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OpenAI has enabled ChatGPT and Codex users to connect multiple Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts accounts within the same plugin, rather than being limited to one account per service. Users can add extra accounts through the Plugins sidebar by clicking the gear icon on an already-connected app and completing Google's authorization flow.
An Entrepreneur contributor discovered that AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude were describing his agency using an old homepage message he had already replaced, because directory sites had copied the outdated text and AI engines treated those copies as authoritative. He argues that businesses now effectively have two narratives: the one they actively publish, and the one AI systems generate from scattered, often stale, third-party sources.
Independent consultants report that client attitudes toward AI have evolved rapidly since ChatGPT's debut, moving from outright bans to conditional acceptance for speeding up certain tasks. Solopreneurs are now expected to clarify their own AI practices and ensure they match what clients expect or permit.
After a family in Chennai received what they felt was an insensitive response from a well-known guru following a relative's death, they turned to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for comfort and guidance. Yoga instructor Kripa Vaidyanathan said the AI offered nonjudgmental, round-the-clock support that was easier to access than a human spiritual advisor's limited time.
AIArion is a website that collects free, ready-to-use ChatGPT prompts aimed at personal development, productivity and workplace skills. Rather than being an AI tool itself, it acts as a prompt library covering frameworks like PAR and CAR resume storytelling, the GROW model, procrastination-beating techniques and salary negotiation scripts.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that most business owners misuse AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude by treating them as static software rather than trainable assistants. The piece proposes a five-step iterative coaching process—starting with a clear job brief, assigning real tasks, giving specific feedback, auditing changes, and repeating the cycle—to turn generic chatbots into reliable business tools.
Sandhya Devanathan, who has led Meta's India and Southeast Asia operations since June 2024 after over a decade at the company, is moving to OpenAI. Based in Singapore, she will report to OpenAI's Asia-Pacific head Kiran Mani and take charge of consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships and regulatory engagement across Southeast Asia and Australia. Meta's India managing director Arun Srinivas will now report directly to the company's Asia-Pacific VP Benjamin Joe.
X's Global Government Affairs team says it identified roughly 200,000 accounts tied to a Chinese bot network, with about 200 of them dedicated to spreading posts critical of AI data centers. The posts claimed the facilities were raising household electricity bills and straining power grids, echoing similar findings OpenAI reported in June about ChatGPT users seeking ways to sway American opinion on data centers.
X's Safety team identified a 200,000-account network of suspected inauthentic Chinese accounts, 200 of which spread AI-generated comics and posts criticizing AI data centers' impact on electricity prices and local power grids. The company said these posts used OpenAI-generated imagery and talking points that echoed illustrations from a June OpenAI report on similar China-linked influence efforts. X has suspended violating accounts but has not disclosed the identities of those involved or detailed the remaining 199,800 accounts' activity.
Reports indicate that widespread adoption of ChatGPT is subtly changing how people write, with certain AI-favored words and phrasing patterns appearing more frequently in everyday communication. The trend suggests that heavy exposure to AI-generated text is influencing human writing habits beyond just those who use the tool directly.
OpenAI has begun showing advertisements to users on its free tier and the 399-rupee ($4) Go plan in India, one of its biggest markets by user activity. The feature, already active in 38 countries including the US, Japan, South Korea and much of Europe, excludes users who are or are predicted to be under 18.
OpenAI confirmed that ChatGPT experienced a widespread outage on August 27, 2026, with many users reporting problems accessing the chatbot. The company later announced that services, including ChatGPT Workspace and Workspace Agents, were fully restored and functioning normally by 6:14 PM ET.