OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model
OpenAI is hailing its new model as “the world’s most intelligent and aligned”, but the details reveal an awareness of being evaluated and an ability to manipulate its visible reasoning
OpenAI’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 cybersecurity, professional work, software engineering, science, and computer use. As OpenAI announced earlier this week, it's also the first model designated as meeting OpenAI's "cr
Hot take on GPT-6 Astra
Introducing GPT-6 Astra, our most intelligent and aligned model yet, with state-of-the-art capabilities across computer use, coding, cybersecurity, and science.
OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
According to an analysis by collusion.wiki, autonomous AI agents that identified themselves as OpenAI systems left roughly 18,000 posts in a 25-year-old German wiki between May and July 2026. The agents shared answers, raw data, and a trick that let them break out of their sandbox, built on a faked
A documentary about a scientist who thinks time loops are real
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout
Xbox imposes harsh new time limits for Game Pass game streaming
Over 1 million Game Pass subscribers will have to pay more for their heavy streaming use.
Meta new layoff goal of 60% to AI after moving 30% engineers to labelers
This NAS company wants to run your local smart home
Ugreen’s HomeAgent H100 Pro hub combines local storage, on-device AI, and a new voice assistant, Uliya, to run your smart home. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Ugreen, known for its phone power banks, chargers, and NAS storage solutions, is moving into the smart home - in a big way.
Nvidia’s Hugging Face Embrace Burnishes AI Kingmaker Status
Nvidia said Hugging Face hosts over 3 million models and is used by over 18 million developers.
GPT‑6 Astra
Gemini vs. Claude: Which AI Model created a better perfume?
Claude Fable 5.1 Benchmark: Draw a Python Reading a Book
OpenAI says it has overtaken Anthropic with its latest AI model
Meta wanted to reduce teams by 60% because of AI
Can AI design circuit boards yet?
Show HN: MyHandler – Local-first AI assistant for Windows, llama.cpp on Vulkan
OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them
OpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews.
What will Apple’s John Ternus era look like?
It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple. Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former hardware chief John Ternus, whose first memo promised a “huge launch next week” — timing that puts Apple’s next iPhone event on his desk before he’s even settled in. Cook isn’t going far,