In the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), a new player has emerged, shaking up the industry and unsettling the balance of power in global tech. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is generating considerable buzz for its cost-effective innovation and potential to rival leading Western companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.

A Chinese startup named DeepSeek has taken the lead in the AI race, with its assistant app becoming the most popular free app on Apple’s US App Store, surpassing ChatGPT, according to data firm Sensor Tower. The app, powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model, was launched on January 10 and has quickly gained attention in the United States.

ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot by OpenAI, is currently down for some users, as per user-submitted reports at Downdetector. 

OpenAI has told an Indian court that removing the data used to train its ChatGPT AI model would go against US legal requirements, as per a recent report by Reuters. The case, brought by the Indian news agency Asian News International (ANI), accuses OpenAI of using ANI's content without permission to train its AI system and demands the deletion of any stored data.

A recent study suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) models, like OpenAI's ChatGPT, might be capable of 'tasting' colours and shapes in ways similar to how humans do.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT search tool, an AI-powered browsing feature launched this month, is vulnerable to generating misleading summaries, according to a recent report by The Guardian.

OpenAI experienced an outage affecting its popular services, including ChatGPT, Sora, and its developer-facing API, beginning at around 12.30 a.m Bangladesh time on 27 December.

Italy's data protection authority, also known as Garante, announced on December 20 that it has fined OpenAI 15 million euros (around $15.58 million) following an investigation which was launched back in 2023, into privacy violations associated with the company's generative AI platform, ChatGPT.

As part of the company’s "ship-mas" campaign, OpenAI has recently introduced a new feature allowing users to call or message ChatGPT directly over the phone or WhatsApp.

The newly public feature enables users to receive "fast, timely answers" with links to relevant web sources –- information that previously required using a traditional search engine

As AI tools like ChatGPT become an integral part of daily life, concerns about data privacy are growing. Here’s how you can update your settings to stop ChatGPT from using your data for training purposes.

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Pro, a new subscription model priced at $200 per month, aimed at professionals in research and engineering. According to the company, this new plan provides users with access to OpenAI’s most advanced tools and features, designed to handle complex computational tasks and reasoning.

Five Canadian news media companies have initiated legal action against OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, accusing the company of copyright infringement and violating online terms of use on 29 November.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has considered developing its own web browser that would integrate its chatbot technology into a browser experience while also pursuing deals to enhance search functionalities, according to a recent report by The Information.

Greg Brockman, co-founder of ChatGPT parent OpenAI, has rejoined the artificial intelligence powerhouse three months after stepping down from his role as president.

OpenAI has taken a new branding step by turning the URL 'chat.com' into a direct access point for ChatGPT, its flagship AI chatbot. CEO Sam Altman recently announced this change by posting the domain name only on his official X account.

OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT, is reportedly in discussions with the California attorney general’s office to change its corporate structure to a for-profit model, according to Bloomberg News. This potential shift would mark a significant change for OpenAI, which was originally established as a non-profit research organisation in 2015.

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT search, a new feature enabling users to access real-time web information directly within ChatGPT. This tool provides updates on topics such as news, weather, sports, and stock data through a natural language chat interface, according to an official blog by OpenAI.

ChatGPT allows users to generate human-like text documents from simple conversational prompts.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has raised $6.6 billion in new funding, attracting major investors including Microsoft, Nvidia, Thrive Capital, and Khosla Ventures, according to a recent Reuters report.