Timeline
Codex reaches 5 million weekly users, up 400% from start of year
Codex users can now save rate limit resets, starting with one free saved reset for Go, Plus, Pro, and Business tiers.
OpenAI acquired cloud startup Ona to support AI agent infrastructure
OpenAI closed a $6.6B round at a $157B valuation
OpenAI closed a $6.6B funding round at a $157B valuation
Coatue predicts imminent AI-driven IPO wave involving OpenAI
Launched preview of flagship AI model HY3 with 295B parameters.
Open-sourced MegaStyle, a 1.4M AI-generated image dataset for style transfer
Open-sourced HY-World 2.0, a multimodal 3D world model for generation, reconstruction, and simulation
Open-sourced HY-World 2.0, a 3D world model that generates navigable environments in a single forward pass.
Ecosystem
Tencent
OpenAI
Evidence (5 articles)
Tencent's HY3 AI Model Has 295B Params, Led by Ex-OpenAI Researcher
Apr 23, 2026China's OpenClaw Mandate: Subsidies, Quotas, and Firing for Non-Use
Apr 28, 2026Brain Drain at Alibaba's Qwen Signals Shifting AI Power Dynamics in China
Mar 4, 2026Moonshot AI's Kimi WebBridge Lets Agent Use Your Logged-In Sessions
May 20, 2026DeepSeek Hits $45B Valuation in First VC Round, Led by China State Fund
May 6, 2026