OpenAI’s new agents use GPT-6 Astra and their own cloud computers to handle ongoing tasks, with access rolling out to selected paid ChatGPT plans.
SpaceX shared video of the liftoff. A separate post claimed the Starship spacecraft reached orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites.
OpenAI says the model improves on GPT-6 Sol in coding, computer use and complex professional work, and approaches Astra on several benchmarks. The company lists cached input at $0.10 per million tokens.
President Trump said Tuesday he would sign a document “today at about 5 o’clock” to officially rename artificial intelligence as “superintelligence,” with future U.S. documents using the new term, The Hill reported.
Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson said they were preparing to release a self-regulatory accord with AI frontier labs.
Tech in Asia argues that a service-heavy culture, long seen as a weakness, may give Southeast Asian founders an advantage as AI changes how software work gets done.
The Register reports that Airbus got the new freighter — giant door included — into the air for the first time.
Techmeme, citing Rest of World, says ModelScope hosts 170,000-plus open models, while MoArk hosts about 20,000.
PCMag calls the Oupes Guardian 6000 V2 a strong value for serious home backup, highlighting its 6,000W split-phase inverter and substantial expansion potential.
PCMag says it tested top options and offers buying advice for work or play, whether you're replacing an old mouse or moving beyond a laptop touchpad.
Techmeme links to Financial Times reporting that Singapore is doubling down on chipmaking as the AI boom lifts its economy.
Android Authority says the update is rolling out globally and cautions Galaxy S24 owners not to get too excited.
The SaaS News reports that Spotable plans to expand its construction software platform into the US and European markets, including France and Germany.
A poster says conversations with many business owners suggest people need and want human help, even where agents are meant to assist.
Techmeme links to a report by Bloomberg’s Megawati Wijaya, citing sources, that the US-based company’s South Korea site would be used by Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu.
Techmeme, citing the Financial Times, reports that the Kospi fell 18.8% amid early-quarter sell-offs in Samsung and SK Hynix, but remained up 60% year to date.
The SaaS News reports that Early Game Ventures led the round. Kyndred plans to use the funding to develop its AI companion platform and expand its engineering team.
Techmeme, citing The New York Times, says the US health secretary also claimed AI can “free us from medical tyranny.”
The Verge reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he didn’t want “additional pressure” from Wall Street.
Techmeme, citing Reuters, reports that DeepSeek says the partnership will develop programming tools for Huawei's Ascend chips, including TileLang, an open-source CUDA alternative.
