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.
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.
Oura has postponed its US initial public offering, citing market conditions and uncertainty in the IPO market. Bloomberg had reported the deal could raise as much as $2.2 billion and had attracted roughly four times more orders than shares available.
Bloomberg reports Apple CEO John Ternus is pursuing a leaner, more engineering-focused company, with more frequent product launches, management cuts and new revenue pushes as services growth slows.
Meta is rolling out Muse for small business owners, extending its AI agent to Facebook and Instagram analytics, ad accounts, and integrations with tools including Canva, Figma, Slack, Shopify and QuickBooks.
Shopify says its Muse connector is live. The company says users can connect a Shopify store and talk to Muse about orders, inventory and analytics, while the connector remembers goals and follows up proactively.
Business Insider reports that Meta's new enterprise AI platform has software stocks on edge again. It points to the poaching of MongoDB's CEO as a sign of Meta's broader enterprise push.
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.
Dutch police say a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested in a ShinyHunters investigation and is due in Rotterdam court Tuesday. Police have not publicly detailed the alleged conduct or tied him to any specific attack.
OpenAI will reopen new subscriptions to its $200 ChatGPT Pro plan on September 30, but the plan will have roughly half the prior API-spend value and will not restore the old five-hour limit.
Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson said they were preparing to release a self-regulatory accord with AI frontier labs.
Leaked renders of Google’s Pixel 11a suggest a design that closely follows the Pixel 10a and 9a, with a slightly shorter rear camera oval. Reports also point to a Tensor G6 chip, four colors, and a brighter 6.3-inch display.
Spotify appeared to suffer a partial outage on Sept. 29, with users reporting search errors, playback trouble, profile access issues and being unable to sign back in after logout. 9to5Google later reported Spotify said it was aware of the problems and investigating.
Microsoft’s Windows 11 26H2 update is rolling out as a small enablement package on the same servicing branch as 24H2 and 25H2, with many features already delivered monthly and support reset after installation.
OpenAI announced reusable cloud environments for Codex at DevDay, plus a refreshed CLI, ChatGPT desktop code review features and expanded Codex Security Cloud tools for scanning GitHub repositories and preparing fixes.
Anthropic confirmed a Sept. 29 partial outage across Claude.ai, Claude Code and Claude Cowork, with failed requests, conversation errors and login problems before saying services returned to normal later that day.
Anthropic says Sonnet 5.5 runs more than 30% faster than Sonnet 5 and costs up to 30% less for most work. WatcherGuru reported Claude was down for many users worldwide on September 29.
A user claims Sonnet 5.5 is 30%-plus faster, with task costs up to 30% lower. They say adding six lines to CLAUDE.md gave a Jev-assisted workflow a 4x boost on the same task.
A Northeastern University and Consumer Reports study found every one of 21 tested connected cars sent data to at least one third-party domain over Wi-Fi. Reporting on the study also found seven of 30 companion apps shared sensitive data with tracking- and advertising-linked firms.
OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue is nearing $70 billion, Axios reports. The outlet says the company’s annualized run rate is up more than 70% since early Q3, with business-to-business revenue up more than 100% over the same period.
Opera for Android now lets users buy, install and manage a travel eSIM inside the browser. Opera says it works across the whole phone in 47 destinations, with a free 3GB three-day trial in selected markets.
Apple has updated Final Cut Camera with iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture support, new pro controls and monitoring tools, while Creator Studio apps gained templates, collaboration features and new editing options.
Microsoft has introduced Xbox Mythic Achievements for Insiders, a new reward for earning every original achievement in a game. The feature is retroactive, includes eligible Xbox 360 titles, and adds new tracking tools in player profiles.
A Google Analytics for Firebase issue caused thousands of iOS apps to crash on launch. Google rolled out a fix within about two hours, with no developer update required, though cached instances could fail for up to four more hours.
