India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, Sam Altman says TechCrunch By:Jagmeet Singh 15 February 2026 at 22:00 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says India has the largest number of student users of ChatGPT worldwide.
OpenAI to retire five legacy ChatGPT models, incl GPT-4o Tech in Asia By:Naomi Li Gan 14 February 2026 at 12:07 The company had planned to retire GPT-4o in August after launching GPT-5 but kept it available for paid users due to user feedback.
'I'm grieving': OpenAI has switched off ChatGPT-4o, and angry users are backing a #keep4o campaign to restore it TechRadar - All the latest technology news 14 February 2026 at 21:30 ChatGPT users are mourning the loss of GPT-4o, and there are plenty of sad stories being shared online.
OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model TechCrunch By:Amanda Silberling 13 February 2026 at 22:10 The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users' unhealthy relationships with the chatbot.
OpenAI disbands mission alignment team TechCrunch By:Lucas Ropek 12 February 2026 at 01:57 The team's leader has been given a new role as OpenAI's chief futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company.
OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbotβs βadult modeβ reportedly fired on discrimination claim TechCrunch By:Lucas Ropek 11 February 2026 at 06:15 The executive has denied the allegation that she engaged in discrimination.
ChatGPT rolls out ads TechCrunch By:Sarah Perez 10 February 2026 at 00:15 OpenAI faced a backlash late last year when it tested app suggestions that looked like unwanted ads. Still, the AI company needs to generate revenue from its popular chatbot to cover the costs of developing its technology and growing the business.
Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPT TechCrunch By:Kirsten Korosec 7 February 2026 at 03:53 Apple engineers are working to support AI chatbot apps over the next few months.