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OpenAI unveils 20+ tools at DevDay 2026 as protesters rally over ICE contracts

Sam Altman announced a product blitz including Dots, a revamped Codex and a $500-per-month tier while activists picketed the venue over ICE and data-center contracts.

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What to know

  • OpenAI unveiled 20+ new products at DevDay 2026, including Dots, a refreshed Codex, and Spaces, alongside an overhaul of ChatGPT subscription tiers with a new $500/month plan and reduced Pro limits.
  • OpenAI disclosed ChatGPT has reached 1.2 billion weekly users, up from 1 billion in July.
  • A coalition of labor and advocacy groups—including Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, SEIU, and the San Francisco Labor Council—protested outside the venue over OpenAI's ICE and military contracts and data centers' environmental impact.
  • The protests occurred against a backdrop of declining public trust in AI labs following recent hacking incidents and boycott campaigns like QuitGPT.

“OpenAI is building tools for Trump & ICE violence while top executives are helping bankroll MAGA's political power.”

Protest flyer, Rally flyer text · The Verge ↗ · Sep 28

Sam AltmanSam Altman OpenAI CEOOpenAI Company hosting DevDay 2026Protest coalition (Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, SEIU, San Francisco Rising, San Francisco Labor Council) Rally organizers outside DevDayQuitGPT Advocacy organization

OpenAI unveils 20+ tools at DevDay 2026 as protesters rally over ICE contracts
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    OpenAI discloses ChatGPT reached 1.2 billion weekly users

    As part of the DevDay recap, OpenAI said ChatGPT now has 1.2 billion weekly users, up from the 1 billion milestone it had reported in July.

    “ChatGPT now has 1.2 billion weekly users, OpenAI says. That's up from the 1 billion weekly users milestone ChatGPT surpassed in July.”
    — Jay Peters

    • ChatGPT now has 1.2 billion weekly users, OpenAI says. That’s up from the 1 billion weekly users milestone ChatGPT surpassed in July . DevDay 2026 Recap

      jay_peters@theverge.spaceMastodon14d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 9 posts in this stretch

    • I love the fact that they're advertising the latest Codex Cli while most Windows users had to rollback/downgrade to an older version because of the annoying excessive terminal screen flashing issue (https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/48074)(I see a newer version was posted an hour ago. Let's see if the issue is now fixed...)

      coverbandHacker News14d agoview on Hacker News ↗
    • axios@mastodon.social

      OpenAI unveiled more than 20 new products and features at its DevDay 2026 conference today. Here are the five biggest announcements.

      axios@mastodon.socialMastodon14d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. 5

    OpenAI overhauls ChatGPT subscription tiers, adds $500/month plan

    OpenAI announced changes to its subscription structure, including lower usage limits for Pro subscribers and a new top-tier plan priced at $500 per month.

    “Sam Altman, get off it, put people over profit…”
    — DevDay protesters, Rally participants · source
  3. 4

    OpenAI unveils 20+ launches including Dots, Codex refresh, Spaces

    During the keynote, OpenAI presenters Sam Altman, Romain Huet, Tejal Patwardhan and Holly Li demoed a wave of new products, among them a tool called Dots, an updated Codex, and a feature called Spaces.

    1. 12 outlets OpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots, Codex updates, ChatGPT plugins and more announced

      first by Moneycontrol, 14d ago · also Superpower Daily, The Mac Observer, BGR, Every, Wccftech, Simon Willison's Weblog +5

      11 more headlines
  4. 3

    Coalition of labor and advocacy groups protests outside DevDay venue

    More than a dozen organizations, including Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, SEIU, San Francisco Rising and the San Francisco Labor Council, rallied outside Fort Mason against OpenAI's ICE and military contracts, data centers' environmental impact, and industry power concentration.

    1. 3 outlets Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay

      first by Mastodon, 14d ago · also CNET, The Verge

      1 more headline
  5. 2

    Altman opens DevDay, faces safety questions in keynote interview

    Altman began the day with a 9 a.m. ET interview and keynote at Fort Mason, where he was pressed on AI safety even as he teased major new capabilities, saying "we have found a new thing."

    “we have found a new thing…”
    — Sam Altman

    1. 1 outlet first by CNBC, 14d ago · read ↗

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    OpenAI schedules DevDay 2026 for September 29

    OpenAI confirmed DevDay 2026 would take place September 29 in San Francisco with a keynote from Sam Altman, teasing more than 20 launches ahead of the event.

    1. 3 outlets DevDay 2026 Recap

      first by HN Frontpage, 14d ago · also Firstpost, OpenAI

      1 more headline

    2. 2 outlets first by tokenpost.com, 16d ago · also Yahoo Finance · read ↗

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  1. 3 outlets OpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots agent, GPT-6.1 Sol, new plans and more announced

    first by Business Standard, 14d ago · also Mashable, Latent Space

    2 more headlines

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