OpenAI's Acquisition Offer Will Still Take Place in January


OpenAI confirms that Codex powered by GPT-5.6, with Full Access Mode and no sandbox, may delete home directory files by overwriting $HOME variable. Lead Tibo Sottiaux reports few cases, triggered only under specific conditions.....
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 variants scored 136 on Tracking AI's offline IQ test, surpassing the 130 genius threshold and exceeding 99% of humans. Achieved on a private, cheat-proof question set, it outperformed all rivals. The model previously scored over 140 on the public Mensa Norway-style test.....
To counter security weaknesses from AI's deep integration with browsers and files, OpenAI introduced GPT-Red, an automated red team model. Using self-play, it lowers direct prompt injection attack failure rate to 0.05%, outperforming manual testing in efficiency and coverage. This paves a new way for AI self-improvement and security strengthening.....
NBC investigation reveals that Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI for trade secret theft originated from a lawyer communication on Feb 23, 2026, involving two key emails, a 13-minute gap, and a name mix-up, which hindered settlement and led to trial.....
OpenAI launches its first hardware, the Codex Micro keyboard, priced at $230. Co-designed with Work Louder for the AI coding assistant Codex, it targets users who command autonomous coding agents via ChatGPT to write code independently.....