OpenAI Invests in Legal Tech Company Harvey, Securing $80 Million in Funding


Tech giants like Google and OpenAI spend billions on AI, promoting visions of shorter workweeks. However, BBC investigation reveals these advocates never practice it; ex-employees report 70+ hour weeks, sprints exceeding 90 hours, highlighting a stark gap between rhetoric and reality.....
OpenAI updates ChatGPT desktop with ChatGPT Voice, enabling voice commands for AI to autonomously handle complex tasks on PC, powered by new ChatGPT-Live models, greatly improving desktop interaction.....
OpenAI acquires AI presentation startup NextSlide, with the team joining the development of ChatGPT. The transaction amount remains undisclosed. The acquisition was completed earlier this year, with the announcement delayed. NextSlide transforms prompts and documents into editable slides, aiming to simplify visual communication.
According to a user on X, OpenAI is developing a large model codenamed Doug, which is its largest pre-training project to date, and is planned to be released before November. Since the launch of GPT-4o in May 2024, the company has not introduced any major updates for nearly two years, and the industry has been focusing on progress in the underlying architecture.
Mark Gurman reveals OpenAI's first AI hardware: puck-sized, donut-shaped, essentially a screenless smart speaker for home, one-hand portable. Priced $300-$400, expected 2027 launch, developed with ex-Apple designer Jony Ive.....