Last week was nothing short of a whirlwind for AI enthusiasts. From Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 launch to Anthropic’s Claude Opus upgrade, and the most buzz-creating release of OpenAI’s highly anticipated GPT-5 — it was a full-blown storm.

And GPT-5, which OpenAI has deemed as its ‘smarter, faster, and more useful model’ possessing ‘PhD‑level intelligence’, brought with it much backlash across the user base. The company’s mathematical mess-up in its statistical charts only added fuel to the fire.

However, CEO Sam Altman and Co. continue to position GPT-5 as a massive leap forward in its AI capability. Is it so? Let’s find out this Sunday, but first, a look at the top stories from our newsroom this week:

• PhysicsWallah’s IPO Litmus Test: PhysicsWallah stands out as a rare success story in India’s beleaguered edtech landscape. At a time when BYJU’S has collapsed and Unacademy is grappling with mounting losses, the Alakh Pandey-led edtech major is gearing up for an INR 4,600 Cr IPO. Can PW’s IPO rewrite the edtech story?
• Is Ather Reving Enough: Ather must be doing something right. As the more established rival Ola Electric juggles heavy losses and a tanking market share, the recently listed EV maker improved its overall margins in Q1 FY26 by slashing its losses by 26% sequentially. But, is Ather revving enough to zoom past Ola?
• Delhivery’s Extended Profitability Streak: After remaining profitable throughout FY25, logistics startup Delhivery has started FY26 on a high note, with its highest-ever quarterly profit in Q1. Revenue rose to INR 2,294 Cr and net profit jumped nearly 68% on-year to INR 91.1 Cr. But what role did Ecom Express acquisition play in this conquest?

GPT-5: Evolution Or Revolution?

While the developer and AI community gushed about GPT-5, even Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was also all in with his praises.

“It’s the most capable model yet from our partners at OpenAI, bringing powerful new advances in reasoning, coding, and chat, all trained on Azure,” his post on X read, as he also announced that........

© Inc42