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AI

AI Summary

  • OpenAI continues to expand its reach with partnerships like ChatGPT Plus for all citizens of Malta and collaborations with major entities such as PwC and NVIDIA, integrating Codex and GPT-5.5 into enterprise workflows.
  • The development and application of Codex are being highlighted across various business functions, including data science, sales, and finance teams, with a focus on enabling safer use cases like sandbox environments on Windows.
  • Databricks is integrating GPT-5.5 into enterprise agent workflows, signaling a trend towards more sophisticated AI agents capable of handling complex tasks and workflows.
  • Advancements in ChatGPT include new personal finance experiences, improved context recognition in sensitive conversations, and the introduction of features like Trusted Contact and testing ads within the platform.
  • The industry is grappling with AI safety and security, addressing issues like supply chain attacks, developing safe sandbox environments, and introducing new security measures such as Advanced Account Security and cybersecurity frameworks for the Intelligence Age.

OpenAI News

  • OpenAI and Malta partner to bring ChatGPT Plus to all citizens 3 days ago
    Global Affairs

    OpenAI and Malta partner to expand AI access, offering ChatGPT Plus and training to help citizens build practical AI skills and use AI responsibly.

  • How business operations teams use Codex 4 days ago
    OpenAI Academy

    See how business operations teams can use Codex to create initiative briefs, strategy updates, leadership decision packets, progress updates, and more from real work inputs.

  • How data science teams use Codex 4 days ago
    OpenAI Academy

    See how data science teams can use Codex to build root-cause briefs, impact readouts, KPI memos, scoped analyses, and dashboard specs from real work inputs.

  • A new personal finance experience in ChatGPT 4 days ago
    Product

    Preview a new personal finance experience in ChatGPT for Pro users in the U.S. Securely connect your financial accounts and get AI-powered insights and guidance grounded in your financial context, goals, and priorities.

  • How sales teams use Codex 4 days ago
    OpenAI Academy

    See how sales teams can use Codex to create pipeline briefs, meeting prep packets, forecast reviews, account plans, and stalled-deal diagnoses from real work inputs.


Google AI

  • What’s new with Google Cloud 17 days ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    Google Cloud, Inside Google Cloud

    Want to know the latest from Google Cloud? Find it here in one handy location. Check back regularly for our newest updates, announcements, resources, events, learning opportunities, and more. Tip : Not sure where to find what you’re looking for on the Google Cloud blog? Start here: Google Cloud blog 101: Full list of topics, links, and resources . aside_block Apr 27 - May 1 Master Your Launch: The Apigee Production Go-Live Checklist Ensure a secure launch with the Apigee production guide. Join Nicola Cardace on May 28 to explore security guardrails, including IAM roles, mTLS configurations, and

  • What’s new with Google Cloud - 2025 5 months ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    Google Cloud, Inside Google Cloud

    Want to know the latest from Google Cloud? Find it here in one handy location. Check back regularly for our newest updates, announcements, resources, events, learning opportunities, and more. Tip : Not sure where to find what you’re looking for on the Google Cloud blog? Start here: Google Cloud blog 101: Full list of topics, links, and resources . Dec 22 - Dec 26 To design production-ready AI agents, you must choose the right tools for memory, reasoning, and orchestration. To simplify this process, Choose your agentic AI architecture components provides an iterative framework to help you select products and

  • The Year in Google Cloud — 2025 5 months ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    Inside Google Cloud, Google Cloud

    In the AI era, when one year can feel like 10, you’re forgiven for forgetting what happened last month, much less what happened all the way back in January. To jog your memory, we pulled the readership data for top product and company news of 2025. And because we publish a lot of great thought leadership and customer stories, we pulled that data too. Long story short: the most popular stories largely mapped to our biggest announcements. But not always — there were more than a few sleeper hits on this year’s list. Read on to relive this huge year,

  • Google Cloud Europe establishes new European Advisory Board 6 months ago by Tara Brady
    Inside Google Cloud, Customers

