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OpenAI introduces 'ChatGPT for Teens' amid legal pressure
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards and monitoring for users aged 13-to-17, including restrictions on self-harm, violence, eating disorders. The program adds break reminders, quiet hours, Study Mode, parental alerts.
August 18, 2026
Tech giants launch open-source AI security alliance after attack
Nvidia and more than 30 technology companies have launched the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop open-source AI cybersecurity tools, promoting collaborative cyber defense while urging regulators to support open AI models as defensive assets rather than restrict their use.
July 27, 2026
Trump signs AI order giving government access to powerful models
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework for AI firms to share advanced models with the government up to 30 days before release, while establishing an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to address emerging security risks.
June 2, 2026
OpenAI raises $110 bn in record funding round
OpenAI announces a $110 billion funding round valuing it at $730 billion, with major backing from SoftBank, Nvidia, and Amazon, as it expands partnerships, scales computing capacity, and accelerates growth amid rising costs and intensifying AI competition.
February 27, 2026
White House adviser questions why Americans bear cost of AI used in India
Peter Navarro raises questions over Americans paying for artificial intelligence services used in India in a recent interview with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.
January 19, 2026
OpenAI introducing ads to ChatGPT
OpenAI will test ads on ChatGPT for US free users to boost revenue amid high AI costs, pledging ads won’t affect answers or privacy as competition with Google intensifies and rising valuations and investor pressure.
January 16, 2026
Character.AI to ban direct chat for minors after teen suicide
Character.AI will ban direct chats for users under 18 after a teen’s suicide linked to its chatbot. The company will shift minors to creative tools, impose time limits, and launch an independent AI Safety Lab
October 29, 2025