Sep 04, 2026Twila Rosenbaum OpenAI has begun rolling out GPT-6 Astra, which president Greg Brockman says shows artificial general intelligence is now here. Business users get early access through the Daybreak programme, while paid ChatGPT users will receive a version with additional cyber safeguards. OpenAI classifies Astra as a critical cybersecurity model, and both U.S. and EU reviews fall short of formal clearance. The release intensifies the debate over how to define and regulate AGI. View more
Sep 04, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Jane Street has agreed to spend approximately $13bn over five years with Crusoe for AI chip clusters and infrastructure, marking one of the largest cloud contracts of the year. The proprietary trading firm's total committed spending across two suppliers now approaches $19bn after a separate $6bn CoreWeave agreement. Crusoe also gains a flagship customer as it seeks new capital around a $30bn valuation. The deal reflects how quantitative trading firms are reshaping demand for AI compute. View more
Sep 04, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Vara has received the world's first CE mark for autonomous triage in breast cancer screening. Its AI can close clearly normal cases without a radiologist, directing human readers to the remainder. The company says its ATMON safety system earned the approval, but the central published study tested a different mode. View more
Sep 04, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Google Pics is a new AI-powered design tool integrated with Google Workspace and Google AI plans. It creates posters, social graphics, and illustrations by prompting instead of using templates or manual design tools. The service is powered by Nano Banana and will compete directly with Canva and Adobe Express. View more
Sep 04, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Organizers have unveiled the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, featuring 200 early-stage startups chosen from thousands of applications. The companies span more than 20 categories, from AI and biotech to fintech and space. Attendees can meet the full cohort at Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco this October. View more
Sep 03, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after discovering CSAM content. Telegram deleted the material and banned the user, leading Apple to restore the app. Telegram pushed back against the action, saying it unfairly punished a billion users for one person's behavior. View more
Sep 03, 2026Twila Rosenbaum WhatsApp is rolling out an @all mention feature that lets users ping everyone in a group chat at once. For groups over 32 members, only admins can use it. The update also includes the ability to start a new group from an existing one and better polls with anonymous voting. View more
Sep 03, 2026Twila Rosenbaum 1Password is under fire after pledging $300,000 to Omacom Foundation, which supports the Omarchy Linux distribution created by David Heinemeier Hansson. Customers are calling for boycotts and employees are voicing concerns over Hansson's history of anti-immigrant and anti-vaccine comments. CEO David Faugno has responded internally, saying the company does not endorse Hansson's views. View more
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