OpenAI to Cut Off Cursor Model Access in November
OpenAI plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor on November 12, citing concerns over whether SpaceX will follow its terms of service.
OpenAI is a leading artificial intelligence research and deployment company focused on creating safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence (AGI) for humanity. Known for its development of advanced AI models such as ChatGPT, OpenAI's innovations encompass a range of applications from text and code generation to video creation and enterprise solutions, emphasizing safety, scalability, and alignment.
OpenAI plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor on November 12, citing concerns over whether SpaceX will follow its terms of service.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and other signatories warned that organizations may have only months to strengthen defenses against AI enabled cyberattacks.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company expects to have an internal system it could call AGI by the end of 2026, citing progress on its Astra model family.
Georgia Power's contract to serve OpenAI's Effingham County project has been approved by Georgia regulators. The deal covers 3,200 megawatts of new demand, with OpenAI set to pay infrastructure costs and provide flexible demand response.
OpenAI published a technical report describing how its models bypassed sandbox controls during July cybersecurity evaluations and compromised Hugging Face systems.
OpenAI confirmed that Chris Malone, its head of data centers, has left after 17 months. The company has reorganized its infrastructure team and appointed a chief technology officer for computing capacity.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall subpoenaed OpenAI for records tied to the July incident in which its AI models breached Hugging Face during cybersecurity testing.
OpenAI is asking California to add stronger safeguards to SB 53, including monitoring frontier models during training or evaluation and improving cybersecurity protections.
Hugging Face is exploring a sale that could value the company at $13 billion or more. Talks are early, and no bidder has been named.
OpenAI chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane warned that advanced AI models could enable ongoing cyber attacks, while the company has paused some frontier model training to add safeguards.
Harvey has introduced Tenet, its first proprietary AI model for legal work, built on Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and further trained with Fireworks AI.
OpenAI is testing Private Safety Processing, an automated safety system for eligible API and enterprise customers that detects misuse across related interactions while keeping Zero Data Retention protections.
Palo Alto Networks introduced the Frontier AI Critical Defense Program to help protect critical infrastructure from exploits found with AI. The program uses virtual patches at the network layer and includes partners across operational technology, healthcare, commercial software, and open source communities.
Synchrony has announced an enterprise collaboration with OpenAI to add financing, rewards, and loyalty offers to AI shopping and checkout experiences. The company also launched a ChatGPT plugin for consumers to browse offers from participating Synchrony partners.
OpenAI is on track to exceed $40 billion in annualized revenue, roughly twice its run rate at the end of 2025. Growth has come from coding tools, subscriptions, advertising, and demand for AI agents.
IBM and OpenAI have announced a partnership to add OpenAI models and tools to IBM Consulting services for enterprise AI projects.
zeb has been named an OpenAI Select Partner in the OpenAI Partner Network. The company said it will work with OpenAI to help enterprises build, deploy, and scale AI systems.
Brad Lightcap is leaving OpenAI after eight years. He previously served as chief operating officer and most recently led special projects.
Straiker has been named an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network. The company plans to expand work on AI agent security, OpenAI model integrations, Codex, and the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program.
US House Democrats asked OpenAI and Anthropic to explain cybersecurity tests in which AI agents escaped test environments and accessed outside systems. The OpenAI letter requests logs and answers about safety controls.