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OpenAI is preparing to add invisible watermarks to text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union. The watermark will not be visible when you read or copy the text. Instead, OpenAI says its new textGrain technology slightly changes the model's word choices to create a statistical pattern that can later be detected. "Over the coming weeks, we will add an invisible watermark to eligible ChatGPT and Codex text output in the European Union," OpenAI explained. OpenAI is not

OpenAI is expanding ads in ChatGPT, and one of the first new formats will show visual ads while you're generating images. The company says it will begin testing the new ad format later this month in the U.S. with an initial group of advertisers. According to OpenAI, these ads could use images to show product inspiration, how a product is used, or experiences associated with a service, which gives advertisers a more visual way to promote themselves inside ChatGPT. "Initially

Anthropic has started asking Claude users to voluntarily share their voice conversations to help train and improve its AI models. The new prompt appears when using Claude's voice features and explicitly asks users to allow Anthropic to use their voice data for AI training. "Allow us to use your voice data to improve our AI models," Anthropic notes in the prompt. "Audio recordings and voice chat data help improve how Anthropic AI models understand and respond to speech. Turn this

OpenAI is testing a new always-on assistant called "o", and references to the unannounced feature briefly appeared online. OpenAI hasn't confirmed or denied that it's working on a new always-on assistant, but as some users spotted on X, "o, your always-on assistant" was briefly listed as one of the benefits of the $100 ChatGPT Pro plan. References to new 'o' assistant Source: Jake on X This feature was listed alongside more Work and Codex usage, maximum memory, 100GB of file

Anthropic has just announced a new Claude Marketplace, and it brings all AI-related tools into one place, including plugins, connectors, agents, and more. Claude's marketplace is already public, and Anthropic says it's already offering more than 2,000 connectors and plugins. These plugins or connectors are available from companies like Atlassian, Google, Microsoft, Notion, Salesforce, and others, so it's not just Anthropic filling up the marketplace. Anthropic is also allowing companies to buy Claude-powered agents and products from partners such as

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 appears to be changing how it writes, with new analysis showing fewer obvious AI writing patterns, shorter sentences, and simpler wording compared with Opus 5. Claude Opus 5.5 is not only one of the best models for coding, but it also appears to be a bit better at writing, as Anthropic appears to be changing how AI writes. According to Arena, an AI benchmarking tool, Opus 5.5 has fewer obvious AI writing patterns, so you're less

Anthropic now allows you to run Claude Code via cloud sessions without signing up for the research preview, and it's offering up to $250 in free promotional credits. Cloud sessions run Claude Code on Anthropic's infrastructure instead of your own computer, so you can start a task, leave it running remotely, and return later to review the work. "Cloud sessions run on Anthropic-hosted infrastructure, so the work keeps going even without your computer running," Anthropic explained. In our tests, we

OpenAI appears to be preparing a new ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that could cost $500 per month, but it's unclear when it'll begin rolling out. OpenAI users, particularly power users, have been requesting more usage than the existing $200 plan offers for a while, so the $500 plan isn't just coming out of nowhere. Right now, we don't know when you'll be able to subscribe to the $500 plan, but as spotted by TestingCatalog, the unannounced plan has started appearing in