The new version of ChatGPT, called GPT-5.2, shows “OpenAI is back on top of the benchmarks,” analyst says.

Gemini’s surge underscores a shifting power balance in generative A.I. as regulators move to scrutinize Google’s tactics.

OpenAI is rolling out a new artificial intelligence model designed to make ChatGPT better at coding, science and a wide range of work tasks, weeks after Alphabet Inc.’s Google put the startup on defense with the well-received launch of Gemini 3.

And then there’s this from Paresh Dave and Arielle Pardes at Wired: in a survey called “Inside Google’s Two-Year Frenzy to Catch Up with OpenAI,” the duo go over way stations on the way to Google’s current seemingly advantageous position.

A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition.

OpenAI recently offered its ChatGPT Go plan free for one year to Indian users, while Perplexity partnered with Airtel to bundle premium access with mobile plans. Google previously tested this approach in Indonesia and 40 other countries before bringing it to India, suggesting meticulous market validation.

Google has launched Disco, an experimental AI-first browser that turns browsing activity into custom web applications, as it steps up competition with a new wave of AI-powered browsers led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas.