AI may be ready for the mainstream, the economics aren't
Momentum, money, and adoption are rising, but AI's business foundations are still shaky
OpenAI confirms its first consumer AI device is coming this year, and it may be earbuds
The rumored "Sweetpea" earbuds may use a 2nm Samsung chip and involve Jony Ive's team
Elon Musk says OpenAI and Microsoft owe him $134 billion in "wrongful gains"
Musk claims the companies profited from his early contributions
ChatGPT is getting ads soon, starting with free users
OpenAI needs money, and ads were always the obvious next step
OpenAI quietly launches ChatGPT Translate to take on Google Translate
ChatGPT's new translator lets users choose tone, not just language
Apple couldn't build the best AI for Siri, so it's borrowing Google's
The next Siri runs on Gemini, not Apple's own models
Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI heads to jury trial after judge rejects dismissal
Musk alleges OpenAI broke its founding promises
OpenAI's employee compensation dwarfs every major tech IPO of the past 25 years
Equity pay packages are 34 times higher than pre-IPO tech norms
Bottom line: OpenAI's financial model reflects the intense pressure to retain the people driving its breakthroughs. The company's willingness to spend aggressively on equity has redefined what competitive pay looks like in artificial intelligence – and raised the stakes for every firm vying to shape the field's future.
Nvidia's $4 trillion rise raises questions about financing its own customers
Inside the financial web behind Nvidia's AI dominance
Bottom line: Nvidia's explosive rise to become the world's most valuable company has come with an uneasy question from investors: how much of its record-breaking growth depends on financing its own customers? Now worth more than $4 trillion, Nvidia designs the specialized silicon and software that power AI systems, from data centers hosting ChatGPT to national AI computing hubs. But behind that scale lies a complicated web of investments that critics say resembles vendor financing – a practice in which a company lends money to customers who use those funds to buy its products.
2025's most-downloaded iPhone app is, you guessed it, ChatGPT
GenAI and social media dominate Apple's end-of-year list
New poll shows 30% of US teens interact with chatbots every day
Survey also confirms that Microsoft is losing the AI chatbot war
Disney strikes $1 billion deal with OpenAI to bring Mickey, Marvel, and more to generative video platform
The partnership signals a turning point in Hollywood's relationship with AI
No, ChatGPT is not starting to show users ads, says OpenAI
Those things that look like ads are really just unpaid, out-of-context app suggestions
We found 8 Nano Banana Pro images that show Google is the new benchmark in AI art
First look: Google's latest generative model comes with a ridiculous name, but it's powered by a surprisingly serious engine. Nano Banana Pro recently debuted inside Gemini bringing a major jump in image generation quality – and judging by the last week's worth of community samples, Google's image outputs aren't just competent… they're worryingly impressive, too.
Code reveals OpenAI could be preparing to introduce ads to ChatGPT
TL;DR: With around 800 million weekly users, 95% of whom are on the free tier, it's somewhat surprising that OpenAI has never introduced ads to its incredibly popular chatbot. But based on some newly discovered code, it appears that will soon change.
OpenAI will burn hundreds of billions of dollars through 2030, says HSBC
OpenAI's growth is skyrocketing, but so are its debts
OpenAI blames teen's suicide on his "misuse" of ChatGPT
OpenAI's response has been called "disturbing"
OpenAI just confirmed its first hardware prototype, built with Jony Ive
A screenless AI gadget built around sensors, memory and context
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.1 model with upgrades to speed and customization
Eight new style presets mean to enhance conversations
A ChatGPT glitch just leaked private prompts into Google Search Console
Researchers say OpenAI's data routing may have exposed user inputs through the analytics tool
Sam Altman says he wants an AI to replace him as OpenAI CEO
It's not like Altman has to worry about money
OpenAI signs $38 billion Amazon Web Services deal for Nvidia-powered cloud compute
The new AWS contract broadens OpenAI's infrastructure base beyond Microsoft
Microsoft's Satya Nadella says power, not chips, is now the biggest barrier to AI growth
GPU inventory is outpacing energy supply, raising urgent questions about data center infrastructure
Elon Musk accuses Sam Altman of stealing a nonprofit after Tesla Roadster refund dispute
"Can't we all just move on?"
OpenAI is booming, but some say it's becoming "too big to fail"
OpenAI's surge tests tech's tipping point