OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 models to 20 partners, public launch expected by July 2026

The lawsuit could reshape AI training practices, emphasizing stricter data usage policies and potentially boosting decentralized content solutions. The post Microsoft and OpenAI face copyright lawsuit from 400 publishers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

OpenAI is releasing some sort of device related to its AI-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th. In a video posted to X on Monday, OpenAI shows a square-shaped device with several buttons, alongside the caption, "Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade." This isn't the mysterious AI-powered device OpenAI is working on with former Apple designer Jony Ive, however. As shown in the teaser, OpenAI is launching the device in partnership with Work Louder, a company that sells an array of mechanical keyboards and macro pads with mappable keys, dials, and switches. The silhouette of the device shown by OpenAI looks a bit like Work … Read the full story at The Verge.

As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of the OpenAI rival.

Accelerating secure AI deployment for U.S. agencies and commercial enterprises MCLEAN, Va., June 29, 2026 —Booz Allen Hamilton today announced a new partnership with OpenAI to promote advanced AI innovation […] The post Booz Allen and OpenAI Partner to Deploy Mission-Ready AI appeared first on AIwire.

As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, tech workers making six figures are grousing that they cannot compete with the new A.I. elite. Some doubt they can afford to stay.

The clampdown may inadvertently strengthen global open-source AI, challenging US dominance and accelerating foreign AI development. The post White House clampdown on OpenAI, Anthropic could boost open-source AI appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The Stargate AI data center initiative could reshape energy markets and create new revenue streams for crypto miners, impacting tech infrastructure. The post SoftBank collaborates with OpenAI and Oracle on Stargate AI data center in Ohio appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Paul Meade, Apple’s vice president responsible for the Vision Pro headset and its AI-powered smart glasses programme, is departing the company to join OpenAI’s hardware division. The move represents a significant talent acquisition for OpenAI as it accelerates its push into consumer AI hardware. Meade led development of both the Vision Pro and Apple’s forthcoming […]