OpenAI stories

Qodo 2.1 debuts an AI-driven rules layer that learns from code history to enforce consistent standards and analytics-led code review.

12Port adds AI-powered session intelligence to its agentless PAM platform, promising real-time detection and disruption of risky admin activity.

Tailscale launches Aperture in open alpha, adding an identity-based gateway to log, govern and standardise workplace AI and agent use.

Mainstream AI tools flunk detailed Australia and New Zealand K-10 curriculum tests, raising risks for teachers relying on chatbots in class.

OpenAI debuts GPT-5.3 Codex Spark, a Cerebras-powered research preview promising ultra-fast, real-time coding for ChatGPT Pro users.

OpenAI rolls out Lockdown Mode and new Elevated Risk labels in ChatGPT to curb prompt injection attacks and tighten data safeguards.

New TELUS Digital research finds asking AI assistants “Are you sure?” seldom boosts accuracy and can even make correct answers worse.

SOUTHSTART 2026 will bring OpenAI, Canva, Derek Sivers and Peter Helliar to Adelaide for a three-day tech, climate and culture forum.

Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.

Qodo launches a beta Azure DevOps integration that embeds its AI-driven, context-aware code review directly into pull request workflows.

Boman Group appoints China specialist Professor Charles Qin to its advisory board as it expands cross-border investment across the region.

Realestate.com.au debuts a ChatGPT app, letting Australian buyers search and refine property listings through conversational queries.

Hackers are abandoning noisy ransomware to quietly steal data, as a report finds 80% of top attack techniques now focus on evasion.

Study finds over 28,000 fake domains mimicking top global sites, exposing users to rising phishing, malware and industrial-scale squatting.

OpenAI has launched Frontier, an enterprise platform to deploy AI coworkers at scale by unifying data, tools and governance across firms.

AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a ‘dark age’ for victims.

As Kiwis increasingly ‘ask AI’ before buying, leaders must learn to shape algorithm answers or risk losing control of their brand story.

Mailchimp expands eCommerce tools and AI-driven automation, rolling out SMS to 34 new EMEA markets to boost small business marketing ROI.

Trade Me Property debuts a ChatGPT app that lets New Zealand home hunters search live listings via conversational prompts and an interactive map.

Canva integrates with ChatGPT to auto-apply Brand Kits, letting teams generate editable, on-brand designs directly from chat prompts.