4 August 2025
Topic: Companies And Business
ChatGPT rockets to 700M weekly users ahead of GPT-5 launch with reasoning superpowers
ChatGPT reaches 700 million weekly users as OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 with integrated reasoning capabilities in August 2025....
TL;DR
OpenAI's ChatGPT is poised to reach 700 million weekly active users, marking a 40% jump from its previous user base and cementing its position as one of the fastest-adopted software products in history.
Key Takeaways:
Key Takeaways:
- ChatGPT's user growth reflects its expanding role in corporate America, with 5 million paying business customers and 3 billion daily user messages.
- OpenAI's revenue has hit $13 billion, with projections suggesting it could exceed $20 billion by year-end, providing a financial foundation for ongoing infrastructure investments.
- The competition is escalating, with Google, Meta, and Anthropic chasing OpenAI's dominant lead, triggering a talent war among tech giants.
Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities
The discoveries by an AI-based bug hunter are significant, as it shows these tools are starting to get real results, even if they still need a human....
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Google's AI-powered bug hunter, Big Sleep, has reported its first batch of 20 security vulnerabilities in open source software.
Key Takeaways:
Key Takeaways:
- Big Sleep, developed by Google's DeepMind and Project Zero, reported vulnerabilities in software such as FFmpeg and ImageMagick.
- Despite AI findings, human experts verify and intervene in reporting vulnerabilities to ensure high quality and actionable reports.
- AI-powered bug hunters, like Big Sleep and RunSybil, have shown promise but also risks of generating 'hallucinations' or false bug reports.
Tesla hands $29B comp package to Elon Musk amid ‘AI talent war’
The plan would be voided if the Delaware Supreme Court overturns the decision to spike Musk's $56B comp plan from 2018. A judge ruled in 2024 that pla...
Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping
Internet giant Cloudflare says it detected Perplexity crawling and scraping websites, even after customers had added technical blocks telling Perplexi...
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Cloudflare accuses AI startup Perplexity of crawling and scraping websites that have explicitly indicated they don't want to be scraped.
Key Takeaways:
Key Takeaways:
- Perplexity was observed to ignore blocks and hide its crawling and scraping activities.
- Cloudflare accused Perplexity of changing its bots' user agent and ASN to circumvent blocks.
- This is not the first time Perplexity has been accused of scraping without authorization, with previous allegations of plagiarizing content from news outlets.
OpenAI says ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly users
The app's popularity increased after OpenAI launched an upgraded image-generation feature, powered by the GPT-4 model, in March....
TL;DR
ChatGPT is on track to hit 700 million weekly active users, doubling its user base in just a few months.
Key Takeaways:
Key Takeaways:
- ChatGPT has grown 4x since last year.
- Users spend an average of 16 minutes per day on the app, with an average usage time of over 12 days per month.
- The app has seen an increase in paying business users, from 3 million in June to 5 million last week.
OpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots
OpenMind is building humanoid robot operating software designed for robots that interact with people and other robots....
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OpenMind, a Silicon Valley-based startup, unveils OM1, an operating system for humanoid robots that allows for human-like interaction and connectivity.
Key Takeaways:
Key Takeaways:
- OM1, an open and hardware-agnostic software layer, aims to enable human-machine interactions and machine learning for robots.
- OpenMind's FABRIC protocol enables robots to verify identity and share context and information, facilitating better interactions and data exchange.
- The company plans to deploy its first OM1-powered robots, including robotic dogs, by September, with the goal of iterative improvement through user feedback.
Cloudflare says Perplexity’s AI bots are ‘stealth crawling’ blocked sites
The AI search startup Perplexity is allegedly skirting restrictions meant to stop its AI web crawlers from accessing certain websites, according to a ...
TL;DR
Cloudflare accuses Perplexity of 'stealth crawling' blocked websites using disguised AI crawlers and rotating IP addresses.
Key Takeaways:
Key Takeaways:
- Perplexity allegedly conceals its crawling identity to bypass website restrictions, potentially violating privacy and intellectual property rights.
- Cloudflare claims the startup uses 'undeclared crawlers' that impersonate popular browsers or devices to access blocked sites.
- Cloudflare has delisted Perplexity as a verified bot and implemented methods to block its 'stealth crawling' activities.
Google introduces a new Benchmark: Game Arena and they're streaming your favorite open weight models playing chess against close source models.
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Big ChatGPT "Mental Health Improvements" rolling out, new monitoring
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Google is testing an AI bug hunter agent powered by Gemini
What does Claude do that immediately worries you?
I finally tried Claude Code and I'm impressed to say the least. Please don't ruin it with monthly usage limits on August 28th....
Looks like Claude 4.1 Opus is also coming soon
Fake tests and demo data: Claude Code's biggest failure