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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 路 Aug 31, 2026

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

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

Apple adds more allegations to its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI

Apple offered new evidence in support of its claims that <b>OpenAI</b> used trade secrets taken by former employees in support its new hardware business. As part of a push to obtain expedited discovery, Apple filed a support document that revealed information found on a MacBook laptop used by a former employee after he began working at <b>OpenAI</b>.

Engadget 路 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 路 Aug 29, 2026

Apple Accuses OpenAI Of Destroying Evidence In Trade Secret Suit: Elon Musk Mocks Sam Altman, Says 'Leopard Cannot Change Its Spots'

Apple&#x27;s fight with <b>OpenAI</b> heats up as the iPhone maker accuses the AI firm of destroying evidence in its trade secrets case.

Yahoo Finance 路 Sep 1, 2026

Sam Altman's "Last Resort" Just Became a $1 Billion Business. What It Means for OpenAI's IPO.

In 2024, <b>OpenAI</b> CEO Sam Altman called the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and advertising &quot;uniquely unsettling.&quot; He described ads as a &quot;last resort&quot; for the company&#x27;s business model. Now that last resort is starting to look like a real business.

AOL 路 Sep 1, 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 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

OpenAI says Apple has only itself to blame in trade-secret fight

By Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31 - <b>OpenAI</b> denied Apple&#x27;s allegations of trade secret theft on Monday, saying the iPhone maker failed to show any confidential information was stolen by former employees.

Reuters 路 Sep 1, 2026

OpenAI says its ad business has already hit $1B in annualized revenue

Still, <b>OpenAI</b> tried to give prospective investors reason to be optimistic that the ad business can help it turn things around. It said it&#x27;s aiming to accelerate growth, with a target of $2.5 billion in ad revenue by the end of the year and is tracking towards total annualized revenue exceeding $40 billion.

SiliconANGLE 路 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 路 Aug 24, 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

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

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

Apple claims OpenAI is using confidential Apple material and destroying evidence

A court brief has been filed in support of Apple&#x27;s motion for expedited pretrial fact-finding in the lawsuit, which accuses the ChatGPT-maker of stealing trade secrets.

The Japan Times 路 Sep 1, 2026

OpenAI Introduces 'ChatGPT for Teens' as Safety Concerns Grow

The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users.

The New York Times 路 Aug 18, 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

Apple accuses OpenAI employee of destroying evidence of stolen data amid ongoing lawsuit

In a new court filing, Apple has accused its former employee, Chang Liu, of stealing confidential designs for <b>OpenAI</b>. The company claims that Liu then tried to destroy the evidence.

India Today 路 Sep 1, 2026

Apple accuses former employee of destroying evidence in trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI; reveals new details in court filings

Apple has made fresh allegations in its lawsuit against <b>OpenAI</b>, claiming a former engineer misused confidential company designs, retained unauthorised access, and attempted to destroy evidence during the investigation.

Moneycontrol 路 Aug 31, 2026

OpenAI's ad business hits $1 billion run rate

<b>OpenAI</b> said its advertising business has hit $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate. CNBC&#x27;s Kate Rooney joins &#x27;Squawk on the Street&#x27; to discuss.

CNBC 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