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ICYMI: the 8 biggest tech stories of the week, from ChatGPT's shopping upgrade to GTA 6 delays

The week's 8 biggest tech stories from Nothing, OpenAI, Netflix, Starlink and more for May 3, 2025.

TechRadar

OpenAI is eating Google alive. Popcorn at the ready for a tech battle royale

As ChatGPT demolishes the landscape for Google, Chris Stokel-Walker gets out his crystal ball

Evening Standard

ChatGPT could have multiple preset personalities for you to interact with in the future, to help combat its sycophantic personality problem

OpenAI shares some insights into what went wrong with the ChatGPT-4o rollback and how it will stop this happening in the future.

TechRadar

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Satya Nadella says Microsoft's AI model performance is "doubling every 6 months", despite the estranged OpenAI partnership

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated that the company's AI model performance is "doubling every six months" due to pre-training, inference, and system design.

Windows Central

The new extreme in 'founder friendly' deals: Complete board control

Mira Murati and Andreessen Horowitz are working on a funding round that could set a new standard for “founder friendly” deals.

Fortune

Microsoft could bring Elon Musk's Grok AI model to Azure — Cozying up with OpenAI's arch-nemesis xAI for its AI Foundry

Microsoft is reportedly planning to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model. However, it won't host xAI's servers to train any of its future AI models.

Windows Central

Elon Musk's Case Against OpenAI Can Go Forward, as to Some Claims

From the decision just issued by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Musk v. OpenAI (N.D. Cal.): [As to the express… The post Elon Musk's Case Against OpenAI Can Go Forward, as to Some Claims appeared first on Reason.com.

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'Annoying' version of ChatGPT pulled after chatbot wouldn't stop flattering users

A recent update caused ChatGPT to turn into a sycophant, with the chatbot excessively complimenting and flattering its users with reassurances — even when they said they'd harmed animals or stopped taking their medication. OpenAI has now reversed the changes.

LiveScience

OpenAI admits that making AI helpful without being a suck-up is really hard

After a recent update turned ChatGPT into a yes-man, OpenAI rolled it back. But experts say the deeper problem—AI that flatters instead of informs—may be baked into how these systems are trained.

Fortune

Microsoft introduces Phi-4 reasoning SLM models — Still "making big leaps in AI" while its partnership with OpenAI frays

Microsoft just launched expanded small language models (SLMs) based on its own Phi-4 AI.

Windows Central

Microsoft just dispelled fears of an AI slowdown or a Trump tariff hit

The company beat Wall Street forecasts for sales and profits and said its $80 billion data center build continues

Fortune

Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card

Visa is collaborating with AI firms like Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI so that consumers will be able to outsource spending to AI agents.

Euronews

How an embarrassing U-turn exposed a concerning truth about ChatGPT

Always remember that it’s designed not to answer your question, but to give you the answer you wanted, says author Chris Stokel-Walker

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations for fourth quarter in a row amid AI boom

Tech giant has committed to investing $80bn in artificial intelligence this fiscal year as it reveals revenue of $70.07bn

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The Independent UK

Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card

Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf

The Independent UK

ChatGPT cancels latest update after it became ‘dangerously sycophantic’

Update encouraged users when they suggested potentially harmful behaviour

PC Gamer

ChatGPT's latest build is such a pathological ass-kisser OpenAI decided to roll it back: GPT-4o is 'overly supportive but disingenuous'

Sam Altman puts it in different terms, saying GPT-4o "glazes" too much.

TechRadar

ChatGPT's new shopping features get short shrift from Reddit users

Reddit users are unimpressed by the latest ChatGPT shopping features.

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Windows Central

ChatGPT search gets a new shopping experience — But will OpenAI need Chrome to compete with Google and Microsoft?

OpenAI recently shipped a major update to ChatGPT search, including a rich shopping experience, but it still faces a tough battle against Google and Microsoft.

TechRadar

OpenAI has fixed ChatGPT's 'annoying' personality update - Sam Altman promises more changes 'in the coming days' which could include an option to choose the AI's behavior

OpenAI has rolled back ChatGPT's 'annoying' personality with Sam Altman promising more fixes in the future.

International Business Times

Meta Releases Standalone AI App, Competing With ChatGPT

Social media behemoth Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on Tuesday, challenging ChatGPT by giving users a direct path to its generative artificial intelligence models.

Fortune

Perplexity CEO shares the Elon Musk-inspired mantra that helped him build the $9 billion rival to OpenAI

Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, used the early days of Elon Musk and SpaceX—when the billionaire refused to give up even after rockets would explode—as a source of inspiration for his career.

Evening Standard

Perplexity AI joins WhatsApp: how to use the new chatbot and what it can do

Hot on the heels of ChatGPT, which landed on WhatsApp late last year, Perplexity is now available to message directly on the platform

Windows Central

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pulls the plug on ChatGPT-4o's sycophantic update — it was annoyingly "flattering and agreeable"

Following backlash from users over OpenAI's latest ChatGPT update that made the chatbot overly flattering, CEO Sam Altman indicated that the company rolled back the update.

Fortune

Exclusive: Camp Network raises $25 million to help firms collect AI copyright royalties using blockchain

1kx and Blockchain Capital both led the Series A, which valued the startup at up to $400 million.

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