ChatGPT wants to act more like an OS — as it transforms into an app platform
While ChatGPT started as a chatbot, it is evolving to something more like Mac, Windows, or Android — and those ambitions became clear at OpenAI DevDay 2025.
Day: October 7, 2025
Save the whales! Animal rights activists plead for help as Canada marine park threatens to euthanize dozens of belugas
The now-defunct Marineland park says it is running out of money and has no other options to care for the animals after Canadian authorities blocked their export to a Chinese water park
Trump walks back offer to talk to Democrats as government shutdown extends
US President Donald Trump says Democrats must end the shutdown before talks can start after six days of gridlock.
MrBeast, who earned an estimated $85M in 2025, says AI-generated videos could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it “scary times” for the industry (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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MrBeast, who earned an estimated $85M in 2025, says AI-generated videos could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it “scary times” for the industry — Top YouTube creator MrBeast is worried a…
Stranded Mount Everest hikers being evacuated
More than 200 people left stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest are being evacuated, Reuters news agency reports.
Israelis gather to mark two years since 7 October Hamas attack that killed 1,200 – The Guardian
Israelis gather to mark two years since 7 October Hamas attack that killed 1,200 The GuardianLive updates: Two-year anniversary of Israel attack by Hamas falls during Gaza truce negotiations NBC NewsBBC correspondents share their …
Israelis gather to mark two years since 7 October Hamas attack that killed 1,200
Commemorations held in kibbutzim whose members were killed or kidnapped as Tel Aviv rally to call for hostages’ releaseIsraelis gathered across the country on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the 7 October attack, in which Hamas-led militants …
Several airports experience delays as air traffic controllers go without pay during government shutdown
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned about stressed-out air traffic controllers, with some calling out sick amid the ongoing government shutdown
‘Strongly recommended’: What is FCI Fort Dix? Diddy requests prison term at New Jersey’s low-security facility
Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has requested to serve his prison sentence at FCI Fort Dix, a low-security federal facility in New Jersey. His legal team cited the prison’s drug treatment programs and proximity for family visitation as reasons for the…
How Ladakh protest leader Sonam Wangchuk went from Indian hero to ‘traitor’
Wangchuk, a celebrated innovator, inspired a Bollywood megahit. Now he’s being accused of challenging the Indian state.