Similarweb: generative AI platforms were averaging ~7B monthly web visits as of September 2025, up 76% YoY, rivaling the traffic of major social networks
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OpenAI estimates ~0.07% of ChatGPT's weekly active users “indicate possible signs of mental health emergencies” like mania, and details its safety improvements
Millions use ChatGPT like a therapist, but that's about to change Viktor Eriksson / PCWorld : Over 1 million ChatGPT users mention suicidal intent every week BBC : ChatGPT shares data on how many user...
Anthropic says Claude's memory feature, initially available for Team and Enterprise users, is rolling out to Pro and Max subscribers
so you can pay to manage the AI that's taking your job Claude Help Center : Importing and exporting your memory from Claude Ayush Mukherjee / Moneycontrol : Anthropic rolls out automatic memory for Cl...
OpenAI says it paused Sora's ability to generate videos resembling MLK Jr. at the request of his estate, after some users created “disrespectful depictions”
OpenAI responded, but is it enough? Mary Cunningham / CBS News : OpenAI blocks Sora 2 users from using MLK Jr.'s likeness after “disrespectful depictions” Katrina Morgan / WUSA : OpenAI takes away abi...
Google says it hit a milestone of 1.3 quadrillion monthly tokens processed across its services this summer, up from 980T monthly tokens announced in July
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OpenAI unveils the Apps SDK in preview, built on MCP, to let developers build ChatGPT apps, and says that it will begin accepting app submissions later in 2025
Expedia, Spotify, Canva, Zillow, Others Now Available Tech Xplore : OpenAI unveils ChatGPT app integration feature OpenAI : App developer guidelines Zillow MediaRoom : Zillow debuts the only real esta...
Source: OpenAI authorized up to $10.3B in shares for sale, but only $6.6B was sold, which insiders see as a sign of staff confidence and strong investor demand
OpenAI's $500B valuation, Meta's privacy backlash and more Ankush Das / Analytics India Magazine : OpenAI Hits $500 Billion, Surpasses SpaceX as World's Most Valuable Startup MarketWatch : OpenAI join...
Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab launches its first product, Tinker, an API for fine-tuning language models, in private beta, with support for Qwen and Llama
Today, we are launching Tinker, a flexible API for fine-tuning language models. Moneycontrol : Ex-OpenAI CEO Mira Murati stealth AI lab launches its first ever product Matthias Bastian / The Decoder :...
OpenAI says ChatGPT Pro users can select old models for now but plans to deprecate them in 60 days; Sam Altman says Plus users will be able to keep using GPT-4o
The “Best Friend” of Many ChatGPT Users Now Comes at a Price Jackson Chen / Engadget : OpenAI brings GPT-4o back online after users melt down over the new model Amanda Caswell / Tom's Guide : ChatGPT-...
Google's Veo 3 video generation model launches on the Gemini API, with an eight-second video costing $6, making it one of the most expensive AI video options
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