https://yestino.com/entities/openai-979d47Every event involving OpenAIenhttps://yestino.com/events/ai-did-not-escape-its-cage-tests-reveal-the-security-challen-e1f23bhttps://yestino.com/events/ai-did-not-escape-its-cage-tests-reveal-the-security-challen-e1f23bThu, 20 Aug 2026 07:39:57 GMTOpenAI and Anthropic conducted tests showing that AI agents can exploit security weaknesses, raising concerns about the capabilities of more powerful models. Sources: Hacker Noonhttps://yestino.com/events/asana-cleared-5-years-of-engineering-work-in-2-weeks-with-co-d7b3b0https://yestino.com/events/asana-cleared-5-years-of-engineering-work-in-2-weeks-with-co-d7b3b0Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:54:20 GMTOpenAI reported that Asana used Codex to replace an outdated testing system, completing work expected to take five years in just two weeks. Sources: OpenAI · Hacker Newshttps://yestino.com/events/chatgpt-com-is-down-all-signups-and-logins-are-down-as-of-ri-f2746ahttps://yestino.com/events/chatgpt-com-is-down-all-signups-and-logins-are-down-as-of-ri-f2746aThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:03:27 GMTOpenAI Status reported that Chatgpt.com is currently down, affecting all signups and logins. Sources: OpenAI Statushttps://yestino.com/events/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-customer-privacy-p-7cd3a1https://yestino.com/events/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-customer-privacy-p-7cd3a1Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:10:46 GMTTechCrunch reports that OpenAI is seeking to outdo Anthropic by introducing new privacy protections for enterprise customers. Sources: TechCrunchhttps://yestino.com/events/cognition-ceo-denies-report-that-spacex-tried-to-acquire-the-47a5achttps://yestino.com/events/cognition-ceo-denies-report-that-spacex-tried-to-acquire-the-47a5acWed, 19 Aug 2026 21:51:23 GMTTechCrunch reported that the CEO of AI coding startup Cognition denied a report claiming SpaceX was in talks to acquire the company. Sources: TechCrunchhttps://yestino.com/events/openai-s-unraveling-has-begun-dd8ca4https://yestino.com/events/openai-s-unraveling-has-begun-dd8ca4Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:00:57 GMTAccording to a Hacker News post, OpenAI's planned IPO is facing headwinds, trust in the company has evaporated, and its burn rate is worsening. Sources: Hacker Newshttps://yestino.com/events/openai-will-be-a-public-company-in-2027-or-sooner-cfo-friar-289d26https://yestino.com/events/openai-will-be-a-public-company-in-2027-or-sooner-cfo-friar-289d26Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:42:35 GMTDuring an all-hands meeting, OpenAI's CFO Friar told employees that the company will become a public company in 2027 or sooner. Sources: Hacker Newshttps://yestino.com/events/offering-zero-data-retention-for-frontier-models-67e42ahttps://yestino.com/events/offering-zero-data-retention-for-frontier-models-67e42aWed, 19 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMTOpenAI has reaffirmed its Zero Data Retention policy for eligible API customers, ensuring that data is not stored after processing. Sources: OpenAIhttps://yestino.com/events/researchers-say-openai-revoked-their-access-to-limited-cyber-42e4b5https://yestino.com/events/researchers-say-openai-revoked-their-access-to-limited-cyber-42e4b5Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:46:14 GMTTechCrunch reports that multiple cybersecurity researchers say they suddenly lost access to OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program. Sources: TechCrunchhttps://yestino.com/events/openai-hit-the-brakes-now-what-da6f54https://yestino.com/events/openai-hit-the-brakes-now-what-da6f54Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:10:09 GMTThe Verge reported that OpenAI has slowed the pace of some AI development while tightening security and safeguards, including a two-week pause. Sources: The Vergehttps://yestino.com/events/openai-is-slowing-down-its-ai-training-24827dhttps://yestino.com/events/openai-is-slowing-down-its-ai-training-24827dWed, 19 Aug 2026 11:19:12 GMTOpenAI is pausing frontier training efforts and shifting resources towards safety, according to a Hacker News report. Sources: Hacker News · BBC Businesshttps://yestino.com/events/ai-watermarks-are-here-but-they-don-t-prove-who-wrote-the-te-f5140chttps://yestino.com/events/ai-watermarks-are-here-but-they-don-t-prove-who-wrote-the-te-f5140cWed, 19 Aug 2026 06:57:20 GMTOpenAI and Anthropic are watermarking AI output as a way to identify AI-generated text. Sources: Hacker Noonhttps://yestino.com/events/chatgpt-ads-expands-across-europe-42376fhttps://yestino.com/events/chatgpt-ads-expands-across-europe-42376fTue, 18 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMTOpenAI announced the expansion of ChatGPT Ads to 31 European markets. Sources: OpenAIhttps://yestino.com/events/openai-says-it-will-expand-monitoring-of-model-testing-after-cff640https://yestino.com/events/openai-says-it-will-expand-monitoring-of-model-testing-after-cff640Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:33:27 GMTOpenAI announced it will expand monitoring of model testing after a hacking incident. Sources: Financial Timeshttps://yestino.com/events/openai-pauses-frontier-model-training-8648e0https://yestino.com/events/openai-pauses-frontier-model-training-8648e0Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:24:35 