Consumer AI
Aug 2, 2026
Sam Altman Keeps Pushing ChatGPT as a Parenting Tool
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is publicly championing ChatGPT as a useful resource for parents, framing it as a 'cool use case' for the platform. It's the latest signal that OpenAI is actively broadening how it positions its flagship product beyond professional and productivity contexts. Here's what that means for the AI market and the startups building within it.
AI
OpenAI
Consumer AI
Jul 25, 2026
Midjourney Acquires Astrology App Co-Star
Midjourney, best known for its AI image generation, has acquired Co-Star, the popular personalized astrology app. The deal — terms undisclosed — signals the company's expanding ambitions well beyond visual AI.
AI
Startups
Acquisitions
Jul 24, 2026
OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Health to All US Users
OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT Health to all US users, letting them connect medical records and health trackers to the chatbot. But a claim that its models reason 'better than clinician level' was almost immediately tempered by the company's own health lead.
AI
Health Tech
OpenAI
Jul 16, 2026
OpenAI Is Selling a ChatGPT-Branded Basketball
OpenAI made waves with its first hardware release this week, but the company is also quietly selling a ChatGPT-branded basketball. It's a small move with bigger implications for how AI companies are thinking about brand building beyond software.
AI
OpenAI
Startups
Jul 9, 2026
Google Photos Launches AI 'Video Remix' Tool
Google Photos is rolling out a new AI-powered Video Remix feature that lets users transform their clips with cinematic relighting, background swaps, and artistic style filters. The tool brings creative video editing capabilities directly into the Photos app without requiring third-party software. Here's what you need to know.
Google Photos
AI Video
Video Editing
Jun 25, 2026
Claude Is Quietly Stealing ChatGPT's Paying Customers
Anthropic's Claude is making serious inroads among paid AI subscribers — a segment long dominated by OpenAI's ChatGPT. New data suggests consumers willing to open their wallets are increasingly choosing Claude over the market leader.
AI subscriptions
Anthropic
ChatGPT