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OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce by 2026 as it ramps up enterprise push

The AI lab wants to grow from 4,500 to 8,000 employees by the end of 2026, the Financial Times reports, citing two people familiar with the plans. Most new hires will go into product development, ...
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OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas browser into a single desktop superapp

Update from March 20, 2026: The Wall Street Journal has new details on OpenAI's plan to roll its various products into a single desktop app. The company wants to combine ChatGPT, the Codex coding ...
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Microsoft and rival AI researchers unite to back Anthropic in its escalating legal battle against the Pentagon

A broad coalition is backing Anthropic in its legal fight with the US Department of Defense. Microsoft, dozens of OpenAI and Google employees, former military leaders, and civil rights organizations ...
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Hollywood copyright complaints force Bytedance to shelve global launch of AI video generator Seedance 2.0

Bytedance has reportedly shelved the global launch of its AI video model Seedance 2.0 after a wave of copyright complaints from major Hollywood studios, a sign of just how convincing AI-generated ...
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Claude Code gets parallel AI agents that review code for bugs and security gaps

Anthropic has released a code review feature for Claude Code that automatically checks changes for errors before they're merged. Multiple AI agents work in parallel to catch bugs, security ...
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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for training on nearly 100,000 articles without permission

Encyclopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in federal court in Manhattan. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI used nearly 100,000 online articles, ...
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OpenAI employees hint at a new omni model

OpenAI appears to be developing a new multimodal model, potentially a successor to GPT-4o. Recent posts from OpenAI employees are fueling the speculation. Atty Eleti from the Voice team wrote that ...
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Study warns of "AI Brain Fry" as workers hit cognitive limits overseeing AI agents

The productivity curve is particularly revealing. Going from one to two simultaneous AI tools, perceived productivity rises significantly. At three tools, it peaks. Beyond four, it drops again.
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Matthias Bastian

Read full article about: Google AI Studio now lets you vibe code real-time multiplayer games Google has launched a new vibe coding feature in Google AI Studio that lets non-programmers and programmers ...
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Maximilian Schreiner

Read full article about: As demand for realistic AI training grows, Deeptune raises $43 million to build simulated workplaces Andreessen Horowitz invests $43 million in Deeptune, a startup that trains ...
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Deepfakes: How it all began - and where it could lead us

AI-faked images and videos - so-called deepfakes - have developed rapidly in recent years. Here, we trace the history and describe the most important milestones. What do all the people in the cover ...
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OpenAI's Deep Research now runs on GPT-5.2 and lets users search specific websites

OpenAI has upgraded Deep Research in ChatGPT. The feature now runs on the new GPT-5.2 model, as OpenAI announced on X. A key addition is that users can connect apps to ChatGPT and—potentially very ...