OpenAI has released GPT-5.2, a new model series designed to improve professional knowledge work with major gains in reasoning, coding, long-context analysis, and vision. The update brings enhanced performance to ChatGPT and the API across Instant, Thinking, and Pro variants.
Runway introduces GWM-1 world model and GWM-Robotics, GWM-Worlds, and GWM-Avatars applications, advancing AI simulations for robotics, training, and video generation.
OpenAI enhances AI cybersecurity capabilities with safeguards, trusted access programs, and collaborations to empower defenders and mitigate misuse risks.
DeepMind plans a U.K. AI lab using robotics for research on superconductors, semiconductors, and government AI deployments, expanding UK-US tech collaboration.
TIME Magazine selected the CEOs driving the global AI race as its 2025 Person of the Year, highlighting their impact on technology, policy, and geopolitics.
Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal allowing Sora to generate fan-inspired short videos featuring over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters.
Dozens of U.S. state attorneys general urged major AI companies to implement safeguards against harmful chatbot outputs, citing mental health risks.
Harness secures $240M to scale its AI DevOps agents, knowledge-graph automation, and global engineering teams as rising AI code volume intensifies demand for after-code testing, security, and deployment automation.
Opera launches Neon, a subscription AI browser with integrated chat, Cards for tasks, and deep research agents, joining other AI-first browsers like Comet and Dia.
OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit alleging ChatGPT reinforced a man’s violent delusions, contributing to the killing of his mother in Connecticut. The case marks the first time an AI platform has been accused of involvement in a murder.
Adobe has integrated Photoshop, Adobe Express and Acrobat directly into ChatGPT, allowing users to edit images, design content and manage PDFs through conversational instructions.
Surf has raised $15M led by Pantera to develop Surf 2.0, expand its enterprise AI crypto research tools, and scale its specialized multi-agent analysis platform used by major exchanges.
Apple’s 2025 App Store charts show ChatGPT at No. 1 among free iPhone apps, outpacing TikTok, Instagram, Google Maps, and more as AI reshapes user habits.
Google launches a pilot program adding AI-powered article overviews to Google News, partnering with global publishers and experimenting with audio briefings and contextual links.
Tavus launches its improved AI Santa with face recognition, memory, and autonomous actions — sparking debate over kids’ interactions with AI.