Opinion | Why China still has the upper hand in US trade talks

Opinion | Why China still has the upper hand in US trade talks

Beijing stole a page from Washington’s playbook last month by effectively instituting its own chip ban, with Chinese companies now discouraged from purchasing Nvidia’s AI chips. The bold, calculated move has surely rattled Trump administration officials, with their assumptions about China needing American technology. Indeed, the move suggests US President Donald Trump has little leverage….

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ChatGPT launches travel apps with Expedia and Booking.com

ChatGPT launches travel apps with Expedia and Booking.com

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: OpenAI has launched third-party apps within ChatGPT, starting with travel giants Expedia and Booking.com, allowing users to research and book trips directly through the chatbot. The move follows the launch of OpenAI’s new Apps SDK (software development kit), which enables developers to create integrated experiences within ChatGPT. The feature…

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OpenAI logo with spiraling pastel colors (Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch)

OpenAI launches apps inside of ChatGPT

OpenAI is launching a new way for developers to build applications inside of ChatGPT. Starting Monday, users in ChatGPT will be able to access interactive applications from companies like Spotify, Figma, Coursera, Zillow, and Canva. OpenAI is also launching a preview of the Apps SDK on Monday, the developer-facing toolkit to build these apps. OpenAI…

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OpenAI releases social app for sharing AI videos from Sora, challenging TikTok and Meta

OpenAI releases social app for sharing AI videos from Sora, challenging TikTok and Meta

OpenAI is releasing a stand-alone social app for making and sharing artificial intelligence-generated videos with friends, an attempt to supercharge adoption for the emerging technology just as ChatGPT did for chatbots three years ago. The free Sora app, available from Tuesday by invitation, is powered by a new version of OpenAI’s video-making software of the…

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