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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 路 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 路 Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI Says Cyberattacks Will Become More Common鈥擜re 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 路 Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor After SpaceX's $60 Billion Takeover

<b>OpenAI</b> pulls its models from Cursor on November 12. Cursor&#x27;s CEO says the loss is 5% of traffic. The reason that number is so small matters.

Forbes 路 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 路 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 路 Aug 26, 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 路 Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI discloses new momentum in ad business

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CNBC 路 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 路 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 路 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 路 Aug 24, 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 路 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 路 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 路 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 路 Aug 29, 2026

Baltimore schools team up with OpenAI for teachers to use ChatGPT

Baltimore City Public Schools enters a partnership with <b>OpenAI</b> that permits district teachers to use the company&#x27;s ChatGPT for Teachers product.

CBS Baltimore 路 Aug 28, 2026

OpenAI cuts off Cursor's AI models, deepening feud with Musk

The contract will end by mid-November, months after SpaceX bought the coding tool&#x27;s parent company for $60 billion.

Mashable 路 Aug 29, 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 路 Aug 31, 2026

'Sophisticated' AI swarm attacks are months away, OpenAI warns: What experts say businesses must do

An open letter from <b>OpenAI</b> claims sophisticated AI-driven attacks are months away. Consumers and organizations should be more vigilant about cybersecurity fundamentals. Keeping pace with AI-enabled attackers will likely require &quot;using AI to fight AI.&quot;

ZDNET 路 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 路 Aug 29, 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 路 Aug 31, 2026

Nvidia's Scarcity Runs Out in Five Years: 'A Chip Designed by OpenAI, by AI'

<b>OpenAI</b> just built an AI-designed chip that already beats Nvidia&#x27;s best in early tests, and one macro investor has pinpointed exactly when Nvidia&#x27;s most valuable competitive advantage disappears entirely.

24/7 Wall St. 路 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. 路 Aug 31, 2026

The Transcripts of OpenAI Models Plotting Together to Commit an Actual Crime Is Pretty Chilling

&quot;This is wild, multi-agent coordination, clearly infrastructure hacking. We should not.&quot; The post The Transcripts of <b>OpenAI</b> Models Plotting Together to Commit an Actual Crime Is Pretty Chilling appeared first on Futurism.

Futurism 路 Aug 29, 2026

OpenAI data center project south of Ann Arbor hits 1 million work hours

SALINE TWP., MI - Leaders behind the controversial <b>OpenAI</b> data center project, as well as the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council, on Thursday celebrated the site logging 1 million craft hours of work.

mlive 路 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 路 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 路 Aug 31, 2026

Fort Worth ISD partners with OpenAI to provide teachers with expanded ChatGPT

<b>OpenAI</b> and Fort Worth ISD are partnering to bring the company&#x27;s ChatGPT for Teachers program to the district. Here&#x27;s how it works.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 路 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 路 Aug 31, 2026