10 Jul 2026
OpenAI is Killing the Atlas Web Browser
Buried in today’s OpenAI news is another tidbit that I missed: The company is killing its Atlas web browser.
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
Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness
OpenAI’s Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company’s AGI chief and is transitioning to being a “part-time advisor,” she said on X.
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
New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial
The New York Times and The Daily News claim that OpenAI has been lying about its ability to search customer chat log data and training datasets for their copyrighted works. It’s the latest escalation in a two-year lawsuit against the AI firm for allegedly violating copyright law by training its generative AI models on the Times’ content and reproducing that journalism in user outputs.
09 Jul 2026
OpenAI is discontinuing ChatGPT Atlas, its standalone desktop browser
ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s standalone desktop browser, is being sunset in favor of the new ChatGPT desktop app.
