Epoch AI reports GPT-6 Astra scored 80% on furniture benchmark
Epoch AI reports an 80% GPT-6 Astra score on FAB, which tests photo-based diagnosis of assembly errors across 60 images…
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Sony reportedly asks PlayStation developers about discs
A September 28 report says Sony reportedly sought feedback on PlayStation discs; a separate plan targets new-game disc p…
Dutch creators planned protest over Meta’s alleged use of copyrighted work to train AI
Three Dutch groups planned a Sept. 29 Amsterdam protest over alleged Meta use of copyrighted work for AI training, seeki…
OpenAI details DNS incident; Sept. 25 update says top-model tool use remained paused
OpenAI estimates monitoring uses about 20% of monitored inference compute. Its September DNS incident and Sept. 25 updat…
Six independent GIFCT advisers reportedly resigned amid oversight dispute
Six of GIFCT’s nine independent experts reportedly resigned Sept. 28 after a proposal to shift adviser selection and lim…
Florida Seeks a Temporary Injunction Against OpenAI
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a temporary injunction request against OpenAI and Sam Altman on September…
OpenAI says Jalapeño will first serve its own compute needs
OpenAI says Jalapeño will first meet its own growing compute demand. Richard Ho leaves wider use possible and outlines t…
Synopsys announced Autopilot and AgentEngineer for chip design
Synopsys announced Autopilot and AgentEngineer for six engineering domains; availability is planned for the end of 2026,…
Six tech leaders were expected at Sept. 29 White House AI lunch
Six executives were expected at the White House’s September 29 AI lunch, where Mike Johnson said the discussion would ba…
A paper warns AI research automation could speed progress
A paper warns automated AI research could accelerate progress and proposes oversight, while its forecast for projects th…
Google will start migrating Gemini Gems to Skills on Nov. 17, 2026
Google plans automatic Gems-to-Skills migration starting Nov. 17, 2026. Existing Gems remain usable until each moves, an…
DLSS 5 Live Flow test reports mixed results on desktop
A hands-on account published Sept. 28 reports cleaner static detail, image-processing errors and a PC freeze in some DLS…
