PipeStitchOpenAI plans to leave Cursor, and free ChatGPT gets ads
OpenAI plans to pull its models from the Cursor coding tool, and ChatGPT's free plan now shows ads in 38 countries.
Corporate moves
Buyouts, mergers and shutdowns that touch the tools you use.
OpenAI plans to cut off its models inside Cursor on November 12
After SpaceX bought the coding tool Cursor, OpenAI said it will end access to its models there, with a proposed shutoff date of November 12, 2026. Cursor says OpenAI models handle about 5% of its use.
Why it matters: If someone builds your tools in Cursor with OpenAI's models, ask what they will switch to before November.
Source: CNBC ·
Rules and prices
Laws, rulings and price changes that affect which AI tools you can use or what you pay.
ChatGPT shows ads on its free plans in 38 countries
OpenAI added ads to ChatGPT's free plan and its low-cost Go plan in India. It says ads are already live in 38 countries, the US included, labeled and shown below the answer.
Why it matters: If your office uses free ChatGPT, expect ads under answers, while Anthropic has said Claude will stay ad-free.
Source: CNBC ·
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