On May 7, 2026, OpenAI unveiled a feature called Trusted Contact for ChatGPT accounts, designed to surface a human connection when conversations indicate possible self-harm. The tool lets adult users designate a trusted person — a friend or family member — who will be encouraged to check in if the system detects signs of distress. OpenAI says the aim is
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OpenAI Debuts Shared Workspace Agents to Automate Team Handoffs
OpenAI has introduced a new class of ChatGPT tools called shared workspace agents — always-on assistants designed to carry work across systems and through multi-step processes without constant human prompting. Built on Codex, these agents aim to reduce the friction of manual handoffs inside teams by gathering information from connected systems, executing defined steps, and returning results in a way
OpenAI and Infosys: Scaling Codex into the Enterprise via Topaz
OpenAI has struck a strategic partnership with Infosys to integrate its AI tools — notably the coding assistant Codex — into Infosys’s Topaz AI platform, aiming to help large enterprises move from pilot projects to wide-scale AI deployments. The collaboration is positioned to accelerate software modernization, automate development workflows and support DevOps, with an initial focus on software engineering and
OpenAI’s GPT-5.4-Cyber: a practical boost for defenders — and a new risk calculus
OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.4-Cyber, a purpose-built variant of GPT-5.4 tuned to assist vetted security professionals with tasks previously reserved for specialized analysts. Rather than a general consumer release, this model is designed to lower refusal rates for legitimate cybersecurity workflows: binary reverse engineering, vulnerability scanning, malware analysis and exploit research. The announcement frames the model as a defensive accelerant —
OpenAI Acquires Hiro Finance to Bolster AI Financial Planning
OpenAI has officially confirmed the acquisition of Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal finance startup founded by serial entrepreneur Ethan Bloch. The deal, which follows Hiro’s recent launch of a specialized financial modeling tool, marks a strategic move by OpenAI to deepen its expertise in high-stakes mathematical accuracy and consumer fintech. Backed by heavyweights like Ribbit Capital and General Catalyst, Hiro
OpenAI Revokes macOS App Certificate After Axios Supply-Chain Compromise
OpenAI has publicly disclosed a supply‑chain incident that affected the signing workflow for its macOS applications and, out of caution, is revoking and rotating the certificate used to notarize those apps. The company’s investigation found that a GitHub Actions workflow used in the macOS signing process pulled a compromised release of the widely used npm library Axios (version 1.14.1). Although