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OpenAI launches Claude Mythos rival GPT-5.6 Sol under government access it calls unsustainable

OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 generation includes the flagship Sol and two cheaper tiers, Terra and Luna. Sol matches or beats Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 across benchmarks, with a clear lead in agentic coding ...
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OpenAI's GPT 5.6 rollout now requires US government approval on a "customer by customer basis"

OpenAI has to initially limit access to its latest AI model, GPT-5.6, to a small group of partners at the U.S. government's request. CEO Sam Altman announced this during an internal Q&A session on ...
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AI startup Lindy ditched Claude entirely for Deepseek, saving millions as cost pressure mounts on Anthropic

Anthropic better get moving on its IPO. OpenAI apparently already missed its optimal window and postponed. Now even Anthropic's explosive growth could come under pressure as companies tighten AI ...
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Altman won't go public for less than $1 trillion, so OpenAI's IPO may slip to 2027

OpenAI is reportedly pushing its IPO to 2027 because CEO Sam Altman insists on a $1 trillion valuation. Advisors are recommending the delay due to volatile tech markets and SpaceX's weak post-IPO ...
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Half of Claude users say AI can already handle half their work according to Anthropic survey

About half of Claude users say AI can already handle half or more of their work. That's according to a survey of roughly 9,700 Claude users (Chat, Cowork, Code) by Anthropic. About 33 percent see AI ...
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Most major AI chatbots still lean left on political questions, even "anti-woke" models are no exception

A Washington Post investigation reveals that most major AI chatbots still lean left on political issues, even when they are explicitly marketed as conservative alternatives. OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and ...
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OpenAI researchers want to predict how often AI models will fail before launch

OpenAI researchers have developed a method called "Deployment Simulation" to predict AI errors before release more accurately than standard safety tests. The method uses real, anonymized user ...
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Adobe adds AI agents to Photoshop, Premiere, and more Creative Cloud apps

Adobe is rolling out its "creative agent" across Creative Cloud apps like Premiere and Photoshop, plus third-party AI platforms like ChatGPT and Claude. Users describe what they want, and the software ...
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Anthropic and Micron want to co-design AI memory architecture

Micron and Anthropic have struck a deal on AI infrastructure. The agreement has four parts: building memory architectures for AI together, a multi-year supply contract for Micron's data center ...
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OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a career platform with job search and CV editor

ChatGPT now doubles as a job search tool and resume editor. The new feature surfaces live job listings and freelance gigs from sources like Indeed, Upwork, Appcast, and across the web. OpenAI says ...
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Moonshot AI targets a $30 billion valuation, more than six times its late-2025 worth

Moonshot AI, the Chinese company behind the Kimi chatbot, is looking for a valuation of up to $30 billion in a new funding round. That would be more than six times the $4.3 billion it was valued at in ...
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ChatGPT's new Lockdown Mode lets you disable web access and more to protect sensitive data from prompt injection

OpenAI has released a new "Lockdown Mode" for ChatGPT that disables functions such as web access, deep research, and agent mode to protect users from potential data theft. The feature blocks all ...