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ChatGPT can now read your open Chrome tabs; Tesla's energy chief exits
OpenAI says its ChatGPT Chrome extension can now view tabs you already have open once you tag Chrome in the app; Tesla's energy chief also left.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN OvernightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The Verge: “ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now”, with reporting from WSJ.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:20 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: ChatGPT, Tesla.
- BBN covered this story before: Tesla's Long-Delayed Roadster Finally Takes Flight (October 15).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe new part tonight is the other side of the inspection story: ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now view the tabs you already have open, when you tag Chrome in the app.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it just reads my tabs. I have forty open right now.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the Tesla energy boss, Mike Snyder, stepped down as the company pivots to AI.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo one person gets an audit, and the other left before anyone could ask.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRex, I hope you've got a story where nobody's tabs get read.
The story so far
- OpenAI Now Faces Eight States Over Teen Safety Claims · CBS News
- Harry and Meghan, Mbappe, Senate diesel deal, Ohio State, Tesla… · Washington Examiner
- Eight US states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT harm claims · Al Jazeera
- Tesla's 2026 Roadster starts at $200,000 and aims at gas-car fans · The New York Times
- Tesla's energy and charging chief exits as company bets on AI · WSJ
- Tesla's Long-Delayed Roadster Finally Takes Flight · WSJ
- ChatGPT can now read your open Chrome tabs; Tesla's energy chief exits (this story)
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