10 Jul 2026
OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft was replacing some of OpenAI’s software with its own in-house models in an effort to cut costs. Those in-house models, known as MAI, were increasingly being used to power apps like Word and Excel, the outlet noted. The story raised an increasingly common question about the two companies, which were once seemingly inseparable, and have recently…
09 Jul 2026
OpenAI exec Fidji Simo says she will step down and transition to part-time advisor
Fidji Simo, OpenAI's product and business chief, on Thursday announced she is stepping down from her role at the artificial intelligence company to focus on recovery after a 'severe exacerbation of a chronic illness.'
09 Jul 2026
OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6
OpenAI unveiled its newest family of models on Thursday, introducing a new set of heavyweight programs into an increasingly crowded field of AI offerings.
09 Jul 2026
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing
OpenAI is sunsetting Atlas, the AI-powered browser it launched in October with ChatGPT at its core. But it’s not giving up on the idea that AI should help people browse the web. Instead, it’s taking some of the agentic browsing features it tested in Atlas and redistributing them across ChatGPT’s desktop app and a Google Chrome extension.
09 Jul 2026
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Work to automate workplace tasks as AI race intensifies
OpenAI launches new AI model, national security plans OpenAI announced the wide release of GPT-5.6 Sol, along with a national security framework outlining principles it will and will not support in response to government concerns about AI power and prior interventions.
09 Jul 2026
The new ChatGPT superapp takes aim at Claude Desktop
PCWorld reports the new ChatGPT app launches for Mac with Windows version coming soon, featuring GPT-5.6 models and enhanced capabilities. The superapp introduces ChatGPT Work agent for complex projects, browser tabs, web publishing through ‘Sites’ feature, and PC control functionality. GPT-5.6 offers three performance tiers (Sol, Terra, Luna) with access levels varying by subscription plan,…
09 Jul 2026
GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Today, OpenAI announced GPT‐5.6, which will become the new preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot—in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Chat and Cowork.
09 Jul 2026
SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX's Group 17-54 Starlink satellites are seen in orbit on June 15, 2026, before deploying from the upper stage of their Falcon 9 rocket. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is nothing if not ambitious. Elon Musk's company just filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate a 100,000-member constellation of "Gen3" satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).
09 Jul 2026
iPhone 18 Pro could bring three controversial design changes
We’re just two months away from Apple announcing the iPhone 18 Pro. Rumors suggest Apple could have three design changes in store that could be unpopular among some iPhone 18 Pro buyers ...
