OpenAI released Advanced Account Security for personal accounts to reduce account takeover and data exposure risks.

The removal of password and SMS recovery paths shifts the security burden to hardware and passkey standards.

This change forces a transition to phishing resistant authentication for users managing sensitive data or custom agents.

• Jul 22, 2026Grok 4.5 is available in the API console for EU users.
• Jul 22, 2026Google pricing page removed the prior Gemini API pricing content line.
• Jul 22, 2026Gemini pricing snapshot removed API pricing copy and plan descriptions

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