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AIAug 13, 2025

ChatGPT now connects to Gmail, Calendar and Contacts

OpenAI has introduced Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts integration to ChatGPT, expanding its productivity features for both Google and Microsoft ecosystems. The update began rolling out on August 12, 2025, for Pro users, with Plus, Team, Enterprise, and Education…

AIAug 13, 2025Aug 13, 2025

OpenAI restores model picker in ChatGPT after GPT-5 backlash

Asma Hussain

OpenAI has brought back the model picker in ChatGPT following weeks of backlash over its removal during the GPT-5 rollout. The change marks a major shift in approach, giving users back the ability to choose between different models rather than…

AIAug 13, 2025Aug 13, 2025

Apple rejects Elon Musk’s App Store bias claims

Imran Hussain

Elon Musk has renewed his criticism of Apple, accusing the company of showing favoritism toward OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the App Store over competing AI apps like Grok and X. Musk argued that this is a clear example of App Store…

AIAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 2025

ChatGPT-5 shows fewer hallucinations but still makes mistakes

Imran Hussain

OpenAI’s GPT-5 has been introduced as the company’s most advanced AI model yet, with major improvements in accuracy and reasoning. One of the key changes highlighted by the company is a significant reduction in hallucination, the term used when AI…

AIAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 2025

Apple AI talent exodus undermines its competitive edge

Imran Hussain

Apple’s AI ambitions face growing setbacks as a wave of senior researchers depart for rival companies. The loss of key figures from the foundation models team threatens to weaken the company’s ability to advance Apple Intelligence and enhance capabilities like…

AIAug 7, 2025Aug 7, 2025

OpenAI launches GPT-5 with smarter reasoning, safer responses, and custom personalities

Imran Hussain

OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5, its most capable AI system to date. Rolling out to all ChatGPT users, the model features major upgrades in intelligence, safety, reasoning, and usability across writing, coding, health, and visual perception. GPT-5 will be the…

AIAug 7, 2025Aug 7, 2025

OpenAI GPT-5 leak reveals four new models with major upgrades

Imran Hussain

OpenAI’s next-generation language model, GPT-5, has been inadvertently revealed by GitHub. A now-deleted GitHub blog post briefly published on the platform confirmed that GPT-5 is not only real but is launching with four distinct model variants. The post described GPT-5…

AIAug 6, 2025Aug 6, 2025

Google Gemini adds AI-powered Storybooks to help kids read and imagine

Asma Hussain

Google has launched a new Storybooks feature for Gemini that turns a child’s imagination into custom-illustrated stories in seconds. Designed to promote reading and creativity, Gemini Storybooks is now available on the web and in the Gemini mobile app for…

AIAug 6, 2025

OpenAI debuts GPT-OSS, a lightweight model family for open-source use

Asma Hussain

OpenAI has introduced GPT-OSS, a new family of small, open-weight language models designed for the open-source community. These models are optimized for efficiency, speed, and broad compatibility with a range of hardware, making them ideal for developers and researchers who…

AIAug 5, 2025Aug 5, 2025

Cloudflare accuses Perplexity of evading bot restrictions

Imran Hussain

Cloudflare has publicly accused Perplexity AI of using stealthy, undeclared web crawlers to bypass standard bot restrictions set by websites. In a detailed blog post, Cloudflare alleged that Perplexity is not only ignoring robots.txt directives but also using alternate IP…