ChatGPT Helps 33-Year-Old Japanese Writer Win Akutagawa Prize


After a six-month ban, ChatGPT returns to WhatsApp in the European Economic Area on July 13, 2026, following EU Commission intervention. Users can access multimodal conversations without registration by calling 1-800-CHATGPT.....
OpenAI will launch its first hardware product: a movable, screenless smart speaker positioned as a home AI companion assistant, offering a more human-like interactive experience. It supports smart home control, audio/video playback, Q&A, and messaging.....
OpenAI released a prompt guide for general users, integrating ChatGPT interface with Codex. It advocates 'start small, express needs directly' to lower interaction barriers, contrasting with API-focused developer docs. This follows the launch of ChatGPT Work, a standalone product based on Codex and GPT-5.6.....
Competition in the AI video generation sector is intensifying. Singapore-based startup PixVerse has completed a $439 million C-round expansion financing, with its valuation exceeding $2 billion, signaling strong growth confidence. The company was co-founded in 2023 by Wang Changhu, former head of computer vision at ByteDance, and Jaden Xie, following a typical technology-driven development path.
On July 10, 2026, Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and breaching contracts. The complaint states that Don Teng, former vice president of design at Apple and now Chief Hardware Officer at OpenAI, directed systematic espionage, misused Apple's confidential project codes during recruitment, and induced job candidates to leak information. This lawsuit marks the intensification of the AI competition between two major technology giants.