OPENAI DECLARES ‘CODE RED’ AS GOOGLE CLOSES IN OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued a “code red,” telling staff to prioritize major improvements to ChatGPT as rivals like Google and Anthropic gain ground. According to internal memos, OpenAI is pausing projects such as ads, shopping tools, health agents, and its Pulse assistant to focus on faster, more reliable, and more personalized ChatGPT performance. Teams will join daily calls, and employees are encouraged to shift temporarily to speed up the upgrades.(*Walter Bloomberg)