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Abu Dhabi Fund Backs OpenAI's $10B Round
OpenAI is closing in on a $10 billion funding round backed by Abu Dhabi's MGX alongside Coatue Management and Thrive Capital — a deal that could push OpenAI's valuation to roughly $850 billion and underscores the UAE's growing role in global AI investment.
25 Mar 2026
ChatGPT Ads Are Coming — OpenAI Tests Adverts
OpenAI confirmed ChatGPT ads are coming, announcing on January 15 that it has begun testing advertisements for free and Go-plan users in the US. Paid subscribers on Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans will not see ads. The move is part of a broader push to diversify
18 Jan 2026
ChatGPT Bollywood AI Pics Are Going Viral
OpenAI's ChatGPT now lets users generate Bollywood-style AI images directly inside the chat — and the results are flooding Instagram and X. The feature combines text prompts with step-by-step refinement, making cinematic visuals accessible to everyone.
18 Dec 2025
Disney's $1B OpenAI Deal Brings Sora AI to Mickey
Disney has made one of its boldest tech moves yet, committing $1 billion in equity to OpenAI while licensing 200+ Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters to the Sora AI video platform — marking Hollywood's largest official AI collaboration to date.
11 Dec 2025
OpenAI UAE Data Residency Launches as ChatGPT Surges
OpenAI has launched UAE data residency for ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and its API platform, as the company reports a threefold rise in UAE users — with 60% of residents aged 18–24 now using ChatGPT weekly.
26 Nov 2025
ChatGPT Atlas: OpenAI Launches Its AI-Powered Browser
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-native browser for macOS that integrates ChatGPT directly into everyday web browsing. With browser memories, real-time page analysis, and Agent Mode for automated tasks, Atlas signals a new era of agentic browsing.
22 Oct 2025
OpenAI Bets on Hollywood with AI-Animated Film Critterz
OpenAI is stepping into Hollywood with its first major animated film, Critterz — an AI-powered feature made in nine months for under $30 million, targeting a debut at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival alongside studio partners Vertigo Films and Native Foreign.
9 Sep 2025
OpenAI Jobs Platform Takes Aim at LinkedIn
OpenAI is building an AI-powered hiring marketplace called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, set to launch by mid-2026. Led by CEO of Applications Fidji Simo, the platform will use AI to match businesses with talent, challenge LinkedIn, and offer AI fluency certifications through OpenAI
5 Sep 2025
OpenAI Opens First India Office in New Delhi
OpenAI has announced its first India office in New Delhi as part of a broader Asia expansion. The move comes alongside the launch of ChatGPT Go — a budget plan priced at ₹399 per month (~$4.75) — and signals the company's intent to deepen local partnerships with businesses
22 Aug 2025
UAE to Offer Free ChatGPT Plus to All Residents
The UAE is on track to become the first country in the world to offer free ChatGPT Plus access to all residents, as part of a sweeping AI partnership with OpenAI that includes the Stargate UAE data center in Abu Dhabi.
27 May 2025
Stargate UAE: Tech Giants Launch 1GW AI Cluster in Abu Dhabi
For the first time, six global companies — G42, OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank Group, and Cisco — have joined forces to launch Stargate UAE, a 1-gigawatt AI cluster set to make Abu Dhabi one of the world's premier AI hubs, with an initial 200MW deployment going live in 2026.
22 May 2025
Meta's $65 Billion AI Investment Plan for 2025
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will invest up to $65 billion in AI infrastructure in 2025, including a 2-gigawatt data center and over 1.3 million Nvidia GPUs, as Meta races to lead the global AI revolution against OpenAI and Google.
26 Jan 2025
Middle East AI Innovation: PwC Report Highlights GCC Edge
A PwC report identifies five structural factors driving Middle East AI innovation — from sovereign wealth funds to government-led national strategies — as the UAE prepares to rank third globally and MGX deepens ties with OpenAI.
8 Oct 2024
ChatGPT and Meta AI Hit Record User Growth in 2024
OpenAI's ChatGPT surpassed 200 million weekly active users in 2024 — double its November figure — while Meta AI crossed 400 million monthly users. Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini also posted sharp gains, marking a new era of mainstream AI competition among tech giants.
2 Sep 2024
UAE AI Minister: We Aim to Be Number One Globally
UAE AI Minister Omar Al Olama has reaffirmed the country's ambition to lead the world in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, outlining semiconductor plans and a closer strategic partnership with OpenAI in a Bloomberg Television interview.
13 Jun 2024
Elon Musk Threatens to Ban Apple Devices Over ChatGPT
Elon Musk threatened to ban Apple devices from Tesla, SpaceX, and his other companies if Apple follows through on its plan to integrate ChatGPT into iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. He called the move an "unacceptable security violation" and said Apple devices brought on-site would be
11 Jun 2024
OpenAI and DeepMind Staff Warn of AI Safety Risks
Thirteen current and former employees of OpenAI and Google DeepMind signed an open letter warning that AI companies suppress critical safety information and calling for formal whistleblower protections and a "right to warn" about artificial intelligence risks.
5 Jun 2024
ChatGPT Recovers After Major Outage
ChatGPT went down on June 4, 2024, in a widespread outage that hit all plans and left over 100 million weekly users unable to chat. OpenAI identified a database failure as the root cause and restored service within hours, though the full technical details were never disclosed
4 Jun 2024
Scarlett Johansson 'Shocked' by OpenAI Sky Voice
Scarlett Johansson says she was "shocked, angered and in disbelief" after OpenAI unveiled a ChatGPT voice called Sky that sounded eerily similar to hers — even though she had already rejected the company's offer to voice the system.
21 May 2024
Apple's AI Strategy: Racing to Catch Up in 2024
Apple is at a defining crossroads in the artificial intelligence race. Although the company launched Siri back in 2011, OpenAI and Google have since pulled far ahead in generative AI — compelling Apple to fundamentally rethink its strategy ahead of WWDC 2024.
20 May 2024