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How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. OpenAI offers app integrations in ChatGPT to allow you to connect your accounts directly to ChatGPT and ask the assistant to do things for you. For instance, with a Spotify integration, you can tell it to create personalized playlists that will show up right in your Spotify app. To get started, make sure you’re logged into ChatGPT. Then type the name of the app you want to use at the start of your prompt, and ChatGPT will guide you through signing in and connecting your account. If you want to set everything up at once, head over to the Settings menu, then click on Apps and Connectors. You can browse through the available apps, pick the ones you like, and it’ll take you to the sign-in page for each one. However, it’s important to note that connecting your account means you’re sharing your app data with ChatGPT. Make sure to review the permissions you’re giving when you’re linking your accounts. For example, if you connect your Spotify account, ChatGPT can see your playlists, liste

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Apr 12, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
AI companies know they have an image problem. Will funding policy papers and thinktanks dig them out?

The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AI OpenAI made a surprise announcement this week – not an update to ChatGPT or another multibillion-dollar datacenter – but…

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Apr 12, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
AI companies know they have an image problem. Will funding policy papers and thinktanks dig them out?

The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AI OpenAI made a surprise announcement this week – not an update to ChatGPT or another…

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Apr 11, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
OpenAI responds to Axios HTTP hack by updating security certificates.

When hackers got access to an account belonging to the maintainer of Axios, they inserted a script that granted remote access to users’ Windows, macOS, and Linux devices. This malicious version potentially compromised…

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Apr 9, 2026·TechCrunchT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
ChatGPT finally offers $100/month Pro plan | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. OpenAI…

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Apr 8, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Family of man killed in shooting at Florida State University to sue ChatGPT and OpenAI

Lawyers for Robert Morales’s family said chatbot ‘may have advised the shooter’ on how to carry out shooting The family of a man who was killed at Florida State University last year plans to sue ChatGPT and its parent…

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Apr 8, 2026·EngadgetT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
WhatsApp adds a better, native interface for CarPlay - Engadget

Users can see their contacts, chats and call history on their CarPlay-compatible infotainment systems. Meta has released a new version of WhatsApp for CarPlay that has much better integration that its previous version.…

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How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. OpenAI offers…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianApr 12, 2026

The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AI OpenAI made a surprise announcement this week – not an update to ChatGPT or another multibillion-dollar datacenter – but…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeApr 11, 2026

When hackers got access to an account belonging to the maintainer of Axios, they inserted a script that granted remote access to users’ Windows, macOS, and Linux devices. This malicious version potentially compromised ChatGPT’s macOS apps,…

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T2 · Outlet reportTechCrunchApr 9, 2026

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. OpenAI announced on Thursday…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianApr 8, 2026

Lawyers for Robert Morales’s family said chatbot ‘may have advised the shooter’ on how to carry out shooting The family of a man who was killed at Florida State University last year plans to sue ChatGPT and its parent organization, OpenAI,…

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T2 · Outlet reportEngadgetApr 8, 2026

Users can see their contacts, chats and call history on their CarPlay-compatible infotainment systems. Meta has released a new version of WhatsApp for CarPlay that has much better integration that its previous version. As MacRumors and…

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T2 · Outlet reportTechCrunchApr 6, 2026

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. OpenAI offers app integrations in…

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