Judge: xAI can't claim OpenAI stole trade secrets just by hiring ex-staffers

Judge: xAI can't claim OpenAI stole trade secrets just by hiring ex-staffers

• Elon Musk appears to be grasping at straws in a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of poaching eight xAI employees in an allegedly unlawful bid to access xAI trade secrets connected to its

Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 262 words
Canadian government demands safety changes from OpenAI

Canadian government demands safety changes from OpenAI

• Trending: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: New Galaxy S26 phones and more Alexa+ gets three new personality styles Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with G

Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 300 words
xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI has been dismissed

xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI has been dismissed

• Trending: Tesla sues California DMV over the term ‘Autopilot’ Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a iP

Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 314 words
OpenAI defeats xAI's trade secrets lawsuit

OpenAI defeats xAI's trade secrets lawsuit

• AI News Tech OpenAI defeats xAI’s trade secrets lawsuit The court handed OpenAI a win in part of its multi-pronged battle with Elon Musk. • The court handed OpenAI a win in par

Consumer Tech · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 237 words
OpenAI and Google Take Steps to Avoid Abusive AI Imagery After Grok Scandal

OpenAI and Google Take Steps to Avoid Abusive AI Imagery After Grok Scandal

• ai atlas Tech Services & Software AI OpenAI and Google Take Steps to Avoid Abusive AI Imagery After Grok Scandal AI safety, especially around images and videos, continues to be a

Consumer Tech · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 233 words
OpenAI couldn't finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead - company's chip design aspirations lag behind Googl...

OpenAI couldn't finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead - company's chip design aspirations lag behind Googl...

• OpenAI couldn’t finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead - company’s chip design aspirations lag behind Google and Amazon Financing shortfalls trigger

Anthropic says DeepSeek, other Chinese AI firms scraped Claude to train rival models

Anthropic says DeepSeek, other Chinese AI firms scraped Claude to train rival models

• Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, MiniMax, Moonshot of scraping Claude via fake accounts and proxies. • Over 16 million Claude exchanges extracted, with MiniMax alone generating 13 mil

Stargate AI data centers for OpenAI reportedly delayed by squabbles between partners - sources say OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank disagreed on who would have ultimate control of the planned data centers

Stargate AI data centers for OpenAI reportedly delayed by squabbles between partners - sources say OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank disagreed on who would have ultimate control of the planned data centers

• Stargate AI data centers for OpenAI reportedly delayed by squabbles between partners - sources say OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank disagreed on who would have ultimate control of th

AI Trading Bot Accidentally Sends $450,000 Memecoin Stash

AI Trading Bot Accidentally Sends $450,000 Memecoin Stash

• OpenAI engineer’s AI bot ‘Lobstar Wilde’ mistakenly tipped $450,000 worth of Lobstar memecoins instead of 4 SOL on X. • The recipient sold the 53‑million token pile, earning roug

OpenAI announces Frontier Alliance Partners

OpenAI announces Frontier Alliance Partners

• Introducing Frontier Alliances The limiting factor for seeing value from AI in enterprises isn’t model intelligence, it’s how agents are built and run in their organizations. • W

OpenAI employee's AI agent 'accidentally' sent $442K to beggar

OpenAI employee's AI agent 'accidentally' sent $442K to beggar

• OpenAI employee’s AI agent ‘accidentally’ sent $442K to beggar One theory is that Lobstar Wilde tried to send 52,439 LOBSTAR tokens but misinterpreted Solana’s UI and sent 52.4 m

FinTech · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 278 words

AI agent created by OpenAI dev 'accidentally' sends entire memecoin holdings to reply guy

• The recipient quickly sold the entire stack of Lobstar tokens for a profit of about $40,000, though the same amount of tokens is now worth over $400,000.

