Oct. 7, 2025
OpenAI Wants To Be The Windows Of AI
Forget building apps on TOP of ChatGPT, now they’ve put the apps INSIDE of ChatGPT. Why this is a play for ChatGPT to become the Windows of the AI era. The prediction market market continues to explode. Turning down the volume on streaming ads. And why Mr. Beast is worried about AI social media.
- OpenAI announces Apps SDK allowing ChatGPT to launch and run third party apps like Zillow, Canva, Spotify (VentureBeat)
- OpenAI’s Windows Play (Stratechery)
- NYSE Owner to Invest Up to $2 Billion in Polymarket (WSJ)
- California law forces Netflix, Hulu to turn down ad volumes (Politico)
- MrBeast says AI could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it ‘scary times’ for the industry (TechCrunch)
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