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OpenAI posted that GPT-6 Astra is its most intelligent and aligned model yet.
Inworld AI's Realtime TTS-2 now leads the Artificial Analysis Controlled Voice Arena after its general availability launch.

The Verge confirms the deal for the open-source AI platform previously valued at $4.5 billion.
Users report simultaneous errors across ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok services.

Reversing long upward trends in the US and UK over the last two years.

The nation's largest district limits student-facing generative AI through eighth grade this year.

Ato AI posted on X to introduce Ato as a device for seniors.

Engineers and creators on X argue most people lack time or desire to build their own apps.

Social media posts describe an electronic walking aid built by 300-level students at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
Viewers question whether the merging design would work in real traffic.
X users react to a satirical post showing extreme AI photo compression via repeated prompts.

Flipper Devices shared a cheeky sub-GHz test with their dolphin-shaped gadget controlling a pink vibrating toy, screen glowing with signal graphics. The caption? 'Sub-GHz testing, but with considerably more positive feedback.'

The 79-year-old inventor delivered a keynote pitch for a device that brushes and flosses simultaneously.

Users on X compare modern phone power to 1969 Apollo computers.
Debate erupts among traders and users about practical AI applications versus hype.
Clip of metal ring in facility draws online speculation about portals.

Users report running work and browsing inside the ChatGPT desktop app instead of traditional tools.
A customer described a Thai food cart swapping its hand-lettered menu for AI images that caused nausea.

OpenAI chief tells G20 ministers that nations rejecting AI will fall behind like those who rejected electricity.

Tibo Sottiaux calls OpenAI culture a mega startup with extreme ownership, care and pace, drawing replies from colleagues.
