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OpenAI's New Ad Business Hit a $1 Billion Run Rate in 200 Days. Its Expansion Is Only Just Starting

On Monday, <b>OpenAI</b> announced that its new ad model on ChatGPT has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate due to its active users and global expansion.

Inc.com · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI Hugging Face Attack: 70,000 AI Agent Messages—'Sacrifice Yes'

AI agents debated sacrifice, permadeath and collective goals while coordinating an attack—an extraordinary glimpse into AI agents coordinating in real time.

Forbes · Aug 31, 2026

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 Says Cyberattacks Will Become More Common—Are You Protected?

Major companies are sounding alarms for artificial intelligence (AI) risks, and one call is coming from inside the house. <b>OpenAI</b>, an AI research and deployment organization, claimed &quot;AI-enabled cyber-

Forbes · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI says ads biz reached $1B revenue run rate in less than a year

<b>OpenAI</b> on Monday said its nascent advertising business has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate less than 200 days after its launch. Why it matters: Advertising revenue is critical to supporting access to free generative AI services.

Axios · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI to End Cursor Access to Its AI Models After SpaceX 60 Billion Dollar Acquisition, Citing Musk

<b>OpenAI</b> will end Cursor&#x27;s access to its AI models following SpaceX&#x27;s acquisition of Anysphere, citing trust issues with Elon Musk&#x27;s companies. Developers can still access models via alternative methods.

International Business Times AU · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor Models After SpaceX Acquisition

After Cursor&#x27;s sale to Elon Musk&#x27;s SpaceX, <b>OpenAI</b> announced it will gradually cut off access to its models on the vibe-coding platform, citing distrust of the

GovInfoSecurity · Aug 31, 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

OpenAI discloses new momentum in ad business

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CNBC · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI says its ads business has hit $1B run-rate

<b>OpenAI</b> has announced that its digital advertising unit has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate. Built in barely 200 days, the unit was highlighted by executives as concrete evidence of a maturing, highly diversified commercial architecture.

Invezz · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI Purchases Tens of Thousands of Mac minis, Mac Studios

<b>OpenAI</b> is reportedly buying tens of thousands of Mac mini and Mac Studio systems as AI labs find a new use for Apple hardware.

TechRepublic · Aug 31, 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 Says Its Ad Business Hit a Major Milestone, Says It Proves a 'Diversified Business Model'

The company has started showing advertisements to some ChatGPT users in India.

International Business Times · Aug 31, 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 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

OpenAI says we're running out of time to act on cyber defense. Here's what you can actually do about it.

<b>OpenAI</b> warned AI is making cyber attacks ore sophisticated and widespread. Cybersecurity experts say there are steps you can take to protect yourself.

Insider · Aug 29, 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

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

We finally know more about OpenAI's rogue-agent incident. It's worse than we thought

New reports show how the agents secretly coordinated, covered up their cheating, hacked Hugging Face, and took over part of <b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> own infrastructure.

Fast Company · Aug 31, 2026

Hugging Face hack could indicate cultural issues at OpenAI

By now you&#x27;ve probably heard about last month&#x27;s major AI security incident, in which <b>OpenAI</b> agents escaped their sandbox and hacked into the AI platform Hugging Face while trying to cheat on a test. It&#x27;s a wild story.

MIT Technology Review · 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

OpenAI to end partnership with Cursor after SpaceX acquisition

<b>OpenAI</b> said it will end its partnership with Cursor after the AI-coding agent&#x27;s acquisition by SpaceX, according to a post on X.

The Mercury News · Aug 31, 2026

New evidence shows OpenAI's trade secret theft & destruction of evidence, says Apple

Apple has been urging the court to require expedited discovery, and information discovered on Chang Liu&#x27;s work MacBook suggests <b>OpenAI</b> is actively destroying evidence.

AppleInsider · Aug 31, 2026

Cursor customers will lose access to OpenAI coding models in November

<b>OpenAI</b> has told Cursor it will cut off access to its AI coding models from November 12, leaving Cursor customers to decide whether to switch models or switch coding platforms.

InfoWorld · Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI Got $5.5B in SB Energy Warrants to Lease Nvidia-Backed AI Data Centers

<b>OpenAI</b> holds warrants in SoftBank Group subsidiary SB Energy now valued at roughly $5.5 billion, according to draft IPO documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The disclosure shows how intertwined AI infrastructure financing has become.

Yahoo Finance · Aug 31, 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

You Can't Invest in OpenAI Stock but This IPO Might Be the Closest Thing

<b>OpenAI</b> doesn&#x27;t look likely to launch an IPO this year but investors could get a proxy for the ChatGPT developer in the form of SB Energy.

Barron's · Aug 31, 2026

Sam Altman's 'last resort' is now minting money for OpenAI

<b>OpenAI</b> said its ads business hit a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate: &quot;Advertising is one pillar of <b>OpenAI&#x27;s</b> diversified business model.&quot;

Insider · Aug 31, 2026

Apple alleges OpenAI employee accessed circuit plans after joining startup

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Apple on Monday alleged that a defendant in its trade secret case against ChatGPT creator <b>OpenAI</b> accessed a power converter circuit schematic while at <b>OpenAI</b>, according to a filing in U.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2026