    Across the world, organizations are partnering with Google Cloud to tackle their toughest challenges, drive digital transformation, and unlock new levels of growth. In Europe, organizations face unique and complex regulatory challenges. To ensure we're delivering the best possible value and experience for our customers here, we have established a new European Advisory Board. This distinguished group of leaders from across various industries will act as a vital feedback channel, help customers navigate complex regulatory landscapes, and foster a strong, sustainable digital economy. Their counsel is key to ensuring Google Cloud products not only meet but exceed European requirements, driving

  • Cool stuff Google Cloud customers built, Oct. edition: Research agents, a World Series hit, agentic "teams" & more 7 months ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    AI & Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Databases, Inside Google Cloud, Partners, Customers

    AI and cloud technology are reshaping every corner of every industry around the world. Without our customers, there would be no Google Cloud, as they are the ones building the future on our platform. In this regular round-up , we dive into some of the exciting projects redefining businesses, shaping industries, and creating new categories. For our latest edition, we look into new research agents from Deutsche Bank and The Max Planck Institute ; helping devs strut their stuff with new databases for Rent the Runway ; mortgage lender Mr. Cooper ’s “team” of AI agents answering tough customer questions;


The Deep View

  • Study raises new red flags on the safety of agents 4 hours ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Today, we start with some practical advice on how you can get better AI results from better prompts when you add context, examples and iteration. We also look at OpenAI’s surprisingly quiet open-model strategy and why GPT-OSS could matter more as companies chase lower costs, local inference and stronger control over sensitive workloads. But the biggest warning comes from a new long-horizon agent study, where models from major labs drifted into unpredictable behavior over 15 days. As companies rush agents into production systems, that should make safety feel less theoretical and a lot more urgent. — Jason Hiner

  • The myth of interchangeable AI compute 2 days ago by The Deep View

    Hello, friends. The race to build out AI infrastructure has tempted everyone, buyers and sellers alike, to treat GPUs as interchangeable. But not all compute is created equal, and the differences only get more expensive to ignore as training runs get longer, Lambda Chief Commercial Officer Robert Brooks IV tells The Deep View. The Deep View sat down with Brooks, a member of Lambda's founding team and now its CCO, to discuss the company's "superintelligence for all" mission, why he thinks compute is the opposite of a commodity, and how he uses AI to become "an expert in real time."

  • OpenAI just gave Codex a mobile edge over rivals 3 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. OpenAI just gave Codex a mobile edge over rivals 2. Americans' disdain for data centers hits new highs 3. Claude Cowork: Start with these 3 steps PRODUCTS OpenAI turns a phone into an agent command center OpenAI's Codex has been on fire lately, with weekly users ramping up to four million. Now you can run it from your phone. On Thursday, OpenAI announced a host of upgrades to let you monitor and manage a Codex agent from the ChatGPT app on your iPhone or Android device. This is becoming more and more critical as

  • Exclusive: How to protect your vibe-coded apps 4 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. OpenAI is trying to shape the AI policy conversation before regulators shape it for them, backing new safety bills while positioning itself as a steward of “AI for humanity.” But as AI labs gain more influence, the tension between public good and shareholder pressure is only going to intensify. Meanwhile, Anthropic is betting that small businesses could become one of AI’s biggest growth markets and is offering them ready-made agents and workflows. And as vibe coding accelerates software development, Synthesia shared a practical six-step playbook for protecting AI-generated code before increasingly powerful cyber models turn today’s vibe coding

  • New type of model patches AI's big weakness 5 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Hollywood’s AI fight is entering a more practical phase, as new consent tech tries to give creators control before the industry eats itself. In enterprise AI, Celonis is making the case that models do not just need more intelligence, they need business context to decode messy operations and better empower AI agents. And on Android, Google is wisely shifting AI from flashy demos to everyday usefulness, with features built to save small pockets of time across daily tasks. — Jason Hiner IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. New type of model patches AI's big weakness 2. Exclusive: New Android AI