chatgpt
OpenAI’s ChatGPT ads will allegedly prioritize sponsored content in answers
OpenAI is reportedly mulling a new form of ads on ChatGPT called “sponsored content,” which could influence your buying decisions. As we recently reported, the ChatGPT Android app 1.2025.329 beta included references to an “ads feature” with “bazaar content,” “search ad,” and “search ads carousel.” Later, a report claimed that OpenAI pushed back its efforts to […]
ChatGPT’s new formatting blocks make its UI look more like a task tool
OpenAI has quietly rolled out ‘formatting blocks,’ which tweak GPT’s layout to match the UI of the task it is supposed to execute. ChatGPT has different use cases, including writing emails or blogs. Up until now, if you asked GPT to write an email for you, it would show the content of the email in the […]
OpenAI is reportedly testing Claude-like Skills for ChatGPT
OpenAI is testing a new ChatGPT feature called “Skills,” which will be similar to Claude’s feature, also called Skills. Up until now, ChatGPT has supported GPTs, which are prompt-engineered to meet your specific needs. On the other hand, Claude Skills are folder-based instructions that teach Claude AI specific abilities, workflows, and domain-specific knowledge. For example, […]
Google ads for shared ChatGPT, Grok guides push macOS infostealer malware
A new AMOS infostealer campaign is abusing Google search ads to lure users into Grok and ChatGPT conversations that appear to offer “helpful” instructions but ultimately lead to installing the AMOS info-stealing malware on macOS. The campaign was first spotted by researchers at cybersecurity company Kaspersky yesterday, while Huntress managed security platform published a more detailed report earlier today. […]
OpenAI denies rolling out ads on ChatGPT paid plans
OpenAI has denied the reports that it has rolled out ads on ChatGPT Plus after users spotted recommendations for shopping apps. As spotted on X, a ChatGPT Plus user casually asked a normal question about Windows BitLocker. While the AI answered the question, it also recommended shopping at Target for groceries. Now, groceries or home food are […]
ChatGPT is down worldwide, conversations disappeared for users
OpenAI’s AI-powered ChatGPT is down worldwide with users receiving errors when attempting to access chats, with no reasons currently given. If you are affected, you will see “something seems to have gone wrong,” errors, with ChatGPT adding that “There was an error generating a response” to their queries. In our tests, GeekFeed observed that GPT […]
Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
OpenAI is now internally testing ‘ads’ inside ChatGPT that could redefine the web economy. Up until now, the ChatGPT experience has been completely free. While there are premium plans and models, you don’t see GPT sell you products or show ads. On the other hand, Google Search has ads that influence your buying behaviour. OpenAI is […]
OpenAI discloses API customer data breach via Mixpanel vendor hack
OpenAI is notifying some ChatGPT API customers that limited identifying information was exposed following a breach at its third-party analytics provider Mixpanel. Mixpanel offers event analytics that OpenAI uses to track user interactions on the frontend interface for the API product. According to the AI company, the cyber incident affected “limited analytics data related to […]
OpenAI says its latest GPT-5.1 Codex can code independently for hours
OpenAI has started rolling out GPT 5.1-Codex-Max on Codex with a better performance on coding tasks. In a post on X, OpenAI confirmed that GPT 5.1-Codex-Max can work independently for hours. Unlike GPT-5.1, which is optimized for research, normal interaction, generating images, etc, Codex is tailored for coding-related tasks. Codex works inside the terminal, but you can […]
OpenAI plans to release GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro
OpenAI is preparing the GPT-5.1 family for public rollout. This includes GPT-5.1 (base), GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro for those who pay a $200 monthly subscription. My sources tell me new GPT-5.1 models are headed to Azure, and that indicates the rollout is weeks away. This also aligns with GPT’s release cadence. GPT-5 shipped on […]