Elon Musk Seeks Up to $134 Billion in OpenAI Lawsuit as AI Feud Escalates

By Rishaj Upadhyay | January 18, 2026

If you’ve been keeping up with tech news for the past couple of years, you must be aware of Elon Musk’s long-running lawsuit battle with OpenAI. For those unaware, the lawsuit dates back to February 2024. That’s when Musk first sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. Musk has alleged that the company has moved away from its founding nonprofit mission. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, claimed that the company was then created with the goal to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity, not for shareholder profit. According to the lawsuit, OpenAI’s close partnership with Microsoft and its

ChatGPT Go Is Now Available Worldwide, Including the U.S.

By Rishaj Upadhyay | January 16, 2026

Key Highlights: If you live in the U.S. or outside India and Indonesia and waited for OpenAI to roll out the ChatGPT Go subscription tier in your region, it’s finally here. The company has officially announced ChatGPT Go worldwide, marking a major expansion of its most affordable subscription tier. ChatGPT Go plan is now available in the US as part of global roll out To catch you up, the ChatGPT Go plan was first introduced in India in August 2025. But it’s now available everywhere ChatGPT is available, including the U.S. You’ll have to pay $8 per month for ChatGPT

OpenAI to Test Ads on ChatGPT Free and Go Plans in the U.S.

By Rishaj Upadhyay | January 16, 2026

Key Highlights: If you were hoping not to see ads inside ChatGPT in 2026, there is some bad news for you. Last year, some reports hinted that OpenAI was planning to show ads in ChatGPT. At the time, the company dropped the plan to inject ads due to the competition it was facing from Google’s Gemini 3. In fact, CEO Sam Altman issued a code-red call, which eventually fast-tracked the GPT-5.2 model. OpenAI will start testing ads in ChatGPT in the coming weeks Well, ads are coming in ChatGPT, and it’s coming fast. OpenAI, in today’s announcement, has clearly mentioned

Google has launched TranslateGemma, a new open AI translation model built on Gemma 3

Google’s TranslateGemma Supports Translation Across 55 Languages

By Aditi Gupta | January 15, 2026

Ever thought you could find a single translation tool that works across devices and supports 55 languages? Google has introduced TranslateGemma, a new family of open translation models built on its Gemma 3 platform. TranslateGemma is available in three versions: 4B, 12B, and 27B parameters, bringing the capabilities of much larger systems into smaller, more efficient models that can run across a range of hardware. Smaller Models Doing Bigger Work For developers, this means high-quality translations can now be achieved using models with less than half the parameters. Leading to lower latency, reduced computing costs, and better performance on everyday

Opera Launches One R3 Browser and with Contextual AI, Quad-Tab Split Screen & More

By Abhijay Singh Rawat | January 15, 2026

Key Highlights What’s Really New in One R3? Opera has just released One R3 on Thursday, with new AI features & redesign to its flagship browser. The update focuses on “agentic” AI capabilities and a modular interface designed to streamline complex browsing sessions. The release marks the third annual “rebirth” of the Opera One platform. With this update, Opera focuses to shift towards an AI centric browser built on top of the Opera Neon browser. The company claims the new system provides 20% faster response times compared to previous versions. Contextual AI and YouTube Integration The updated AI now operates

YouTube Introduces New Parental Controls to Limit Shorts, Reduce Teens’ Screen Time

By Aditi Gupta | January 14, 2026

Key Highlights: Concerns about children’s online safety and the impact of doom-scrolling have been rising globally, prompting media companies and social platforms to strengthen their safety protocols and introduce improved safeguards. YouTube is the latest to respond, announcing on Wednesday a new set of parental controls, potentially the strictest yet, to help parents regulate the screen time of children and teens spent watching YouTube Shorts. The update reflects wider scrutiny of short-form video, as, according to critics, short-form content encourages endless scrolling and makes it harder for younger users to manage screen time. YouTube’s changes are aimed at giving parents

OpenAI’s Rumored Audio AI Wearable Device Is Codenamed ‘Sweetpea’

By Rishaj Upadhyay | January 14, 2026

It was back in 2025 when everyone started talking about OpenAI’s mysterious AI wearable. The speculation was largely fueled by the fact that OpenAI acquired Jony Ive’s startup. The same Jony Ive who worked at Apple as design chief, and who made the iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch, and AirPods a reality. Well, the narrative around AI wearables has shifted quickly since then. Thanks to the partnership, people started expecting something genuinely different, and more serious. OpenAI, Jony Ive reportedly developing an AI-first audio device codenamed “Sweetpea” Last year, bits and pieces about the rumored AI hardware device project leaked, but

Google Looks to Revolutionize Chrome Browsing With Gemini-Powered “Auto Browse” Feature

By Rishaj Upadhyay | January 14, 2026

Key Highlights: AI companies are pushing agent-based browsers, with the aim of transforming web browsing like never before. Companies like OpenAI, Perplexity, and others have already dropped their AI browsers. Well, it’s hard to tell whether Google will drop something similar. Instead, the company is looking to integrate its AI assistant, Gemini, to help users browse the internet more smartly. Google is testing a new Gemini-powered “Auto Browse” feature to automate Chrome browsing According to a report by TestingCatalog, Google is now testing an Auto Browse tool that recently appeared inside Gemini’s tools section, marked with a cursor icon. Since

Google Veo 3.1’s Now Lets You Generate Vertical AI videos using Portrait Images

By Rishaj Upadhyay | January 13, 2026

Key Highlights: Vertical videos, which first launched with Snapchat, came into the mainstream after TikTok introduced the For You feed. Now, most social media platforms have adopted this format. On Instagram, you have Reels. On YouTube, you have Shorts, and so on and so forth. Most platforms now drive traffic from short-form content, or rather, short-form video content, I would like to say. That’s also why you see more and more AI-generated videos on your feed these days. Google Veo 3.1’s new “Ingredients to Video” feature generates vertical videos using portrait images Google is quite aware of this. This is

Consumer Watchdog Questions Google’s New AI Shopping Framework

By Aditi Gupta | January 13, 2026

Key Highlights Consumer Watchdog Raises Alarm Over Google’s AI Shopping Plans A consumer watchdog has questioned Google’s new AI shopping framework, saying it could give companies more influence over pricing. These concerns emerged soon after Google introduced its Universal Commerce Protocol, an AI-powered shopping agent that interacts with retailers across Google Search and AI products, including Gemini. What Sparked the Warning Lindsay Owens, executive director of the think tank Groundwork Collaborative, drew worldwide attention on social media by warning that Google’s plans to personalize upselling could allow companies to charge users based on their shopping behavior and chat history. Big/bad