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AI

A filmmaker deepfaked Sam Altman for his movie about AI. Then things got personal

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January 16, 2026
Former OpenAI CTO and now cofounder and CEO of Thinking Machines Mira Murati
AI

Wave of defections from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s $12 billion startup Thinking Machines shows cutthroat struggle for AI talent

By Jeremy Kahn and Sharon Goldman
January 16, 2026
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U.S. and Taiwan reach a chippy new trade agreement

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January 16, 2026
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AI

Exclusive: Former OpenAI policy chief creates nonprofit institute, calls for independent safety audits of frontier AI models

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January 15, 2026
IPO boom times are back, with SpaceX and OpenAI on investors’ 2026 wish list. But be careful what you buy
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IPO boom times are back, with SpaceX and OpenAI on investors’ 2026 wish list. But be careful what you buy

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January 15, 2026
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Verizon hit with a major U.S. outage

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January 15, 2026
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AI

Google wins big in AI deal with Apple, which highlights the iPhone maker’s own AI struggles and could spell trouble for OpenAI

By Jeremy Kahn and Beatrice Nolan
January 14, 2026
Being mean to ChatGPT can boost its accuracy, but scientists warn you may regret it
AI

Being mean to ChatGPT can boost its accuracy, but scientists warn you may regret it

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January 13, 2026
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Apple will use Google Gemini to power Siri

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January 13, 2026
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AI

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health in a push to become a hub for personal health data

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January 7, 2026
OpenAI suggests ChatGPT play doctor as millions of Americans face spiking insurance costs: ‘In the U.S., ChatGPT has become an important ally’
Health

OpenAI suggests ChatGPT play doctor as millions of Americans face spiking insurance costs: ‘In the U.S., ChatGPT has become an important ally’

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January 7, 2026
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Tech

ChatGPT gets ‘anxiety’ from violent user inputs, so researchers are teaching the chatbot mindfulness techniques to ‘soothe’ it

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December 30, 2025
Sam Altman, standing in front of a large window, gestures with one hand and furrows his brow as he speaks.
AI

OpenAI is hiring a ‘head of preparedness’ with a $550,000 salary to mitigate AI dangers that CEO Sam Altman warns will be ‘stressful’

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December 29, 2025
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.
AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups

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December 28, 2025
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The ‘occupations most exposed to AI automation’ actually outperform the rest of the job market, new research reveals

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December 27, 2025

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