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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI launches Dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra with their own cloud computer, in ChatGPT for Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise users — OpenAI has unveiled an always-on artificial intelligent agent that's designed to proactively tackle work on a user's behalf …
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X: @openai, @sama, @alexandr_wang, @munster_gene, @katiemiller, @birdabo, @milesdeutscher, @kylebrussell, @synthwavedd, @polynoamial, @altryne, @stephdreals, @openaidevs, @xdnibor, @thsottiaux, @ronniechatterji, @alisina_ai, @spaceinvestor_d, @trungtphan, @avstorm, @ashebytes, @simonbs, @tokengremlin, @harveenchadha, @birdabo, @victornunez, @mweinbach, @clintonchain, @mnilax, @vshlhq, @openai, @rihardjarc, @joannastern, @alexandr_wang, @vikktorrrre, @mweinbach, @trevin, @borismpower, @danshipper, @themoonmidas, @openai, @openai, @openai, @yacinemtb, @derrickcchoi, @pbakaus, @juampitech, @rasmic, @nickbaumann_, @johnennis, @davidmoss, @tokengremlin, @skooookum, @testingcatalog, @alexeheath, @developedbyed, @mindfuel_niraj, @dimillian, @autismcapital, @frantzfries, @cgtwts, @danshipper, @firstadopter, @0xprajwal_, @jasonyuan, @adamholtererer, @thsottiaux, @iscienceluvr, @timo_rf, @viticci, and @firstadopter
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/OpenAI, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
OpenAI says users can message Dots through ChatGPT, Slack, and Microsoft Teams and join a waitlist to text via iMessage or RCS messaging on Android — OpenAI's Dots are powered by the startup's GPT-6 Astra model. A core selling point is their “always-on” design—unlike a single-turn chatbot experience … | OpenAI: |
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it nearly matches Astra on agentic coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard prices, in Work and Codex — Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price We're introducing GPT-6.1 Sol, an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol that nearly matches GPT …
More: VentureBeat, Devin Blog, Neowin, iThinkDifferent, and RuntimeWire
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Forums: Hacker News, r/codex, and r/OpenAI
| Maximilian Schreiner / The Decoder: |
More: The GitHub Blog, The New Stack, Superpower Daily, and iPhone in Canada
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI announces new features for Codex, including reusable cloud development environments, a refreshed Codex CLI, a new code review experience, and more — OpenAI introduced new capabilities for its software engineering agent Codex, making it more useful beyond a developer's laptop …
More: Amazon Web Services, OpenAI, ChatGPT Learn, ChatGPT Learn, ChatGPT Learn, Superpower Daily, and MakeUseOf
X: @openaidevs, @openaidevs, @openaidevs, @mweinbach, @openai, and @borismpower
| Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack: |
OpenAI unveils Decisions API, which returns predefined answers with confidence scores, available in limited preview with no pricing details — With the sudden rise of TypeSafe's Jev, decision models have become incredibly popular, so it's not surprising that OpenAI is also announcing …
More: VentureBeat, The Decoder, RuntimeWire, and Help Net Security
| Engadget: |
More: Decrypt, CNBC, Simon Willison's Weblog, Axios, Bloomberg, The Verge, 9to5Mac, The Hindu, TechRepublic, and BGR
X: @binarybits, @illscience, @ajambrosino, @tokengremlin, @munster_gene, @openai, and @vraserx. Bluesky: @lorak
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
More: Thurrott, chatgpt.com, and ChatGPT Learn
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| OpenAI on YouTube: |
More: OpenAI, The Verge, Constellation Research, The Neuron, and RuntimeWire
X: @sama, @synthwavedd, and @kimmonismus
Forums: Hacker News, r/accelerate, and r/OpenAI
| Echo Wang / Reuters: |
IPO prospectus: Anthropic reports a net loss of $42B in 2025, with operating losses of $8B+; revenue grew 12x to ~$4.6B, ~25% of which came from two customers — Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Anthropic dedicated nearly a third of its IPO prospectus to detailing “risk factors”, including that its AI may pose “existential risks to humanity” — Long-awaited S1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue
More: TechCrunch, The Guardian, CNBC, Bloomberg, Quartz, Yahoo Finance, Metro.co.uk, and Telegraph
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Forums: r/nottheonion and r/ArtificialInteligence
| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
OpenAI reopens sign-ups for its $200/month Pro tier, halves API credits per dollar to encourage pay-per-use, and commits to not reinstating the five-hour cap — The 5-hour usage cap is gone for good: subscribers can spread their weekly allotment however they want.
