Openai news and trends

OpenAI Reworks Product Strategy Around New Desktop Super App
artificial intelligence // March 20, 2026

OpenAI is preparing a new push to make ChatGPT more central to how people work on their computers. It plans to combine its ChatGPT app, Codex coding platform and browser into a desktop “super app.” According to The Wall Street Journal, the move is meant...

OpenAI Continues Coding Push With Astral Acquisition
Acquisitions // March 19, 2026

OpenAI says it is acquiring Astral, a startup that creates Python tools for developers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Microsoft Considers Suing to Halt Amazon-OpenAI Cloud Deal
Amazon // March 18, 2026

Microsoft is reportedly considering legal action over Amazon and OpenAI’s new cloud deal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

OpenAI Targets Q4 IPO as ChatGPT Pivots to Enterprise Applications
artificial intelligence // March 17, 2026

OpenAI may launch an initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the year, and the company is focusing on enterprise applications as it does so, CNBC reported Tuesday (March 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Interviews & Exclusives
OpenAI and Cisco Back Standards to Scale Agentic AI

February 16, 2026
Right alongside the immense promise of agentic AI is the issue of trust. CFOs, according to PYMNTS Intelligence, are gaining it. So are consumers. As the issue of trust continues to present itself, the more useful argument is how to overcome those issues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and […]

OpenAI and Anthropic Take Different Paths to Own Healthcare’s AI Stack

January 12, 2026
The artificial intelligence (AI) race has moved from the laboratory to the clinic, marking a pivotal shift in how the digital economy’s most valuable data — health information — is...

Agentic AI Splits Big Tech Between Open Alliances and Closed Control

December 15, 2025
Standards. Protocols. Alliances. It was a big week as usual in the Prompt Economy with several announcements that show cooperation among some of the power players that will make agentic...

OpenAI Report Shows Soaring Enterprise AI Adoption

December 09, 2025
The era of artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation in business is officially over. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Quick Reads
OpenAI and Google Refine Early AI Commerce Strategies

March 20, 2026
Tech companies are adjusting their approaches to artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled commerce after encountering some hurdles in their first attempts, CNBC reported Friday (March 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. […]

OpenAI Reworks Product Strategy Around New Desktop Super App

March 20, 2026
OpenAI is preparing a new push to make ChatGPT more central to how people work on their computers. It plans to combine its ChatGPT app, Codex coding platform and browser...

OpenAI Continues Coding Push With Astral Acquisition

March 19, 2026
OpenAI says it is acquiring Astral, a startup that creates Python tools for developers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Microsoft Considers Suing to Halt Amazon-OpenAI Cloud Deal

March 18, 2026
Microsoft is reportedly considering legal action over Amazon and OpenAI’s new cloud deal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...