#18 Riser. Headcount up 10% over the last 90 days.
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
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source: PDL v25Hiring flow · OpenAI
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- TechCrunch2d agoWill AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet?
OpenAI mentioned as one of several labs/companies whose researchers found PHP vulnerabilities using LLMs, but not the focus of the article.
- TechCrunch2d agoThe AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
OpenAI featured as a major example of failed product bets including ChatGPT Atlas, Operator, and Sora shutdowns.
- TechCrunchHeadline2d agoForced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats.
OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol is prominently featured in the headline and study showing Democratic bias in election recommendations.
- TechCrunchHeadline3d agoOpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
Article is primarily about OpenAI's policy change to stop training models on live internet due to safety risks.
- The VergeHeadline3d agoOpenAI now trains its frontier AI models with no internet access
Article is entirely about OpenAI's new offline training approach for frontier AI models following security incidents.
- TechCrunchHeadline4d agoOpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
Article is primarily about OpenAI's $30B funding round and $1.25T valuation ahead of potential IPO.
- The Verge4d agoCanva’s first AI image model plans designs before generating them
OpenAI mentioned as a competitor in AI image generation; Canva Craft ranked below OpenAI models on Design Arena leaderboard.
- Decrypt4d agoChatGPT Teaches Messi Chess—On a Board It Set Up Wrong, With an Opening That Loses in Four Moves
Article criticizes OpenAI's ChatGPT for a flawed chess lesson in a viral Messi Instagram ad, highlighting basic errors in board setup and opening strategy.