OpenAI IPO Will Not Happen in 2026, Sam Altman Says

Sam Altman ruled out OpenAI going public in 2026 in an interview with Fortune. The company, he said, does not feel pressure to pursue an IPO and is focused on AI safety and alignment.

Sam Altman ruled out OpenAI going public in 2026 in an interview with Fortune. The company, he said, does not feel pressure to pursue an IPO and is focused on AI safety and alignment.

The U.S. GSA and OpenAI have reached a 27-month OneGov 2.0 agreement. Public agencies will pay no platform fee, but model usage will be billed at a 50% discount.

On September 10, 2026, OpenAI announced the public beta of the Agents API. The interface is intended to provide developers with a managed layer for longer-running cloud agents, including tools, sandboxes, and subagent coordination.

On September 9, OpenAI announced the enterprise deployment of the GPT-6 Astra model for ChatGPT Work, Codex and API. The company cites a million-token context window and its own assessment of critical cyber capabilities.

OpenAI expands image generation in ChatGPT with Sketch, templates, image comments, and new API models.

TCS subsidiary HyperVault has acquired 264 acres in Hyderabad for an AI data campus with a planned capacity of up to 1 GW. The project is expected to be built in phases based on demand.

The Seattle Times Company and Newsday LLC filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in New York. They seek damages, an injunction and potentially the destruction of affected data or models.

OpenAI publicly confirmed that its agents wrote to multiple websites. The company called the event a case of misalignment and promised a framework for reporting similar incidents.

OpenAI announced the GPT-6 Astra model, initially making it available to a limited group of organizations. The company assigns it an internal Critical classification for cybersecurity capabilities and says it includes enhanced safeguards.

OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI confirmed overlapping incidents affecting their AI services. No common cause is known yet.