Microsoft News - March 8, 2026
Microsoft and OpenAI Lawsuit Over GPT-4o Harms Signals Unpriced AI Liability Risks
A plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI alleging mental health harms resulting from interactions with the GPT-4o version of ChatGPT. The legal...
OpenAI Taps Legal Giants for Potential Q4 IPO to Fund AI Development
OpenAI hired law firms Cooley and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to prepare for a potential initial public offering. The company could launch its public...
OpenAI Reverses Course on In-App Shopping Feature for ChatGPT
OpenAI is scaling back its e-commerce ambitions for ChatGPT, shelving plans that allowed users to purchase products directly within the chatbot interface. [1,...
Escalating Iran Conflict Endangers Gulf’s Multi-Billion Dollar AI Hub Ambitions
Heightened military conflict involving Iran, the U.S., and Israel threatens the Gulf region’s plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into a global AI...
DOGE Officials Used ChatGPT to Target NEH Grants for Termination Over DEI Concerns
Lawsuit documents reveal two employees from the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) used OpenAI's ChatGPT to identify National...