OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads has reached $1B in annualised revenue run rate in under 200 days and has opened self-service buying across Europe, India, the Middle East and North Africa. On the same day the European Commission designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, on 159.1 million declared monthly users in the EU.

ChatGPT’s advertising business has reached $1B in annualised revenue in under 200 days. Self-service buying opens across Europe, India, the Middle East and North Africa, OpenAI said.

The purpose it gives for this is a free tier. Advertising sits alongside subscriptions, enterprise deals and paid API access, funding a free ChatGPT for more than a billion weekly users.

The same day brought something OpenAI did not mention. The European Commission designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, Euronews reported.

The number that triggered it is 159.1 million. That is ChatGPT’s declared average of monthly active users in the EU, against a designation threshold of 45 million.

Europe was already being sold to. TNW reported this month that ChatGPT ads were reaching 31 European countries through OpenAI’s own sales team and its partners.

What changed today is who can buy. Ads Manager lets any business purchase directly, which is how small and medium companies enter a market previously run through agencies.

One obligation lands squarely on that. Designated platforms and search engines must keep a public advertisement repository, the Commission’s guidance says.

It has to hold a year of history after an ad last runs. Content, who paid, the period it ran, the targeting parameters used and how many people it reached.

The buying is already specific enough to make that interesting. Cost per click and outcome-optimised bidding now account for most campaigns, after TNW covered the move to CPC.

The stricter advertising rule may not reach it. The ban on ads profiled using sensitive data is written for providers of online platforms, and ChatGPT has been designated a search engine.

Personalisation is where the announcement hedges. OpenAI says the system may draw on a user’s broader ChatGPT experience depending on the country and their settings, in a product it is building towards conversational ads.

Nobody has resolved the scope question publicly. Ireland’s digital services coordinator supervises ChatGPT, and OpenAI has four months to comply with what the designation does bring.

Which is what makes the timing worth noting. People tell a chatbot things they would never type into a search box, and the rule written for that data is pointed at a category ChatGPT was not put in.

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The Cronos blockchain network has resumed trading activity after a price-manipulation attack on the Tectonic cryptocurrency lending platform allowed an attacker to borrow $74 million.

According to current information, the threat actor artificially inflated the price of Tectonic’s TONIC token by 100 times, then used it as collateral to borrow real assets. The price manipulation happened in 20 minutes.

Despite the massive amount the exploit generated, the attacker only managed to steal roughly $6 million worth of Ethereum, the rest of the funds being “stuck” on Cronos, says blockchain security and data analytics company PeckShield.

Cronos is an Ethereum-like blockchain network associated with Crypto.com, while Tectonic is a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending app running on Cronos.

Tectonic, which was Cronos’ largest lending protocol before the incident, holding $122 million, allows users to deposit cryptocurrency and borrow against assets they provide as collateral.

After the incident, the total value locked according to DeFiLlama is just under $3 million.

Yesterday, Tectonic announced that it was investigating an incident and advised users not to interact with the protocol until the platform publicly confirmed that it was safe to do so.

Cronos responded quickly to the detected exploit and halted the blockchain’s operation, freezing all transactions in progress at the time.

Earlier today, Cronos restarted the network again and notified users that it “is producing blocks again and is fully back online.”

“This was a validator-consensus emergency action to protect users from an exploit on the Tectonic protocol,” Cronos states.

“The chain state was restored to before the Tectonic exploit from this morning. Cronos is producing blocks again as of 2026-08-30 23:49:01 UTC, starting from block 90,896,189.”

The blockchain is currently being closely monitored for stability, protocol compatibility, and other issues.

The platform also said it would provide further details about the exploit in a post-mortem report to be published soon.

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Four days into a Kickstarter run that ends September 26, FarseerTech’s RocXZoom has already pulled in about $249,628 from 344 backers against a $9,999 goal. Company copy calls it the world’s first robotic extreme zoom camera, and the hardware matches the slogan more closely than most crowdfunding pitches do.

FarseerTech’s senior team formerly worked on the R&D and mass production of DJI products such as the Inspire, Osmo Pocket, and the high-end Ronin 4D. As you’d expect, this experience is reflected in the camera’s design: a beautifully machined aluminum body, a motorized pan-and-tilt head, a built-in vision chip, and a long zoom, all packed into a 400-gram handheld unit rated for IP54 dust and splash resistance, which means it can withstand being dropped in the mud. A 5 inch OLED screen on the back provides a clear view of what you’re capturing. The battery life is advertized as up to four hours.

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On paper, the camera has some impressive specs, including a 20x optical zoom and 50x hybrid zoom, which is equivalent to a 40mm to 2,000mm full frame lens range, albeit the latter is a bit misleading; more on that below. The aperture increases from f1.8 to f3.9 as the lens extends. Video resolution is up to 4K at 30fps, with 1080p accessible at both 30 and 60fps. Photos can be in either 4K or 1080p resolution. Stabilization is achieved by a mixture of electrical image stabilization within the camera and, on higher-end kits, a gimbal. The 2,000mm figure attracts a lot of attention, but it’s worth taking a closer look: the camera has a far more realistic reach of roughly 40mm to 1kmm, with the rest being digital zoom and processing. The software they’ve developed will determine how well that works in the long run.

