OpenAI's GPT Store allows developers to create and sell custom GPT-based conversational AI models, posing a threat to startups that filled this gap in ChatGPT's offerings. Apple CEO Tim Cook emphasizes AI as a fundamental technology and confirms ongoing development of generative AI technologies. Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and CEO of FTX and Alameda Research, has been found guilty on all counts of fraud and money laundering, involving misappropriating billions of dollars of customer funds.