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According to official news, OpenAI has officially launched the preview version of the next-generation GPT-5.6 series models, including the flagship model Sol, the balanced model Terra, and the fast low-cost model Luna. GPT-5.6 introduces a brand new maximum reasoning effort and features a super strong mode that accelerates complex tasks through sub-agents.The flagship model Sol introduces the Ultra mode, which combines maximum reasoning intensity with sub-agent collaboration. In the Terminal-Bench 2.1 command line workflow test, Sol achieved a score of 88.8%, which increased to 91.9% in Ultra mode, surpassing GPT-5.5's 83.4% and Claude Fable 5's 88.0%. The mid-range model Terra performs close to GPT-5.5 while being priced at half, and the lightest model Luna is designed specifically for everyday automation tasks. Sol is priced at $5 per million input tokens and $30 for output, and it supports reducing secondary call costs by utilizing prompt caching.In terms of security, the security assessment confirmed that Sol did not exceed the critical thresholds of the Preparedness Framework cybersecurity. OpenAI has invested over 700,000 A100 equivalent GPU hours in automated red team exercises, equipping the entire series of models with a defense stack that includes rejection mechanisms, real-time abuse classifiers, and account-level audits. Although the current limited release follows the U.S. government's security framework, OpenAI emphasizes that it does not want a government-led access mechanism to become the long-term default model, as it would limit defenders' access to cutting-edge tools.

Global automated broker Interactive Brokers announced the expansion of its Agentic trading feature, adding access to ChatGPT and Grok on top of the existing integration with Claude.It is reported that users can securely connect to the aforementioned AI tools through their existing accounts, using natural language for portfolio exploration, market analysis, and generating trading instructions. At the same time, the platform has expanded the asset classes for generating trading instructions from stocks and ETFs to options, futures, and futures options. To ensure the safety of funds, the system will not share passwords or API keys with AI providers, and all AI-generated trading instructions must undergo final review and approval by the user on a dedicated "AI Instructions" page before being submitted to the market.

OpenAI announced a comprehensive expansion of its cybersecurity program Daybreak, aimed at leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery and automatic remediation of software vulnerabilities. The core of this expansion is the full version dedicated model GPT-5.5-Cyber launched for trusted defenders. It is reported that this model has set the highest score records in multiple cybersecurity benchmark tests, surpassing GPT-5.5's 81.8% and competitor Mythos 5's 83.8%, significantly improving the accuracy of vulnerability scanning and patch generation. At the same time, the synchronously updated Codex Security plugin has been deeply integrated into the developer workflow, supporting fully automated codebase scanning, threat modeling, and patch generation.In terms of ecosystem development, OpenAI has launched an exclusive partner program, allowing compliant security service providers to integrate GPT-5.5 with specific permissions into their commercial products; and has initiated the "Patch the Planet" program in collaboration with organizations like Trail of Bits to assist over 30 foundational open-source projects such as Python and Go in implementing vulnerability fixes. In addition, OpenAI revealed that it is currently engaged in deep cooperation with governments and institutions from multiple countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan, to jointly enhance the cybersecurity capabilities of global critical infrastructure.

Samsung Electronics announced the deployment of ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to all its employees in South Korea and employees in the global Device Experience (DX) department. This collaboration is one of OpenAI's largest enterprise-level deployments to date.It is reported that Samsung Electronics plans to widely apply these AI tools in core business areas such as software development, product research and development, marketing, and manufacturing, covering both technical and non-technical positions, to enhance employee productivity and problem-solving capabilities. This deployment also marks the expansion of Samsung's partnership with OpenAI from the early stage of AI infrastructure (advanced memory semiconductor supply) to the enterprise-wide AI office application level.

