OpenAI is rolling out a 'lightweight' version of its ChatGPT deep research tool, powered by the company's recently launched o4-mini AI model.

OpenAI’s new lightweight Deep Research tool offers free, faster, and efficientonline research for all ChatGPT users, including free-tier.

Creating a new kind of deep research tool is an attempt from OpenAI to reduce the heavy usage of existing deep research modes it's seeing from users. These kinds of queries can be more expensive for AI providers to execute, due to their process of running more complicated commands and returning more information.

OpenAI would be interested in buying Google’s Chrome browser if a federal court orders it to be spun off, the head of ChatGPT said in a court hearing Tuesday.

OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT testified in Google’s antitrust case that the company would be interested in buying the Chrome web browser if Alphabet is forced to spin it off. OpenAI has its own search product but has struggled with distribution;