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ProductsOpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model to…
Anthropic Released Claude Commerce Agents: An Apache-2.0 Blueprint for Shopping and Merchant Agents Across Retail, Travel, Telecom and Entertainment
Most teams building a shopping assistant or agent rebuild the same scaffolding: an agent loop, a tool layer over the catalog, an…
Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B valuation
The high-profile startup’s annual revenue run rate stands at over $100 million.
PolicyOpenAI Says Artificial General Intelligence Is Here. Bernie Sanders Is Calling For a Pause of AI Development.
“We need an immediate PAUSE on advanced AI development, and a permanent BAN on superintelligence,” Sanders said.
FundingWhich Investors Will Get Rich From Anthropic’s IPO?
When Anthropic goes public in a blockbuster offering, which investors will profit? The answer says a lot about how much start-up…
Meta AI Released Muse Spark 1.3: An Agentic Coding Model That Uses ~20% Fewer Tool Calls and ~25% Fewer Tokens Than Muse Spark 1.2
Perplexity has shipped hybrid compute for its Mac app, splitting a single Perplexity Computer task between frontier models in the…
ResearchAI-assisted approach helps novice users capture heart ultrasound images and identify aortic stenosis
Mayo Clinic researchers tested an approach that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help people without previous ultrasound…
FundingNvidia Buys Hugging Face in $12.9 Billion Deal
The acquisition of the start-up is an indication of Nvidia’s growing role as Silicon Valley’s central banker and its emphasis on…
Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails
Abliteration.AI is making powerful AI models without guardrails easier to access, arguing that giving defenders the same tools as…
IndustryAI data centres are booming in Australia – but at what cost?
Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.
OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release
Astra’s arrival comes days after Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, described AGI as an ‘irrelevant marketing term’The…
FundingWith Hugging Face Acquisition, Nvidia Scores Big Win in AI Race
While most attention has been on model makers such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Google regarding which vendor will win the race, the…
Meta is paying to peek at how you use their latest AI model
For its new Muse Spark model, intended for operating coding and other agents, Meta is offering an explicit discount averaging out…
ResearchStudy: 1 in 5 teens use AI for mental health advice, psychiatrist warns of risks
A growing number of American teenagers are turning to artificial intelligence for help with depression, anxiety and other mental…
IndustryFour major AI models suffer rare overlapping downtime
Service interruptions hit ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini practically simultaneously.
PolicyLos Angeles is the next major school system to ban AI for students.
The announcement comes one day after New York City, the nation’s largest school system, unveiled similar restrictions. But LA’s…
IndustryGPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Era
OpenAI leaders think the company’s next generation model, which excels at computer use and coding, may mark a major milestone in…
PolicySanders and Casar Unveil Bill to Outlaw Superintelligent AI in the U.S.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Greg Casar of Texas on September 3, 2026 announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence…
OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model
OpenAI claims that Astra represents “a new frontier on computer and browser use,” and that it handles tasks with unmatched…
OpenAI begins rolling out Astra model after warning of its advanced cyber capabilities
OpenAI said companies participating in its application-based cybersecurity program will be first to get access to Astra.
ProductsOpenAI’s next big AI model has ‘entered the AGI era’
OpenAI’s next big model is here: GPT-6 Astra. The company calls it a “generational leap in capability” for areas like…
Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom
Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in worldKat Jones may be the…
ResearchMAI-Transcribe-2 Tops FLEURS Benchmark Across 60 Languages, Microsoft Says
Microsoft AI released MAI-Transcribe-2 on September 3, 2026, a speech recognition model the lab said ranks first on the FLEURS…
IndustryPentagon Official Reaffirms Anthropic Supply Chain Risk Designation
A senior Pentagon official on September 3, 2026 said Anthropic remains a designated supply chain risk to national security, days…
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