OpenAI Hires Patreon Co-Founder to Lead Creator Division

OpenAI has announced a partnership with Hacktron to identify vulnerabilities in its systems, test integrations with third-party services, and enhance security defenses using frontier AI capabilities. The collaboration focuses on proactive security testing rather than reactive threat response. This move reflects growing industry emphasis on AI system resilience as these tools become more widely deployed.

Apple is accelerating its Siri roadmap under pressure from CEO John Ternus to compete with OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The company plans two significant improvements in coming months, including fine-grained control over first-party apps like Photos and Safari. While Apple has delivered a functional Siri AI agent on a compressed timeline, executives acknowledge the product is not yet keeping pace with rivals.

OpenAI has raised an additional $11 billion in a funding round that is expected to close in the coming weeks, according to reports. The round values the company at $1.25 trillion. The funding has not yet closed but is anticipated to finalize shortly.

OpenAI has released GPT-6 Cyber, a specialized cybersecurity model designed to identify exploitable vulnerabilities and develop fixes while remaining constrained to authorized scope. The model represents an application of large language models to security work with built-in alignment safeguards. The release signals OpenAI's effort to position AI agents in defensive cybersecurity roles.