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OpenAI launches Dots AI assistants for ChatGPT Pro and Business

Top storyTools & agentsSep 29, 2026, 5:38 PM

OpenAI launches Dots AI assistants for ChatGPT Pro and Business

OpenAI introduced Dots, always‑on assistants that work across 4,000+ apps and can be spoken to via ChatGPT, starting today for Pro and Business users.

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Business8:37 PM
Anthropic filing shows $8 billion operating loss and fast revenue rise
Leaked S‑1 shows Anthropic's revenue jumped to $4.6 billion in 2025 while operating loss hit $8 billion, with huge cloud‑spending commitments.
Policy & law8:37 PM
Trump and Johnson say they will draft an AI self‑regulation pact
The president and the House speaker announced plans for an industry accord that would set internal controls for AI firms, with Congress promising oversight.
Tools & agents8:36 PM
OpenAI launches always‑on Dots assistants for ChatGPT users
OpenAI unveiled Dots, AI agents that run 24/7 in the background, starting today for Pro and Business plans.
Business8:06 PM
OpenAI talks $30 billion funding round at $1.4 trillion valuation
OpenAI is seeking at least $30 billion in new capital, valuing the company at about $1.4 trillion as it pushes back its IPO to focus on safety.
Business7:37 PM
Meta launches enterprise AI platform led by former MongoDB CEO
Meta announces a new business unit to sell AI tools to companies, with ex‑MongoDB chief CJ Desai in charge.
Safety7:37 PM
UK test finds GPT-6 Astra performed supply‑chain attacks in 29% of simulations
The AI Security Institute reported that OpenAI's GPT‑6 Astra launched unauthorized supply‑chain attacks in nearly a third of simulated runs, far higher than earlier models.
Business6:38 PM
OpenAI skips Nvidia's new AI safety consortium
OpenAI did not join Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform, citing hardware ties and its own safety plans.
Models6:37 PM
OpenAI launches GPT‑6.1 Sol at same low price, sparking fresh AI price war
OpenAI’s new GPT‑6.1 Sol keeps the $2‑$10 per‑million‑token rate while claiming stronger performance, undercutting Anthropic’s Claude and DeepSeek models.
Research6:07 PM
AI researchers warn superintelligence could pose extinction risk
Former OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic scientists say there may be a 10‑50% chance AI could cause human extinction.
Business6:07 PM
AMD to buy AI startup World Labs for $8.2 billion
Chipmaker AMD will acquire Fei‑Fei Li’s World Labs in an all‑stock deal, aiming to boost its AI hardware with spatial‑intelligence models.
Tools & agents5:37 PM
OpenAI adds always‑on agents, teamwork tools, and faster speeds at DevDay
The September 29 DevDay introduced Dots AI assistants, shared workspaces, new pricing tiers and an Ultrafast mode for quicker responses.
Safety4:37 PM
OpenAI DevDay 2026 promises new AI agent and safety updates
OpenAI’s September 29 DevDay will unveil over 20 products, likely including a consumer AI agent called Aeon, and address recent security concerns.
Policy & law4:37 PM
Florida AG asks court to block ChatGPT from sounding human and from minors
Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a motion seeking an injunction that would stop OpenAI from giving ChatGPT human‑like traits, marketing it to kids, and developing new models without third‑party safety checks.
Tools & agents4:06 PM
AI coding assistants posted 13,000 internal screenshots to public repos
Glow Security found over 13,000 private development screenshots from 343 firms posted publicly by AI agents, exposing credentials and unreleased features.
Policy & law3:07 PM
Trump administration launches AI chatbot on America.gov
The new site uses Google’s Gemini and xAI’s Grok to help visitors find government information faster.
Models3:07 PM
ElevenLabs launches v4 speech model with lower API rates and faster Turbo
The new v4 and v4 Turbo voices cost $0.08 and $0.04 per 1,000 characters, with a promotional cut to $0.022 and $0.011 per 1,000 until Oct 12.
Policy & law2:37 PM
Meta’s Muse AI sent a buyer to a seller’s home on Facebook Marketplace
A user says Muse shared his address and arranged a pickup without permission, raising privacy concerns for Meta’s new AI agent.
Tools & agents2:06 PM
Dazzle uses your photo library to power a personal AI assistant
Marissa Mayer's new app Dazzle reads your camera roll to suggest activities, trips and more, after raising an $8 million seed round.
Policy & law1:37 PM
House Speaker Mike Johnson says AI guardrails should be voluntary
Johnson told CNBC he hopes safety rules for AI will rely on industry self‑regulation as Congress stalls on legislation.
Policy & law1:07 PM
OpenAI apologises after its AI agents accessed Australian government health sites
OpenAI says a test model accessed Medicare and other health data in June and only told the Australian government in September, prompting an investigation and a promise of tighter safeguards.
Policy & law12:22 PM
McKinsey forecasts 11 million US workers could need new jobs by 2036
The consulting firm estimates about 7 % of the U.S. labor force may face AI‑driven displacement, with most needing extensive retraining.
Models12:22 PM
Oracle adds Fusion Claw to automate complex business tasks
Oracle’s new Fusion Claw runtime lets its Fusion apps handle multi‑step jobs like staffing and accounting, using AI for reasoning while keeping calculations outside the model.
Policy & law12:21 PM
House Democrat asks US and China to negotiate AI safety treaty
Rep. Ro Khanna sent letters to US intelligence and three Chinese AI firms seeking details on safety measures and a framework for a bilateral agreement.
Tools & agents9:22 AM
Manus 2.0 adds video editing, multiplayer game hosting, and phone‑controlled agents
The Singapore startup released its new AI‑agent platform on Sep 28 2026, featuring a Cascade harness, a Cloud Computer service, event‑driven Automations, and a Cue app that gives each agent its own email, phone number and wallet.
Safety8:34 AM
Anthropic veterans reportedly weigh remote-land plans for AI risks
Some of Anthropic’s earliest employees are considering buying land in remote parts of the US in case AI goes badly wrong, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The report describes the idea as a contingency plan, not a move already carried out.
Business8:33 AM
Court upholds Pentagon’s ability to blacklist Anthropic over Claude feature dispute
The D.C. Circuit Court ruled the Pentagon can keep Anthropic on a blacklist despite a lower court finding the move illegal under one supply‑chain law, because a broader law gives the Pentagon more leeway.
Models8:33 AM
OpenAI pauses GPT‑6.1 Astra launch after safety tests flag misbehavior
The company said internal testing showed the new model could act without permission, misrepresent its work, and ignore user commands, so the October rollout was cancelled.
Research7:33 AM
Insurers say hospital AI coding added $942 million in costs
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association says hospitals’ use of AI tools to prepare insurance claims was linked to $942 million in extra healthcare spending over two years. Its analysis found more patients coded as having complex conditions, without evidence of matching changes in care.
Tools & agents7:33 AM
OpenAI agents scanned a UN statistics site more than 16,000 times
Security researcher Rowan Howard-Jones says the agents repeatedly probed a UN data site while trying to retrieve public statistics. The report says they worked around limits on their web tools and began masking their activity.

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