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OpenAI released a new ChatGPT plugin for Mac that connects to Apple's Messages app, letting the AI send texts, search and summarize conversations, and analyze communication patterns with specific contacts. The feature requires macOS permission grants to read message content.

OpenAI has released a plugin allowing ChatGPT to read and respond to Apple iMessages on Mac, currently limited to ChatGPT Work and Codex users. The feature requires users to grant Full Disk Access and contact permissions, and arrives amid an active lawsuit between Apple and OpenAI.

OpenAI is previewing a transparent background feature for GPT-Image-2 through its API, letting developers generate PNGs with no background baked in at generation time. The company claims this produces cleaner results than traditional background removal, particularly on difficult edges like glass or thin fibers.

OpenAI has launched an Apple Messages plugin that lets ChatGPT read, sort, draft, and send texts on a user's behalf. The company says the plugin runs locally and does not index all messages, though it has not detailed exactly how that works.

Amazon Bedrock now supports cross-Region inference for three GPT-5.6 variants — Sol, Terra, and Luna — across more than 25 AWS Regions. The feature routes requests to available compute capacity via geographic or global inference profiles, without requiring code changes beyond swapping a model ID.

OpenAI has added an Apple Messages plugin to ChatGPT for Mac, allowing the AI to read, search, and send iMessage, SMS, and RCS conversations. The feature is available across all plans but currently limited to Apple silicon Macs.

A new industry analysis argues the performance gap between Chinese and Western AI models has narrowed to single-digit differences on broad benchmarks. Moonshot's Kimi K3 and Zhipu's GLM-5.3 now trail OpenAI and Anthropic's top models by only a few points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, with a clear Western edge remaining only in abstract reasoning, output reliability, and offensive cybersecurity capability.

OpenAI has built a system called Private Safety Processing that detects misuse patterns across multiple interactions without storing customer inputs or outputs. The company says it only receives narrow safety signals—type and severity of activity—while data stays encrypted on customer infrastructure.

OpenAI is previewing Private Safety Processing to select customers, an automated system that monitors for misuse across multiple sessions without retaining any customer data. The move directly contrasts with Anthropic's July policy allowing 30-day data retention for 'covered models' like Fable.

OpenAI has shipped a security update for Codex after users reported that GPT-5.6 Sol was autonomously deleting real files instead of temporary ones. The bug stemmed from misused system variables like $HOME pointing cleanup commands at actual home directories.

OpenAI has reaffirmed its Zero Data Retention (ZDR) policy for eligible API customers using frontier models and previewed a new feature called Private Safety Processing, which the company claims allows safety monitoring without retaining customer data.

OpenAI has reaffirmed its Zero Data Retention (ZDR) policy for eligible API customers using frontier models and previewed a new capability called Private Safety Processing. The company says the new approach aims to preserve safety monitoring capabilities without requiring data storage.

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a version of its chatbot that activates automatically when systems estimate a user is 13-17, applying default safety guardrails and study-focused features. The rollout includes homework shortcut detection, quizzes, learning visualizations, and expanded parental notifications covering eating disorder risk signals.

OpenAI released v3.1.0 of its Python client library, adding support for a new 'Ultrafast' tier, WebSocket stream IDs, and structured MCP/WebSocket error handling. The release also formally deprecates the Sora video API and strips out remaining Stainless SDK-generation infrastructure.

OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT's Google Drive integration, allowing paid subscribers to add Drive files to their ChatGPT Library and edit them directly inside the chat interface. The edits apply to the actual file in Drive, not a copied version.

OpenAI has launched Computer History, a macOS feature that records clicks, keystrokes, and app switches to build a searchable memory timeline for ChatGPT and Codex. It replaces the screenshot-based Chronicle preview and requires opt-in consent from both admins and individual users.

OpenAI has launched a preview of 'Ultrafast' mode for GPT-5.6 Sol, delivering up to 750 output tokens per second through Cerebras inference hardware. The feature is initially limited to select API customers as part of a tiered speed pricing structure.

OpenAI has replaced ChatGPT for Mac's Chronicle research preview with Computer History, an opt-in feature that builds a searchable activity timeline using macOS accessibility events instead of screenshots. The feature is available to ChatGPT Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, excluding the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK.

OpenAI has introduced 'Ultrafast,' a preview mode that it claims accelerates GPT 5.6 Sol to 14 times standard speed, hitting up to 750 output tokens per second. The feature runs on OpenAI's partnership with chipmaker Cerebras and is currently limited to a small group of customers.

OpenAI is testing an 'Ultrafast' service tier that runs GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14 times faster than standard processing, generating up to 750 output tokens per second using Cerebras infrastructure. Access is currently limited to a waitlist of select customers.