OpenAI upgrades its Responses API to support agent skills and a complete terminal shell

With OpenAI's latest updates to its Responses API — the application programming interface that allows developers on OpenAI's platform to access multiple agentic tools like web search and file search ...
InfoQ

MIT's Recursive Language Models Improve Performance on Long-Context Tasks

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...
Wall Street Journal

Shell Flags Weak Oil-Trading Performance

Shell warned that a weak oil-trading performance would weigh on its earnings, compounding what is shaping up to be a challenging period as prices continue to slide. The London-based energy company ...
Plastics Today

Shell Signals Loss in Chemicals Division for Q4 2025

Shell today issued a fourth-quarter 2025 update note, signaling an expected loss in its chemicals and products division for the quarter. The company reported that figures for the rest of its business ...
Crude Oil Prices

Shell Chemical Business Set to Swing to a Loss in Q4

Shell expects its chemicals and products division to swing to a loss in the fourth quarter of 2025, on the back of lower chemicals margin compared to the previous quarter, the UK-based supermajor said ...
Reuters

Shell buys stakes in Angolan offshore blocks from Chevron

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab has agreed to buy stakes in two undeveloped offshore blocks in ultra-deep waters offshore Angola from Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab, the ...
Nasdaq

Notable Monday Option Activity: TTD, REPL, UPST

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in The Trade Desk Inc (Symbol: TTD), where a total of 69,953 contracts have traded so far, ...
Rigzone

Shell, INEOS Hit New Gas Discovery in US Gulf

Shell PLC discovered more oil on the United States side of the Gulf of America in the Norphlet play, license partner INEOS Group Ltd said Monday. Nashville "marks INEOS' first successful exploration ...
Crude Oil Prices

Shell, INEOS Energy Discover Oil In The Gulf of America

Shell and INEOS Energy have struck oil at a deepwater exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, confirming a new discovery in the high-pressure Norphlet formation. Shell and INEOS Energy said the ...
Forbes

BP Merger With Shell Edges Closer With O’Neill’s Appointment

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Investors can expect a revival of speculation about a merger of global oil giants BP and ...
Upstream

Shell executive quit after BP acquisition proposal rebuffed - report

Greg Gut departed UK supermajor after a proposal to acquire BP was blocked by Shell's chief executive and chief financial officer, the FT reported. Senior leaders at Shell rejected a proposal to ...
Wall Street Journal

Philippines Typhoon Survivors Sue Shell Over Its Role in Climate Change

A group of more than 100 Filipinos are suing British oil-and-gas giant Shell, claiming that its historical contribution to climate change from fossil-fuel production was a significant factor in ...