More: FinSMEs. X: @thsottiaux, @thsottiaux, @forloopcodes, @imjustnewatai, @youssofal_, @synthwavedd, @quinnypig, @ns123abc, @tekbog, @ns123abc, @mattshumer_, @theo, @kunchenguid, @haider1, @scaling01, @thsottiaux, @youssofal_, @giadotai, @ai_for_success, @imjustnewatai, and @pradeepxkapoor. Bluesky: @kylehugh.es. Forums: Hacker News
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
OpenAI unveils a $500/month Pro plan, offering its highest usage allowance and access to its new Ultrafast tier, with up to 8x faster token generation in Codex — The company also announced a new version of its Sol model. — Announced during the company's DevDay event today …
More: OpenAI, The New Stack, and Business Insider
X: @andrewcurran_, @sama, @openai, @openai, @openai, @christianselig, @notjazii, @yuchenj_uw, @testingcatalog, @mweinbach, @amritwt, @adonis_singh, @m1astra, @synthwavedd, @angaisb_, @chetaslua, and @cheatyyyy. LinkedIn: Joseph Swan
Forums: Hacker News and r/OpenAI
| Paul Sawers / The New Stack: |
OpenAI says Plus and Pro subscribers can use their existing plan allowance with 16 launch partners, including Vercel and Devin, via Sign in with ChatGPT — OpenAI has announced that it's making it easier for ChatGPT subscribers to use their allowance inside third-party AI and coding platforms such as Amp …
More: OpenAI and RuntimeWire
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: John Ternus is overhauling Apple to release products more often and create a leaner organization with a greater focus on engineering — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Ternus, just weeks into the role, is moving to overhaul the iPhone maker in an effort to accelerate product development …
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X: @autismcapital, @parkerortolani, @markgurman, @markgurman, @susanlitv, @markgurman, and @markgurman. LinkedIn: José Benitez Cong. Bluesky: @carlquintanilla
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| New York Times: |
Sources: OpenAI repeatedly dismissed internal warnings about inadequate monitoring of testing, prioritizing fast releases without additional security protocols — Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening …
More: Quartz. X: @dylanowendylan, @isheyman, @guardrailsnow, @girlsreallyrule, @dylfreed, @miles_brundage, @dmartkc, @dmartkc, and @jessesingal
| Maxwell Zeff / Wall Street Journal: |
OpenAI scraps plans to publicly launch GPT-6.1 Astra, saying it didn't quite meet its safety bar during internal testing, after targeting an October release — Model dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra was due to make its debut inside ChatGPT and Codex in October — OpenAI is scrapping the release …
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X: @stevesi, @plinz, @scaling01, @kimmonismus, @ctrlaltdwayne, @harambe_musk, @tedlieu, @garymarcus, @testingcatalog, @somewheresy, @daniel_mac8, @gavinpurcell, @joshkraushaar, @jiahanjimliu, @angaisb_, @actuallykeltan, @ns123abc, @beffjezos, @koltregaskes, @rdd147, @alextmallen, @rexsalisbury, @atinygreencell, @raunoarike, @theworldlabs, @thogge, @andrewcurran_, @zeffmax, @zeffmax, @benhayum, @grddscntn2madnz, @ns123abc, @zeffmax, and @tokengremlin. LinkedIn: Jasmine Wong. Mastodon: @kottke@mastodon.social. Forums: r/interesting
| OpenAI: |
More: Don't Worry About the Vase. X: @gdb, @ctrlaltdwayne, @choblin29, @micahcarroll, @openai, @gdb, @tejalpatwardhan, @kliu128, @basedjensen, @w01fe, and @mark_k
| Bloomberg: |
More: OpenAI, Australian Financial Review, Ars Technica, Forbes, New York Times, and Proactive
Bluesky: @ericjgeller.com and @violetblue
| CNBC: |
Oura says it is delaying its Nasdaq IPO due to uncertainty in the market, despite “strong demand” and a strengthening of its business since the process started — Oura has said that it is delaying plans for its public listing on the Nasdaq due to uncertainty in the IPO market.| Isabel O'Brien / CNBC: |
Meta launches Muse for Small Business, integrating the AI agent with Asana, Zoom, Intuit, Box, Canva, Slack, and other apps, alongside its own ad accounts — Coming off the successful launch of its Muse AI agent, Meta is now pushing its new artificial intelligence service into the business world.
More: Meta Newsroom, Breitbart, Fox Business, Engadget, Axios, The Information, Newsmax, Investopedia, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, and Help Net Security
X: @rapidresponse47, @stripe, @brandolightshed, @jackk, @shopify, @metanewsroom, @jackk, @dinapowellmcc, @tobi, and @muse
LinkedIn: Eric S. Yuan, Muskan Rana, Kyle Cummings, and Matthew Lenz
| Madison Mills / Axios: |
Sources: OpenAI's ARR is nearing $70B, growing 70%+ since the beginning of Q3, with B2B revenue up 100%+; it added more consumer revenue in Q3 than all of 2025 — OpenAI's annual recurring revenue is nearing $70 billion, as enterprise sales more than doubled since July, sources familiar with the financials tell Axios.| Mallory Wilson / The Hill: |
Trump officially launches America.gov, an AI-powered single access point for federal government services and information led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia — President Trump launched a website Tuesday that uses artificial intelligence to help Americans navigate the federal government and find information and services.
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| Clare Duffy / CNN: |
In a July letter to Rep. Jamie Raskin, Apple explained it removed ICEBlock and similar ICE-tracking apps in 2025 due to agent and detainee safety concerns — Tech giants Federal agencies Immigration — Apple says its decision to remove ICEBlock and similar platforms from the app store …
More: Ars Technica, MacRumors, and iThinkDifferent
Forums: r/technology, Ars OpenForum, and MacRumors Forums
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Pope Leo XIV rebukes Jensen Huang for downplaying AI risks, saying “the concerns raised by many of the experts, specialists in AI, should be taken seriously” — Rare intervention from head of Catholic Church comes as top executives are due to meet at White House on Tuesday
More: Axios, International Business Times, and Reuters
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