GMTAccording to a Hacker News post, OpenAI has paused some frontier reinforcement learning training. Sources: Hacker Newshttps://yestino.com/events/elevated-errors-deploying-sites-612f39https://yestino.com/events/elevated-errors-deploying-sites-612f39Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:37:24 GMTOpenAI Status reported that elevated errors deploying Sites have been resolved. Sources: OpenAI Statushttps://yestino.com/events/norway-should-buy-openai-e23f9ehttps://yestino.com/events/norway-should-buy-openai-e23f9eTue, 18 Aug 2026 19:30:29 GMTA Hacker News post titled 'Norway Should Buy OpenAI' appeared, featuring the excerpt 'The Long Arc of History Bends Towards Social Democracy'. Sources: Hacker Newshttps://yestino.com/events/openai-lays-out-new-security-changes-after-its-ai-hacked-hug-9a2ab5https://yestino.com/events/openai-lays-out-new-security-changes-after-its-ai-hacked-hug-9a2ab5Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:28:30 GMTOpenAI is announcing security updates after its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face in July. Sources: The Vergehttps://yestino.com/events/if-the-markets-reject-openai-and-anthropic-the-us-should-nat-03d200https://yestino.com/events/if-the-markets-reject-openai-and-anthropic-the-us-should-nat-03d200Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:04:44 GMTAn essay co-authored by Nathan E. Sources: Hacker Newshttps://yestino.com/events/strengthening-democratic-oversight-in-national-security-39d997https://yestino.com/events/strengthening-democratic-oversight-in-national-security-39d997Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMTOpenAI announced an initiative aimed at strengthening democratic oversight of AI in national security. Sources: OpenAIhttps://yestino.com/events/pacing-model-development-in-an-era-of-cyber-critical-capabil-6d74cahttps://yestino.com/events/pacing-model-development-in-an-era-of-cyber-critical-capabil-6d74caTue, 18 Aug 2026 18:14:59 GMTOpenAI published a report on pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities. Sources: OpenAI · Hacker Newshttps://yestino.com/events/openai-institutes-new-safeguards-after-hugging-face-breach-1d2ee0https://yestino.com/events/openai-institutes-new-safeguards-after-hugging-face-breach-1d2ee0Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMTTechCrunch reported that OpenAI is instituting new safeguards after a breach at Hugging Face. Sources: TechCrunchhttps://yestino.com/events/what-happens-if-openai-dies-be2428https://yestino.com/events/what-happens-if-openai-dies-be2428Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:32:04 GMTA Hacker News post explores the hypothetical scenario of OpenAI's demise, referencing other major AI companies like NVIDIA and Anthropic. Sources: Hacker Newshttps://yestino.com/events/openai-launches-a-safer-chatgpt-for-teens-years-after-teens-a6a490https://yestino.com/events/openai-launches-a-safer-chatgpt-for-teens-years-after-teens-a6a490Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:50:30 GMTTechCrunch reported that OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT for Teens, a version of its chatbot with age-appropriate safety measures. Sources: TechCrunchhttps://yestino.com/events/the-download-how-people-really-use-ai-and-flock-s-design-cho-6dd127https://yestino.com/events/the-download-how-people-really-use-ai-and-flock-s-design-cho-6dd127Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:10:00 GMTMIT Technology Review's The Download newsletter addresses the ongoing uncertainty about how people actually use AI. Sources: MIT Technology Reviewhttps://yestino.com/events/openai-limits-teens-to-dedicated-version-of-chatgpt-promisin-4e44cahttps://yestino.com/events/openai-limits-teens-to-dedicated-version-of-chatgpt-promisin-4e44caTue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:04 GMTOpenAI has limited teens to a dedicated version of ChatGPT, promising more safeguards. Sources: Financial Timeshttps://yestino.com/events/chatgpt-is-getting-a-dedicated-mode-for-teens-5fa99dhttps://yestino.com/events/chatgpt-is-getting-a-dedicated-mode-for-teens-5fa99dTue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMTOpenAI is introducing a dedicated ChatGPT mode for teenagers, combining existing youth safeguards with new safety features. Sources: The Vergehttps://yestino.com/events/partnering-with-codeai-to-prepare-the-first-ai-generation-47087chttps://yestino.com/events/partnering-with-codeai-to-prepare-the-first-ai-generation-47087cTue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMTOpenAI announced a partnership with CodeAI aimed at preparing the first AI generation. Sources: OpenAIhttps://yestino.com/events/chatgpt-s-stricter-teen-mode-starts-rolling-out-today-4b7fe7https://yestino.com/events/chatgpt-s-stricter-teen-mode-starts-rolling-out-today-4b7fe7Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMTOpenAI is rolling out a stricter teen mode for ChatGPT. Sources: Engadgethttps://yestino.com/events/introducing-chatgpt-for-teens-built-for-learning-backed-by-p-607effhttps://yestino.com/events/introducing-chatgpt-for-teens-built-for-learning-backed-by-p-607effTue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMTOpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Teens, a version of its AI chatbot designed to help teens learn, think critically, and use AI with confidence. Sources: OpenAI