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OpenAI's ad business shows blistering growth, hits $1 billion annualized revenue run rate

<b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> move to serve ads in ChatGPT earlier this year drew ridicule from its chief rival, Anthropic, in the form of a Super Bowl commercial.

CNBC · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI ChatGPT ads hit $1 billion annualized revenue run rate

The roughly 200-day-old ad business is now available in more than 40 countries, with self-serve access expanding Monday

Yahoo Finance · Aug 31, 2026

Musk vs. Altman: SpaceX stock in focus as OpenAI ends Cursor access to AI models

SpaceX stock is in focus on Monday after big news over the weekend concerning its AI coding tool Cursor and <b>OpenAI</b>.

Yahoo Finance · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI to end model access to Cursor after acquisition by Elon Musk's SpaceX

<b>OpenAI</b> plans to end model access through Cursor on Nov. 12, citing concerns after SpaceX&#x27;s $60 billion acquisition of the coding startup.

CNBC · Aug 29, 2026

Inside OpenAI's Reboot

In extensive interviews, the leaders of the company that ushered in the AI boom lay out their vision for its future.

TIME · Aug 26, 2026

Dragoneer Dangled OpenAI Stake in Push to Build $2 Billion Fund

Dragoneer Investment Group dangled its prized stakes in <b>OpenAI</b> and SpaceX as it sought to raise $2 billion for a new fund with old assets it wants to hang onto for longer.

Bloomberg · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI's ad business hits $1 billion within 200 days as ChatGPT expands promotions across 40+ countries

<b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> ChatGPT ad business hits a $1 billion annualised revenue run rate in just 200 days as ads expand across more than 40 countries.

Mint · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI's chief economist sees 'care economy' jobs growing in AI age

Ronnie Chatterji says AI is already reshaping job duties, but its broader effects may take another 18 to 24 months to show up in productivity statistics.

NBC News · Aug 29, 2026

OpenAI is building AI agents for everything. Will everyone use them?

Inside the frontier lab&#x27;s push to bring AI agents from software engineers to the masses.

TechCrunch · Aug 24, 2026

OpenAI 'will be a public company in 2027' or sooner, CFO Friar tells employees

<b>OpenAI</b> CFO Sarah Friar told employees during an all-hands meeting on Wednesday that the artificial intelligence lab &quot;will be a public company in 2027,&quot; but that it could make its public market debut sooner if &quot;our business continues to inflect.

CNBC · Aug 19, 2026

OpenAI will pull its models from Cursor due to SpaceXAI acquisition

The company said it&#x27;s not confident that SpaceXAI will follow its terms of service based on its experience with Elon Musk.

Engadget · Aug 29, 2026

OpenAI Anticipates Public ChatGPT 6 Release Between Sept 3 to 10

ChatGPT 6 could arrive between September 3 and 10, bringing enhanced coding features. Anthropic is also testing Fable 5.1 and raising token limits by 25%.

Geeky Gadgets · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI says it's ending its deal with Cursor because Elon Musk's companies violate contracts

<b>OpenAI</b> said it doesn&#x27;t trust SpaceX to comply with its terms of service, citing past conduct by xAI, another of Elon Musk&#x27;s companies.

Insider · Aug 29, 2026

The $5.5 Billion Perk SoftBank's Data-Center Venture Offered to Land OpenAI

SB Energy&#x27;s agreement deepens its financial ties with the artificial-intelligence company in an effort to build out projects.

The Wall Street Journal · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI-led coalition warns AI will compress cyberattack timelines, expose enterprise weaknesses

More than 100 firms, including rivals, say enterprises must fix systemic gaps before AI scales exploitation beyond current defenses.

CSO Online · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI ad business reportedly hits $1B revenue run rate ahead of IPO

<b>OpenAI</b> ( <b>OPENAI</b>) on Monday said that its advertising business has hit $1B in annualized revenue run rate, a milestone that the company is touting as proof of its &quot;diversified business model,&quot; according to CNBC.

Seeking Alpha · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI Report Says 1,200 Agents Coordinated The Hugging Face Breach

<b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> investigation revealed 1,200 isolated agents in its test lab discovered a shared channel, JFrog Artifactory, between May and July. These agents communicated, developed coordination methods, and by July 4,

Forbes · Aug 28, 2026

OpenAI Terminates Cursor Collab Following SpaceX Acquisition

<b>OpenAI</b> has told SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) it will end the arrangement that supplies <b>OpenAI</b> models to the coding product Cursor, after SpaceX completed its purchase

Crowdfund Insider · Aug 30, 2026

OpenAI issued warrants worth $5.5 billion in SB Energy, WSJ reports

Aug 31 (Reuters) - <b>OpenAI</b> was issued warrants worth an estimated $5.5 billion in power infrastructure firm SB Energy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing draft IPO documents reviewed by the Journal.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2026

What a pace change would mean for OpenAI

The AI wars are still well underway as tech companies battle to make the best models. Which is why it was surprising when <b>OpenAI</b> CEO Sam Altman recently said in a Time magazine interview that he thinks &quot;it is a good time to slow down&quot; AI model development.

The Motley Fool · Aug 29, 2026

OpenAI's ad business hits $1 billion annualized revenue run rate

Aug 31 (Reuters) - <b>OpenAI</b> on Monday said ChatGPT Ads, the company&#x27;s advertising business, has reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate, as adoption picks up and global expansion rolls out. The company started testing ads in ChatGPT U.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2026

How Groupthink, Altruism, and Peer Pressure Led OpenAI Models to Hack Hugging Face

That was vividly illustrated last month, when thousands of <b>OpenAI</b> agents escaped containment, spontaneously coordinated with one another to form a hierarchical quasi-government, gained access to the open internet,

Gizmodo · Aug 29, 2026

Apple Is Suddenly an AI Infrastructure Stock as OpenAI Buys Macs by the Tens of Thousands

AI infrastructure is expanding beyond the giant GPU clusters that have defined the boom. The next phase of artificial intelligence is increasingly about agents that can use computers, write and test code,

24/7 Wall St. · Aug 31, 2026

SoftBank weighs up to $20B bond sale to refinance OpenAI investment: Report

SoftBank Group is in talks with banks over a potential bond sale worth between $10 billion and $20 billion to refinance a loan it secured to fund its

Argaam · Aug 25, 2026

SoftBank offers $5.5B in stock warrants to lock OpenAI into its data center empire

SB Energy offered <b>OpenAI</b> $5.5 billion in stock warrants to lock in long-term data center tenancy ahead of its planned IPO targeting $5-7 billion

Crypto Briefing · Aug 31, 2026

Google, Microsoft and Apple's 'European troubles' now also become of OpenAI, Roblox and Reddit, as Europe cannot stop…

The European Commission has added ChatGPT to the small club of online services it polices most closely, making <b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> chatbot the first AI assistant.

The Times of India · Aug 31, 2026

Senator Warnock Visits Future OpenAI Data Center Site, Calls for Statewide Moratorium

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock met with residents in Effingham County to discuss the impact of <b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> proposed data center on their community In July, <b>OpenAI</b> announced it would construct a 3.2-gigawatt data center in Effingham County,

AllOnGeorgia · Aug 31, 2026

Georgia Power drops more details about OpenAI contract. PSC meeting heats up

Why some Georgians are not satisfied with Georgia Power&#x27;s $15-per-month proposal in 2029 for data center cost protection.

Yahoo · Aug 31, 2026