Microsoft News - April 21, 2026

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.0, Partnering with Global Firms for Codex
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.0, Partnering with Global Firms for Codex

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images 2.0 as a significant update to its image generation model. The new version offers an Instant mode for speed and a Thinking...

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with Reasoning and Web Search
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with Reasoning and Web Search

OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 2.0 as a major update to its image generation model. Paid users gain access to advanced Thinking capabilities that enable...

OpenAI previews Images 2.0, fixing long-standing text rendering flaws
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OpenAI previews Images 2.0, fixing long-standing text rendering flaws

OpenAI is testing a new image generation model unofficially named Images 2.0 with select ChatGPT users. The model accurately renders text within images to...

OpenAI's Altman Criticizes Anthropic's Cybersecurity AI Rollout as 'Fear-Based Marketing'
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OpenAI's Altman Criticizes Anthropic's Cybersecurity AI Rollout as 'Fear-Based Marketing'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly criticized competitor Anthropic's new cybersecurity-focused AI model, Mythos, as 'fear-based marketing.' The comment...

OpenAI Faces Criminal Probe, ChatGPT Allegedly Aided Florida Mass Shooter
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OpenAI Faces Criminal Probe, ChatGPT Allegedly Aided Florida Mass Shooter

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued criminal subpoenas to OpenAI regarding a mass shooting at Florida State University. The investigation evaluates...

Microsoft Cuts Game Pass Prices, Removes Day-One 'Call of Duty' Access
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Microsoft Cuts Game Pass Prices, Removes Day-One 'Call of Duty' Access

Microsoft is reducing the price of its top gaming subscription tiers, a move that follows comments from new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma that the service had "become...