According to the latest "2026 Artificial Intelligence Status Report" released by Sensor Tower, as users migrate between different AI assistants, ChatGPT's global market share fell below 50% for the first time at the end of May this year, dropping to 46.4%. Nevertheless, ChatGPT remains the global leader with over 1.1 billion monthly active users (MAU); Google Gemini and Claude under Anthropic follow closely, occupying 27.7% (662 million MAU) and 10.3% (245 million MAU) of the market share, respectively.The report points out that as the growth rates of downloads and spending slow down, the AI industry is shifting from pure user expansion to commercial monetization. It is expected that in the first half of 2026, global AI app downloads will approach 2.3 billion, and total user spending will exceed $4.2 billion. In terms of paid subscriptions, Claude stands out with a leading industry conversion rate of 13%.In addition, the commercialization paths of AI platforms are becoming increasingly diverse. Since February of this year, ChatGPT has been testing its advertising business, and as of May, about 17% of daily active users have been shown ads, primarily focused on software and shopping. At the same time, the role of AI assistants in e-commerce guidance is becoming more prominent, profoundly influencing consumer purchasing behavior and the traffic distribution of major retail platforms.

According to CoinDesk, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network Base has launched an AI integration tool called Base MCP, which allows users' Base accounts to connect to AI clients such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor. Users can complete transfers, token exchanges, check balances, view transaction records, and interact with DeFi applications through natural language.

According to Decrypt, MoonPay has launched a dedicated app within the ChatGPT application, allowing users to purchase cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, XRP, Solana, and USDC directly within the OpenAI chatbot. Users can ask ChatGPT for cryptocurrency information and then request to purchase a specified amount, after which ChatGPT will generate a MoonPay checkout link. Users must complete the standard KYC process and connect their wallets.MoonPay's blockchain engineer stated that ChatGPT is becoming an entry point for financial research, and the cryptocurrency purchasing feature has been previously missing. This app is part of MoonPay's expansion into AI-driven cryptocurrency tools. Earlier this month, MoonPay also acquired the AI trading startup Dawn Labs and launched the trading assistant Dawn CLI. Arifin mentioned that chatbots like ChatGPT are becoming the new entry points to the internet.

According to Fortune, OpenAI is considering legal action against Apple due to dissatisfaction with the use and commercialization of ChatGPT after its integration into Siri. They believe that the collaboration has not effectively driven user conversion to ChatGPT's paid subscription, which may involve a breach of contractual expectations.Reports indicate that the two parties initially reached an agreement about two years ago, with Apple enhancing Siri's ability to handle complex questions by integrating ChatGPT, while OpenAI expanded user reach through Apple's ecosystem. However, OpenAI has expressed "disappointment" with the current presentation and traffic-driving effect of ChatGPT within Siri.It is reported that OpenAI's legal team has collaborated with external law firms to evaluate various response options, including potential litigation. Meanwhile, the relationship has become strained, and Apple is exploring further collaboration possibilities with OpenAI's competitors.Analysts believe that the core of the dispute lies in the commercial ownership and traffic distribution issues after AI capabilities are embedded in the platform, specifically whether "functionality is embedded but does not lead to subscription conversion" constitutes a substantial breach of commercial terms. Currently, neither party has publicly responded to the litigation matters.

According to Fortune, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his views at the Sequoia Capital AI Summit, noting significant generational differences in how users of different ages utilize ChatGPT. He stated that older users tend to use ChatGPT as a substitute for Google Search, while those in their twenties and thirties use it as a life advisor, and college students use it as a deeply integrated daily operating system.In the U.S., over one-third of young people aged 18 to 24 frequently use ChatGPT, leveraging its conversational memory feature for emotional advice, workplace negotiations, medical consultations, and even major life decisions. Sequoia Capital made its first investment in OpenAI in 2021, when the company was valued at $140 billion; after significant private equity financing, its current valuation has reached $852 billion.

WORLD3 today announced the official launch of its decentralized AI routing network RouterLink, enabling the permanent domain routerlink.ai. This official version brings three core upgrades compared to the previous Alpha stage: complete Web2 payment support (Stripe credit card/debit card/Apple Pay/Google Pay), direct connection to over 60 cutting-edge purebred flagship models (without quantization, without distillation), and official production-level endorsements from three major cloud providers: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.WORLD3 disclosed that the RouterLink network currently supports over 68 models, covering more than 20 providers, with uptime locked at 99.9%, and daily settlement flow exceeding $1.5 million $WAI. The launched purebred flagship models include Claude Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Grok 4.3, Qwen3-Max, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi K2.6, GLM 5.1, MiniMax M2.7, etc., all provided at full specifications. The cumulative $450K quota from the three major cloud collaborations has been fully utilized — including the public inclusion of the AWS Customer Case Study, Microsoft for Startups Level 4 (highest level) + $300K AI Grants, and direct connection to Google Cloud Vertex AI.WORLD3 stated that this official launch also opens up the enterprise procurement channel: Stripe payments and $WAI on-chain payments run in parallel, allowing developers to access the complete catalog of 68 models within 60 seconds after registering their email and recharging with a credit card. The subsequent roadmap includes the RouterLink mainnet, GPU computing power market, an Agent skill market linked with TapClaw, and an enterprise version SLA service that is already in pilot with some clients.

