Big Tech
OpenAI Drops GPT-5.5 Seven Weeks After 5.4. The Previous Four Were Just Practice, Apparently.
OpenAI shipped GPT-5.5 — its "smartest and most intuitive model yet" — seven weeks after saying the same about 5.4. This time they mean it.
AI
OpenAI Is Killing DALL-E. Its Replacement Was Tested Under the Name “Maskingtape-Alpha.” This Is Not a Screenshot.
DALL-E dies May 12. Its replacement was secretly A/B tested under tape-themed codenames. OpenAI announced this with a cryptic tweet and zero ceremony.
Big Tech
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Just Formed an Alliance — The Enemy Learned Everything From Them
Three companies that built empires on other people’s data just united against someone using theirs.
Big Tech
Sam Altman Bought His Favorite Tech Show. The Editorial Independence Is Definitely Going to Be Fine.
OpenAI just acquired TBPN — Sam Altman's admitted fave — and pinky-promised independence. The show now reports to a lobbyist.
Startups
SoftBank Borrowed $40 Billion to Invest $30 Billion in OpenAI, and I Have So Many Questions
Masayoshi Son took out a $40B bridge loan to double down on AI. The bridge leads to an $850B valuation and a lot of faith.
OpenAI
Sam Altman Delegated AI Safety to Go Build Datacenters. The Next Model Is Called Spud.
OpenAI's CEO handed off safety oversight so he could focus on fundraising and concrete. Meanwhile, Sora is dead, Disney is gone, and the future of AGI is codenamed Spud.
AI
Sora Is Shutting Down (Apparently). An Overly Emotional Farewell to the Only Coworker Who Never Complained About My Ideas
OpenAI has shut down Sora in 2026—and creators are feeling it. A snarky, firsthand take on what made Sora magical, chaotic, and impossible to replace.
Satire
Why OpenAI Needs a Chief Snark Officer as It Doubles Its Workforce
OpenAI plans to double its workforce—but as it scales into an AI powerhouse, this open letter argues it’s missing one critical role: a Chief Snark Officer to keep it human.
Guides
Deep Dive Into the OpenAI–Department of War Deal: Ethics, Power, and the Pentagon’s AI Pivot
Inside OpenAI’s classified Pentagon deployment: safety claims, political pressure, and the AI arms race reshaping Washington.
This Week in Snark
This Week in Snark: AI Forks, Crypto Prompts, Regulated Shovels, and the Monetization of Your Soul
From Sonic’s AI-powered Web3 launch to OpenAI’s latest agent move, plus EV hype and Snapchat monetizing FOMO—your snarky weekly tech industry recap.
AI
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Accidentally Fork the AI Industry in Front of the Prime Minister
At the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei skipped a unity handshake — and accidentally created the most symbolic AI moment of 2026.
AI
OpenAI Brings OpenClaw Founder In-House as Agent Competition Heats Up
OpenAI hires OpenClaw’s creator, signaling a major push into autonomous AI agents. Here’s what it means for agent tech, Moltbook, and the AI arms race.