OpenAI will reportedly release an AI-powered smart speaker in 2027

OpenAI will reportedly release an AI-powered smart speaker in 2027

• Trending: Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ upsell in California Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 iPhone Fo

Consumer Tech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 264 words
OpenAI’s first ChatGPT gadget could be a smart speaker with a camera

OpenAI’s first ChatGPT gadget could be a smart speaker with a camera

• AI Gadgets News OpenAI’s first ChatGPT gadget could be a smart speaker with a camera The company might be developing smart glasses and a smart lamp, too. • The company might be d

Consumer Tech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 250 words
OpenAI's Sam Altman warns that firms are using 'AI washing' to mask layoffs across the globe - AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of 'palpable' job disruption ahead

OpenAI's Sam Altman warns that firms are using 'AI washing' to mask layoffs across the globe - AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of 'palpable' job disruption ahead

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OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation - Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation - Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

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OpenAI pits AI agents against each other to red team smart contracts

OpenAI pits AI agents against each other to red team smart contracts

• OpenAI has launched a new benchmark that evaluates how well different AI models detect, patch, and even exploit security vulnerabilities found in crypto smart contracts. • OpenAI

FinTech · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 234 words

Introducing OpenAI for India

• OpenAI for India expands AI access across the country-building local infrastructure, powering enterprises, and advancing workforce skills.

OpenAI and Paradigm partner on AI agent tool for smart contract security

• DeFi lending protocol Moonwell and CrossCurve have both recently suffered exploits connected to smart contracts.

Sam Altman's OpenAI unveils 'EVMbench' to test whether AI can keep crypto's smart contracts safe

Sam Altman's OpenAI unveils 'EVMbench' to test whether AI can keep crypto's smart contracts safe

• Sam Altman’s OpenAI unveils ‘EVMbench’ to test whether AI can keep crypto’s smart contracts safe Developed with Paradigm, the tool is OpenAI’s attempt to determine whether modern

Federal court rules that OpenAI must stop using the term 'Cameo'

Federal court rules that OpenAI must stop using the term 'Cameo'

• Trending: Hands-on with Google’s new Pixel 10a phone Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ upsell in California Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 The best VPNs with free trials iPhone

Consumer Tech · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 240 words
OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source - Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role

OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source - Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role

• OpenAI hires ‘genius’ OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source - Sam Altman says creator will work on ‘smart agents’ in new role OpenAI also pledges con

SoftBank's $4.2bn OpenAI gain lifts quarterly profits as AI exposure deepens - company swings back to profitability in Q3 results

SoftBank's $4.2bn OpenAI gain lifts quarterly profits as AI exposure deepens - company swings back to profitability in Q3 results

• SoftBank’s $4.2bn OpenAI gain lifts quarterly profits as AI exposure deepens - company swings back to profitability in Q3 results Vision Fund divergence and expanding data center

OpenAI has hired the developer behind AI agent OpenClaw

OpenAI has hired the developer behind AI agent OpenClaw

• Trending: Best Presidents’ Day tech sales Meta is fighting the concept of social media addiction Ring nixes Flock partnership after Super Bowl backlash Fire TV sticks add NVIDIA'

Consumer Tech · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 237 words
VS Code becomes multi-agent command center for developers

VS Code becomes multi-agent command center for developers

• VS Code v1.109 turns the editor into a multi‑agent hub, supporting Claude, Codex, and Copilot. • Developers can orchestrate multiple AI assistants from a single interface with ne

OpenAI's new Codex Spark model is built for speed

OpenAI's new Codex Spark model is built for speed

• We’re so glad you’re here. • You can expect all the best TNS content to arrive Monday through Friday to keep you on top of the news and at the top of your game. • Check

Introducing GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

• GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark is OpenAI’s first real‑time coding model, providing instant code suggestions during development. • Delivers 15× faster code generation compared to previous Co

Introducing OpenAI Frontier

• OpenAI Frontier is an enterprise platform for building, deploying, and managing AI agents with shared context, onboarding, permissions, and governance.

Snowflake and OpenAI partner to bring frontier intelligence to enterprise data

• OpenAI and Snowflake ink $200M partnership to embed frontier AI into enterprise data platforms. • The deal unlocks AI agents that can query, analyze, and act on Snowflake data in

Introducing the Codex app

• Codex app launches on macOS, central hub for AI-driven coding tasks. • Supports multiple agents, enabling parallel workflows for faster development. • Long-running tasks handled

Unlocking Agentic RL Training for GPT-OSS: A Practical Retrospective

Unlocking Agentic RL Training for GPT-OSS: A Practical Retrospective

• Agentic RL extends LLM training beyond single-turn responses to full decision-making via environment interaction. • It collects on‑policy data, optimizing policies across multi‑s

Microsoft, OpenAI Continue To Push Beyond Their Partnership

Microsoft, OpenAI Continue To Push Beyond Their Partnership

• AI & Machine Learning Microsoft 365 News Microsoft, OpenAI Continue To Push Beyond Their Partnership OpenAI and Microsoft appear to be moving in distinct directions. • September