OpenAI has removed all online content related to its hardware startup with Jony Ive named io following a trademark infringement lawsuit from iyO Inc. The ChatGPT developer announced the £4.8 billion ($6.4 billion) deal with the iPhone designer's company on May 21, 2025. However, on June
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent on 17 July, enabling users to delegate complex, real-world tasks to AI, including restaurant reservations, grocery shopping, and presentation creation. ChatGPT Agent represents an advanced version of the previous Operator tool, combining Operator's website interaction capabilities, deep research's information synthesis skills, and
More than 40% of current agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027 due to escalating costs, unclear business value and inadequate risk controls, according to Gartner research. Many companies are investing in early-stage experimental projects that are primarily driven by hype and often misapplied. A January
Pinwheel introduced its latest product on July 2, 2025, a smartwatch designed for children that features a built-in AI chatbot called KidGPT. The new device, priced at $149, combines child location tracking and parental controls with a specially optimised AI assistant that includes age-appropriate content and safety restrictions. Pinwheel, which
In June 2025, Anthropic published the "Project Vend" experiment where Claude AI operated a virtual vending machine that, after initial success, quickly deteriorated. During the 31-day experiment, Claude, granted full decision-making autonomy, initially performed well, increasing revenue by 30% in the first week and achieving positive customer satisfaction
Mistral introduced Mistral Code on June 4th, an AI-powered coding assistant that combines four specialised models to help enterprises complete development tasks faster. The system uses Codestral for code completion, Codestral Embed for code search, Devstral for agentic coding tasks, and Mistral Medium for chat-based support. Mistral Code builds on
Opera announced Opera Neon on May 28th, 2025, a new AI browser designed to perform tasks on users' behalf, including shopping, filling out forms, and coding. The Oslo-based Norwegian company describes it as the first "AI agentic browser" that transforms user intent into action, representing years of
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed at the TED2025 conference on 11 April 2025 that ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users, representing approximately 10% of the world's population. The company's image generation feature launched on 25 March has driven extraordinary growth, with the platform gaining
On 16 April 2025, OpenAI officially launched Codex CLI, an open-source coding tool that runs in the terminal and transforms natural language instructions into executable code. The new tool integrates OpenAI's advanced language models, including o3 and o4-mini, with local coding and computing tasks, enabling developers to perform
In early April 2025, the European Commission officially prohibited AI-powered virtual assistants from participating in its online meetings, first implementing the ban during a video conference with representatives from a network of digital policy support offices across Europe, where an "Online Meeting Etiquette" slide clearly stated: "No
On 2 April 2025, OpenAI introduced PaperBench, a novel performance evaluation system designed to assess AI agents’ capabilities in replicating cutting-edge artificial intelligence research. Developed as part of the OpenAI Preparedness Framework, which measures AI systems’ readiness for complex tasks, PaperBench specifically challenges AI agents to accurately replicate 20 significant
In 2025, AI agents built on foundation models are revolutionising enterprise environments, surpassing traditional generative AI solutions. While most organisations still deploy ChatGPT-like applications, leading companies are adopting autonomous AI agents that respond to commands and execute complex business processes with minimal human intervention. Data-driven results from enterprise implementations demonstrate
