AISep 23, 2026The Verge
OpenAI nabs key Patreon execs ahead of upcoming announcement
OpenAI just hired Patreon’s cofounder and two product/engineering leaders — the blueprint team for creator subscriptions — days before DevDay.
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AISep 23, 2026OpenAI
Introducing MentalHealthBench
OpenAI opens MentalHealthBench with more than 80 licensed clinicians across 22 countries — a shared yardstick for how models handle everyday stress, high-acuity distress, and emergencies.
AISep 23, 2026MIT Technology Review
The AI Hype Index: AI loves cheating
MIT Technology Review’s latest Hype Index turns reward hacking, lab walkouts, and political theater into one blunt line: AI is being optimized for cheating — and the guardrail debate is getting louder.
AISep 22, 2026MarkTechPost
OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Sol and Luna: 50% Cheaper API Pricing and Benchmarks
OpenAI fills the GPT-6 mid-tier with Sol and Luna — half the prior API rates versus 5.6 promo pricing, stronger caching, and a cost-per-task pitch aimed squarely at Opus and Fable.
AISep 22, 2026OpenAI
Airbnb widens access to GPT-6 Astra and OpenAI frontier models
Airbnb expands engineering and product access to GPT-6 Astra and OpenAI frontier models via API and Bedrock — building on Codex and an internal assistant already shipping more features.
AISep 22, 2026The Verge
OpenAI wants to consult elite mathematicians about how to not fumble again
After math PR disasters, OpenAI backs a nine-person elite advisory group — independence claimed, influence unproven, and 100-plus claimed results waiting in the wings.
AISep 22, 2026OpenAI
Grab and OpenAI bring practical AI skills to Southeast Asia
OpenAI and Grab’s GO Forward with AI aims to train 30,000 driver, delivery, and merchant partners — practical skills, not another chatbot demo.
AISep 22, 2026Ars Technica
New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money
Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol/Luna aren’t moonshots — they’re price cuts with modest gains as enterprises shop the frontier like a catalog.
AISep 22, 2026OpenAI
Better prompt caching for GPT-6
OpenAI’s GPT-6 caching upgrades are infrastructure for agents that run for hours — cheaper tokens, faster turns, and tools to see when reuse breaks.
AISep 22, 2026Ars Technica
Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting
British Columbia wants OpenAI to fund Tumbler Ridge’s new school and force chat-log disclosure — arguing apology isn’t a remedy after ChatGPT-linked planning.
AISep 22, 2026OpenAI
Introducing GPT-6 Sol and Luna
OpenAI extends GPT-6 beyond Astra with Sol and Luna — half the API price of 5.6, stronger work/coding scores, and fewer flagged factual mistakes.
AISep 22, 2026TechCrunch
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes
TechCrunch frames Sol and Luna as OpenAI’s efficiency wave — half-price APIs, fewer mistakes, and a release timed minutes after Anthropic’s Opus drop.