OpenAI indefinitely delays ChatGPT's 'adult mode' feature, originally teased in October, citing the need for stronger age verification and youth protection systems before it can responsibly launch.
OpenAI launches Symphony, a free open-source tool under Apache 2.0 that lets teams manage AI coding agents at scale, automatically converting project tasks into autonomous implementation runs complete with CI status, PR reviews, and walkthrough videos before merging code.
Google's Circle to Search and Lens now use a powerful 'fan-out' technique driven by Gemini AI to simultaneously identify and search multiple objects in a single image, delivering one cohesive response in seconds for complex visual queries about outfits, rooms, and more.
AI coding assistant Cursor surpasses $2 billion in annualized revenue, with its run rate doubling in just three months, as corporate clients now account for 60% of its business amid fierce competition in the booming AI-assisted development market.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.4, its most powerful frontier model yet, boasting 1 million token context, enhanced reasoning, and cutting-edge computer-use capabilities, as rival Anthropic closes the revenue gap with $19 billion ARR versus OpenAI's $25 billion.
Anthropic launches an early-warning index to track AI-driven job displacement before it hits crisis levels, identifying computer programmers, customer service reps, and data entry workers as most at risk, while economists warn the full labor market disruption could take years to appear in official data.
Cursor launches AI automation agents that respond in real time to Slack messages, GitHub PRs, PagerDuty incidents, and more, enabling always-on workflows for code reviews, incident response, and routine engineering tasks.
Oracle is planning to cut thousands of jobs across multiple divisions as soon as this month, driven by a cash crunch stemming from its massive AI data center expansion, with some roles being eliminated due to AI advancements reducing the need for certain positions.
Cursor launches 'always-on agents,' continuously running AI systems that integrate with Slack, GitHub, and PagerDuty to autonomously handle software development tasks like security checks, incident response, and bug triage — a bold move to outpace rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI.
At MWC's 4YFN showcase, AI startups are proving real-world impact beyond frontier models, with Ultralytics hitting 2.5 billion inferences, Biorce raising $52 million for clinical trials, and NeuralTrust securing EU backing to protect enterprise AI systems from cyber threats.