OpenAI ramps up developer push with more powerful models in its API 

The updates were part of a series of announcements geared toward wooing developers to OpenAI’s ecosystem, including the launch of an agent-building tool and the ability to build apps in ChatGPT. 

MrBeast says AI could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it ‘scary times’ for the industry

If MrBeast is openly questioning whether AI is an existential threat to his business and others like it, then it’s fair to say that smaller creators are likely even more worried.

Instagram introduces new ‘Ring’ award for top creators

The move comes as Meta has been scaling back its creator payout programs over the past few years.

OpenAI launches AgentKit to help developers build and ship AI agents 

“AgentKit is a complete set of building blocks available in the open AI platform designed to help you take agents from prototype to production, it is everything you need to build, deploy, and optimize agent workflows with way less friction,” Sam Altman said Monday at OpenAI’s Dev Day.  

OpenAI launches apps inside of ChatGPT

OpenAI is launching a new way for developers to build applications that appear directly inside of ChatGPT’s conversations.

Sam Altman says ChatGPT has hit 800M weekly active users 

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Monday at Dev Day that ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users, marking an increase of adoption among consumers, developers, enterprises, and governments.  

Clop hackers caught exploiting Oracle zero-day bug to steal executives’ personal data

Oracle fixes another security flaw that Clop hackers were using to steal sensitive personal information about executives as part of a mass-extortion campaign.

Ökosix will show its biodegradable plastic at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Healthcare has a plastic problem, but Ökosix thinks its bio-derived, biodegradable material can replace single-use plastics throughout the industry.

A 19-year-old nabs backing from Google execs for his AI memory startup, Supermemory

19-year-old Dhravya Shah, who is originally from Mumbai, has built a memory layer for AI applications with Google’s AI chief’s backing.

A 19-year-old nabs backing from Google execs for his AI memory startup, Supermemory

19-year-old Dhravya Shah, who is originally from Mumbai, has built a memory layer for AI applications with Google’s AI chief’s backing.