Full Steam Ahead to a Spotless Home: Flexible and Cordless Steam Cleaning by Tineco

NEUSS, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2025--

Dust, crumbs, or stubborn stains can make daily cleaning a tedious task. Dried-on milk spills in the kitchen or crusted mud stains in the hallway are no longer a challenge. With the FLOOR ONE S7 Stretch Steam, Tineco is breaking new ground, transforming floor care into a simple, efficient, and hygienic experience.

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Innovation Meets Everyday Life

The FLOOR ONE S7 Steam Series from Tineco offers cordless wet-and-dry cleaning solutions for various needs. The new FLOOR ONE S7 Stretch Steam combines the strengths of two successful products in a single device: the flexibility of the FLOOR ONE S7 Stretch and the powerful steam cleaning of the FLOOR ONE S7 Steam. Thanks to 140 °C HyperSteam technology, even dried-on stains are effortlessly removed without chemical cleaners. The steam loosens dirt while the smart iLoop sensor system automatically adjusts cleaning power. Whether under the sofa, behind the dining table, or in tight corners, nothing goes untouched, as the ultra-flexible Lay-Flat design allows the device to tilt 180°, easily reaching the most difficult areas.

Reliable Cleaning

Its DualBlock Anti-Tangle system prevents hair from wrapping around the brush or clogging the suction path, while SilentDry hygienically dries the brush quietly and efficiently. With up to 80 minutes of runtime, it enables thorough cleaning of large areas without interruption.

Corner-to-Corner Precision: Edge Cleaning

Thanks to triple-edge cleaning, automatic self-maintenance, and an intuitive LED display, floor care has never been easier. For families, this means less stress; for pet owners, improved hygiene; and for anyone who values a well-kept home, a tangible boost in quality of life.

Price and Availability

The FLOOR ONE S7 Stretch Steam is now available in dark blue at the Tineco Store and on Amazon for €699 (RRP).

Elegant in Black from September at OTTO and Cyberport

Starting in September, the product will also be available as the FLOOR ONE S7 Stretch Steam Plus at OTTO and Cyberport in black, offering a sleek look for the home. The Plus version comes with an additional brush roller and a spare dry filter.

About Tineco

Tineco (/ˈtɪnkoʊ/) was founded in 1998 with its first product launch as a vacuum cleaner and, in 2019, pioneered the first-ever smart vacuum. Today, the brand has evolved into a global leader in intelligent appliances spanning floor care, kitchen, and personal care categories. With a growing user base of over 19.5 million households and availability in approximately 30 countries worldwide, Tineco remains committed to its brand vision of making life easier through smart technology and continuous innovation. For more information, visit tineco.com.

Tineco launches the new FLOOR ONE S7 Stretch Steam Series.

OpenAI says it will soon start showing advertisements to ChatGPT users who aren't paying for a premium version of the chatbot.

The artificial intelligence company said Friday it hasn't yet rolled out ads but will start testing them in the coming weeks.

It's the latest effort by the San Francisco-based company to make money from ChatGPT's more than 800 million users, most of whom get it for free.

Though valued at $500 billion, the startup loses more money than it makes and has been looking for ways to turn a profit.

“Most importantly: ads will not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you,” said Fidji Simo, the company’s CEO of applications, in a social media post Friday.

OpenAI said the digital ads will appear at the bottom of ChatGPT's answers “when there’s a relevant sponsored product or service based on your current conversation.”

The ads “will be clearly labeled and separated from the organic answer,” the company said.

Two of OpenAI’s rivals, Google and Meta, have dominated digital advertising for years and already incorporate ads into some of their AI features.

Originally founded as a nonprofit with a mission to safely build better-than-human AI, OpenAI last year reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation. It said Friday that its pursuit of advertising will be “always in support” of its original mission to ensure its AI technology benefits humanity.

But introducing personalized ads starts OpenAI “down a risky path” previously taken by social media companies, said Miranda Bogen of the Center for Democracy and Technology.

“People are using chatbots for all sorts of reasons, including as companions and advisors," said Bogen, director of CDT’s AI Governance Lab. “There’s a lot at stake when that tool tries to exploit users’ trust to hawk advertisers’ goods.”

OpenAI makes some money from paid subscriptions but needs more revenue to pay for its more than $1 trillion in financial obligations for the computer chips and data centers that power its AI services. The risk that OpenAI won’t make enough money to fulfill the expectations of backers like Oracle and Nvidia has amplified investor concerns about an AI bubble.

“It is clear to us that a lot of people want to use a lot of AI and don’t want to pay, so we are hopeful a business model like this can work,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a post Friday on social platform X. He added that he likes the ads on Meta's Instagram because they show him things he wouldn't have found otherwise.

OpenAI claims it won't use a user's personal information or prompts to collect data for ads, but the question is “for how long,” said Paddy Harrington, an analyst at research group Forrester.

“Free services are never actually free and these public AI platforms need to generate revenue,” Harrington said. “Which leads to the adage: If the service is free, you’re the product.”

FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with output from ChatGPT, March 21, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)