OpenAI's First Acquisition Since Its Establishment: Buying a 'Mysterious' 8-Person Company

OpenAI Employees Cash Out $3 Billion in Equity, SoftBank Becomes the Biggest Winner, Talent Drain Concern Intensifies!

Since 2021, OpenAI employees and former employees have cumulatively cashed out nearly $3 billion through equity sales. This number is remarkable, especially in the tech industry where frequent stock sales are not common. SoftBank became the largest buyer in this transaction, purchasing almost half of the shares, further solidifying its position in the field of artificial intelligence. OpenAI holds two equity sales per year, with a significantly higher frequency than many tech companies. The original intention of this practice was to provide employees with the opportunity for financial freedom, thereby retention.

OpenAI Upgrades ChatGPT Projects: In-depth Research + Voice Mode

OpenAI announced major updates to the ChatGPT Projects feature during its '12 Days of OpenAI' event, providing users with a more powerful project management and AI interaction experience. As one of the core functions of ChatGPT, Projects aim to help users organize and manage AI-driven workflows more efficiently. This update introduces several innovative features, including in-depth research, voice mode, improved memory functions, and enhanced mobile support, marking a significant milestone for ChatGPT.

ChatGPT Evolves Further! Significant Upgrades to Project Functions, PDF Export Supported in Canvas, and AI Assistant Understands You Better

OpenAI's ChatGPT has undergone a series of product feature updates, further enhancing its competitiveness in the field of productivity tools. From comprehensive upgrades to project functions to the addition of download options in Canvas, these updates have not only optimized user experience but also provided stronger work support for developers, creators, and enterprise users. Image source note: Images generated by AI. Project function upgrade: A smarter and more flexible workspace. The project function of ChatGPT has undergone major updates recently, providing users with

AMD and OpenAI Launch a Powerful AI Chip: A 35x Increase in Inference Performance

Massive Google Cloud Outage Worldwide Causes Disruptions to OpenAI, Shopify and Other Services

Google Cloud services experienced a severe outage worldwide, causing many large internet services to become paralyzed or interrupted. The wide impact of this outage left many users frustrated. According to Google Cloud's status page, the fault occurred at 10:51 AM Pacific Time, after which the Google Cloud team immediately initiated an investigation into the issue. Image source notes: The image is generated by AI, and the image license service provider Midjourney was affected after the incident. Google engineers stated that they are continuously making efforts to restore the service. However, as time went on...

OpenAI Employee Stock Sale Surge Reaches $3 Billion; SoftBank Becomes the Largest Buyer

Tech media The Information reported that since 2021, employees and former employees of the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI have collectively cashed out nearly $3 billion through multiple stock sales. For a company only six years old, such a large-scale employee wealth realization is rare, even approaching the level of employees at Elon Musk's SpaceX. The report revealed that Japan's investment giant SoftBank has become the largest buyer of OpenAI employee shares. This spring, SoftBank purchased shares from a small group of current and former employees.

Global Internet Outage! Google Cloud Downtime Causes Many Popular Services to Shut Down!

Recently, a serious global outage occurred in the Google Cloud service, affecting several large internet platforms including OpenAI and Shopify. This downtime impacted users in the United States, Europe, and Asia, with 13 core services from Google Cloud experiencing failures, causing many users to be unable to access these services normally. This has caused significant disruptions to business operations. The specific cause of the outage is currently unclear, and Google has stated it is investigating the issue and working to restore services, but no specific repair timeline has been provided yet. This incident has triggered concerns among users.

Mattel teams up with OpenAI: The first AI toy is coming soon!

Manus Launches Free Unlimited Chat Mode, Open to All Users

Recently, the artificial intelligence startup Butterfly Effect under its product Manus AI announced the launch of a new chat mode and opened it for free to all users without usage restrictions. This move has sparked heated discussions in the global AI industry, seen as Manus' strategic challenge to giants like OpenAI and DeepSeek, aiming to attract a large number of users through a low threshold and further consolidate its position in the AI market. Free Chat Mode: Instant Q&A, Powerful Functionality Manus' chat mode

Coco Robotics, backed by OpenAI CEO, raises $80 million