The B.AI API model library welcomes a significant expansion, with four major models officially launched: GPT-5.5 Instant, DeepSeek-v3.2, MiniMax-M2.7, and GLM-5.1.Among them, GPT-5.5 Instant completed underlying adaptation and interface integration within 48 hours after OpenAI's release, achieving zero-latency calls for the new generation of computing power. Compared to the previous generation GPT-5.3 Instant, the latest model GPT-5.5 Instant has reduced hallucination rates by 52.5% in high-precision scenarios such as healthcare, law, and finance, significantly improving logical clarity and output conciseness, greatly enhancing the factual reliability of complex tasks.Currently, the above models are fully open for B.AI API requests. Developers can refer to the official documentation to quickly access the latest model interfaces, providing a more stable and trustworthy AI capability with zero latency experience.

The latest report released by Bank of America (BofA) indicates that in April, the user growth of Gemini and Claude was robust, while the growth rate of ChatGPT continued to slow down. The report stated: In terms of U.S. web traffic, Google saw a year-on-year increase of 2% to 546 million visits, ChatGPT grew by 30% year-on-year to 34 million visits (equivalent to 6% of Google), Bing decreased by 6% year-on-year to 44 million visits, and Claude increased by 715% year-on-year to 7.1 million visits. In terms of month-on-month growth, Google grew by 1%, ChatGPT grew by 1%, Claude grew by 28%, and Gemini grew by 8%.

According to official news, B.AI officially completed the full integration and deployment of the next-generation large models GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.7 on May 1. Developers and users can directly experience these two industry-leading models through https://chat.b.ai/chat. GPT-5.5 has achieved significant advancements in reasoning ability, contextual understanding, and multimodal interaction, while Claude Opus 4.7 excels particularly in code generation, logical alignment, and complex task execution. This model upgrade aims to continuously provide cutting-edge AI computing power support for users within the ecosystem, lower the threshold for developers to access top models, and ensure higher response speed and stability.

According to official news, OpenAI has officially released GPT-5.5. This model has made significant progress in intelligent agent programming, computer usage, and scientific research, achieving an accuracy of 82.7% in the Terminal-Bench 2.0 test. GPT-5.5 has higher reasoning efficiency and consumes fewer tokens while maintaining the same latency as GPT-5.4.Currently, GPT-5.5 has been pushed to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and enterprise users, with the API version set to launch soon, priced at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens. Additionally, GPT-5.5 Pro, designed for high-difficulty tasks, has also been released simultaneously.

OpenAI announced the launch of the GPT-5.4-Cyber model, which is fine-tuned from GPT-5.4 for cybersecurity scenarios, reducing the refusal limits on security-related requests under specific conditions to support specialized operations such as binary reverse engineering.According to the introduction, the model is only available to vetted security vendors, corporate security teams, and researchers through the "Trusted Access for Cybersecurity" (TAC) program. OpenAI stated that the relevant layered mechanism will limit the scope of model usage and impose additional constraints on access in low visibility scenarios.

Microsoft announced on Monday the launch of two new features for Copilot Researcher—Critique and Council—combining OpenAI's GPT with Anthropic's Claude for the same research task.Critique adopts a sequential collaboration model: GPT is responsible for planning the research, retrieving information, and generating the first draft, while Claude serves as a strict reviewer, checking the accuracy of facts and the quality of citations; Council allows both models to independently generate reports in parallel, with a third referee model comparing differences and summarizing discrepancies.In the DRACO benchmark test covering 100 complex research tasks across 10 fields including healthcare, law, and technology, Copilot equipped with Critique scored 57.4 points, leading the second place by nearly 14%, far surpassing Claude Opus running alone with a score of 42.7 points.

According to WSJ, OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT, Codex, and its browser into a single desktop "super app" aimed at simplifying the user experience.