its non-paying…

Study finds readers prefer AI-written stories to human ones

Readers gave the highest ratings to short stories generated by artificial intelligence — particularly when they believed the work had been written by a human — according to research published by Cambridge University Press in the journal Judgement and Decision…

ChatGPT hits 1B users, but Anthropic now leads in revenue and valuation

Less than two years after trailing OpenAI by nearly every measure, Anthropic has overtaken the ChatGPT maker in both corporate valuation and revenue, marking a dramatic reversal in the generative AI industry's power structure.

ChatGPT nears 1 billion weekly active users, report says

OpenAI's ChatGPT is approaching 1 billion weekly active users, according to a report by The Information citing internal company figures disclosed to employees. The milestone, which has not been publicly announced, arrives roughly seven months after the company had originally…

ChatGPT hits third global outage in five days

OpenAI's ChatGPT went down for users worldwide on Saturday, July 25, 2026, marking the latest in a string of service disruptions that have plagued the AI chatbot throughout the week. The outage left thousands unable to log in, send prompts,…

Google’s Gemini app hits 950M monthly users, closing in on ChatGPT

Alphabet reported its second-quarter 2026 earnings on Wednesday, revealing that the Google Gemini app has reached 950 million monthly active users — placing it within striking distance of OpenAI's ChatGPT, which crossed the 1 billion monthly user mark earlier this…

OpenAI says its AI agents surpass 10 million users

OpenAI's AI agent products have crossed 10 million active users, fueled by the launch of ChatGPT Work on July 9 and the integration of its Codex coding agent into a unified desktop application, according to reporting from The New Stack…

‘Chatfishing’ rises as singles use AI to craft dating app messages

Singles are increasingly outsourcing their dating app conversations to AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude, a trend that Bloomberg has dubbed "chatfishing" — building a text-based connection that doesn't match the person on the other end.

ChatGPT returns to WhatsApp in Europe after EU antitrust order

OpenAI's ChatGPT is once again accessible on WhatsApp Meta Platforms, Inc. across the European Economic Area as of Monday, July 13, roughly six months after Meta blocked third-party AI assistants from the messaging platform. The restoration follows a European Commission…

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work alongside public GPT-5.6 rollout

OpenAI on Thursday unveiled ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent embedded in its popular chatbot that can execute complex tasks across different applications and files for hours at a time. The launch coincides with the public release of GPT-5.6, the…

OpenAI launches GPT-Live voice models for ChatGPT

OpenAI on Wednesday released GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, a pair of full-duplex voice models that allow ChatGPT to listen and speak simultaneously — a departure from the turn-based interactions that have defined AI voice assistants. The models are rolling out…

Most ChatGPT users now communicate in non-English languages

More than half of active ChatGPT users on consumer plans now predominantly use a language other than English, according to data from OpenAI's Signals initiative. The shift marks a turning point for the AI chatbot, which launched in late 2022…

OpenAI says GPT-5.5 Instant now matches its top models on health questions

OpenAI announced on Wednesday that GPT-5.5 Instant, the default model powering free ChatGPT accounts, has reached a level of health-response quality comparable to the company's most advanced reasoning models. The update arrives as more than 230 million people use ChatGPT…

ChatGPT generates graphic violence, sexual images from simple prompts

OpenAI's ChatGPT can be manipulated into generating sexualized and graphically violent images using only minor modifications to a widely circulated prompt, according to findings by British AI security firm Mindgard reported by the BBC on Tuesday.

iOS 27 beta reveals hidden Siri extensions for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini

Apple used its WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8 to introduce Siri AI, a ground-up rebuild of the voice assistant that the company said was developed in collaboration with Google Alphabet Inc. using the Gemini family of models. The announcement…

Visa integrates payment network into ChatGPT for AI shopping

Visa announced Wednesday that it has integrated its payment network directly into ChatGPT, allowing the AI chatbot to autonomously shop and complete transactions on behalf of users. The move, revealed at the Visa Payments Forum 2026 in San Francisco, marks…

ChatGPT lets users ditch its signature em dashes

OpenAI has addressed a longstanding complaint from ChatGPT users: the chatbot will now properly follow instructions to avoid using em dashes, the elongated punctuation mark that became an unofficial signature of AI-generated text. CEO Sam Altman announced the fix on…

People are using AI chatbots as ‘trip sitters’ for psychedelics

When Peter, a master's student in Alberta, consumed eight grams of magic mushrooms in 2023 and felt panic setting in, he didn't call a friend or seek human help. Instead, he turned to ChatGPT, typing "I took too much." The…