Then there’s subject tracking, which employs a computer vision system to detect subjects and automatically pan and zoom the camera to keep them in view. It is based on a model that has been trained on a large number of bird photos, with additional assistance from a Siamese network to identify individuals. FarseerTech claims it can identify over 300 distinct animal species, track people or custom targets, react in 0.01 seconds, and keep up with subjects moving at up to 45 mph. So far, we’ve seen some demo film featuring a fake bird on a remote control car, which is a good real-world test but far from the subjects they claim it can handle.

The camera has a small but powerful 1/2.5 inch sensor hidden behind that impressive-sounding lens. That allows them to pack a lot of zoom into a small body, but it also means sacrificing some image quality, especially in low light, dynamic range, and fine texture. Anyone who has used a competent compact or mirrorless camera with a good telephoto lens understands what I’m talking about.

FarseerTech is marketing this camera based on ease and automation rather than pure image quality. That’s supported by the pricing: their Kickstarter campaign is substantially more competitive than the retail price, with the Super Early Bird for the standalone camera costing only $449, followed by $499 and $549 on later tiers, for an MSRP of $799. The Pro Kit costs somewhat more: Super Early Bird is $849, followed by $949 and $1,049, with a retail price of $2,099. They hope to begin shipping this device by November 2026, but they showed out the hardware during CES 2026, so we at least have an idea of how it functions.
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• AI data center construction is now a hot-button topic in the US
• President Trump wants constituents to embrace data centers or risk falling behind
• Trump does not address energy, resource, or other growing concerns

The growth and expansion of generative AI is unprecedented, surpassed only, perhaps, by the rapid expansion and impact of the data centers that support it. While anti-data center sentiment is on the rise, US President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social social media platform on Monday to urge people to support rapid data center growth, warning those who oppose that “the only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is that they want to end up being backwards and poor.”

Before we dive into the rest of Trump’s post, it’s worth stepping back to look at data center construction growth and the more recent and somewhat remarkable backlash.

I had been leery of prepared meal delivery services. They gave me flashbacks to those delivery diet plans sold on late night television in the 1990s. And so Tempo Meals, a spin-off prepared meal brand from meal kit service Home Chef, came as a pleasant surprise even after testing dozens of meal kits.

Tempo meals look like TV dinners, but they’ve never been frozen, thanks to advances in packaging technology. The beef barbacoa and sous-vide chicken I tried actually retained moisture and tenderness. Green beans were still vibrantly green, with a little bit of snap. They’re cooked in a commissary kitchen, and shipped to your doorstep in special packaging that prevents spoilage without using a bunch of preservatives. Heat-and-eat meals won’t ever be quite as good as freshly cooked meals, but especially when I reheated them in an air fryer they got closer than expected.

Tempo is especially known for high-protein and GLP-1 plans created in consultation with dietitians, helping prevent people from losing muscle mass when on calorie-restricted diets or just in midlife. Meals are $11 to $13 a serving at regular price, but Tempo Meals discount codes are available. For now, with a Tempo Meals promo code, you can get up to 60% off your first box of Tempo, with discounts throughout the first month.

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Like a lot of meal delivery services, Tempo Meals wants you to try them out in hopes you enjoy the service and decide you can’t live without it. And so Home Chef offers a Tempo Meals coupon code for new customers. Depending on the Tempo promo code, this may be a straight discount of 30% off for the first four weeks. Or it may be 50% or 60% off the first box, and then discounts off the next month of boxes. Right now, you can also sign up for a lifetime free breakfast item. For previous customers who for whatever reason paused their Tempo subscription, there are Tempo Meals promo codes for existing customers that show up in your inbox. These may automatically be applied when you visit the Tempo website.

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Most Tempo Meals promo codes are good for deals during the introductory week only. But the Tempo Meals heroes discount applies for life for military personnel, first responders, teachers, doctors, nurses, and other hospital employees. To get the heroes discount from Tempo, you’ll need to verify your identity with the ID.Me system. After this, you get a permanent discount—pretty much the best discounts available if you plan on using Tempo long-term for a high-protein meal program.

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Often, Home Chef offers multiple Tempo Meals coupons at the same time. These can usually be activated on the site by clicking on the right pop-up. After you enter your area code and email address to verify that Tempo serves your area, you’ll be asked a couple questions about your meal preferences, before selecting how many meals you want each week—anywhere from six to 20 meals. At checkout, make sure the right Tempo Meals discount code has been applied to your order. This may include free shipping for the first week, and an extra item such as free breakfast.