CHATGPT’S owners have revealed another potentially disruptive AI tool to take on Google – a web browser. OpenAI says its rival app has their leading-star ChatGPT front and centre to

On the 6th (local time), OpenAI said at its developer conference “DevDay 2025” in San Francisco that it will introduce a feature allowing ChatGPT to directly connect and use third-party apps. It links ChatGPT with third-party apps via an app software development kit (SDK).

At OpenAI’s Developer Day, CEO Sam Altman showed off apps that run entirely inside the chat window—a new effort to turn ChatGPT into a platform.

Meta will ban general-purpose AI chatbots from WhatsApp Business API starting January 15, 2026, forcing ChatGPT and others like Perplexity off the platform

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on a podcast last week that he wanted ChatGPT to become “people’s personal AI subscription.” The company last week made moves toward that goal with “apps in ChatGPT,” which lets people use the chatbot to search for homes on Zillow or make Spotify playlists,

ChatGPT will no longer be available on WhatsApp after January 15, 2026, following Meta's new rules banning third-party AI chatbots. OpenAI advises users to link their accounts to keep chat history, as exports are not supported.

ChatGPT will cease functioning on WhatsApp from January 15, 2026, due to Meta's updated API policies banning general-purpose AI chatbots. OpenAI urges users to link their accounts to their phone numbers before the deadline to preserve chat history,

Meta's rationale behind this move is that WhatsApp Business API is designed for businesses serving customers rather than acting as a platform for chatbot distribution.